NTR vs KDP vs CF Stock Comparison

Nutrien, Keurig Dr Pepper and CF Industries Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$69.06 -4.1% 1M +21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$33.28B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
3.19%
Fertilizers Basic Materials
1 win
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.93 +11.0% 1M +21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$47.53B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
2.63%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

CF Industries Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (CF Industries Holdings 8, Keurig Dr Pepper 3, Nutrien 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTRKDPCFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.28B $47.53B $18.15B KDP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.0x 33.3x 8.8x CF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.6x 14.7x 8.4x CF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +27.5% +20.0% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.9% 7.1% 27.1% CF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% 4.3% 21.7% CF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 6.7x 0.2x CF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.19% 2.63% 1.75% NTR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.1% +21.1% +39.3% CF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.2%/yr -0.7%/yr +16.1%/yr CF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 26.4% 42.6% KDP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 39/100 84/100 CF

Percentile Scorecard

NTRKDPCF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNTRKDPCF
Valuation 91 #9 of 94 51 #19 of 38 84 #16 of 94
Growth 54 #42 of 91 47 #18 of 33 69 #29 of 91
Profitability 76 #21 of 84 67 #11 of 31 99 #2 of 84
Financial Health 79 #21 of 94 14 #32 of 37 90 #10 of 94
Shareholder Returns 40 #42 of 69 18 #19 of 23 78 #16 of 69
Overall 68 39 84
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • CF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNTRKDPCFSPY
1 month -4.1%+11.0%+3.9% +0.9%
3 months -2.2%+11.1%-5.8% +5.9%
6 months -6.8%+20.7%-5.4% +8.5%
Year to date +11.9%+24.7%+55.1% +13.3%
1 year +21.1%+21.1%+39.3% +12.4%
3 years +24.5%+16.9%+50.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.6%+5.4%+14.5% +23.5%
5 years -1.2%-3.2%+111.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.2%-0.7%+16.1% +11.0%
10 years —-60.4%+389.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-8.9%+17.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNTRKDPCFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%26.4%42.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%25.8%43.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.230.02-1.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.640.800.92 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-36.9%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.7%-0.7%-13.9% -0.9%
52-week high $83.94$35.19$139.27 $779.14
52-week low $53.64$25.31$76.09 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNTRKDPCF
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 22.0x 33.3xmedian 26.9x 8.8xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 12.4x 17.9xmedian 17.9x 4.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 15.5x 24.1xmedian 18.5x 9.5xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 2.6x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.16median 1.84 -12.04median 2.10 2.37median 1.84

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNTRKDPCF
Revenue $28.21B $20.09B $7.74B
Gross profit $8.75B $9.92B $3.29B
Operating income $5.49B $3.26B $3.18B
Net income $5.57B $1.50B $2.50B
Free cash flow $6.28B $1.97B $1.91B
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $1.05 $13.64
Cash & equivalents $921.00M $1.52B $2.48B
Total debt $11.39B $29.98B $3.22B
Shares (diluted) 486.52M 1.36B 153.90M
Enterprise value $30.15B $47.77B $12.98B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNTRKDPCF
P/E 15.0x 33.3x 8.8x
P/FCF 5.3x 24.1x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 18.8x 6.1x
P/S 1.2x 2.4x 2.3x
P/B 1.3x 1.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x -5.3x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 5.5x 17.9x 4.6x
EV/EBIT 8.0x 23.3x 5.9x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 3.8x 2.4x
EV/FCF 7.0x 38.6x 9.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 30.1x 6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.16 -12.04 2.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTRKDPCF
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 27.5% 20.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 11.3% -3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% 14.6% 43.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 8.9% -5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 140.9% 22.4% 66.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.1% 10.4% -3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 77.9% -2.7% 58.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -2.3% -3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 86.8% -7.2% 70.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -2.8% 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 19.4% 19.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.8% 9.0% -2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.8% 23.0% 6.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 6.4% -11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTRKDPCF
Gross margin 31.0% 49.4% 42.5%
EBITDA margin 28.0% 21.2% 52.6%
Operating margin 19.5% 16.2% 41.1%
Pretax margin 13.7% 9.8% 40.1%
Net margin 7.9% 7.1% 27.1%
FCF margin 22.3% 9.8% 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 12.6% 38.5%
Return on equity 9.4% 5.1% 29.1%
Return on assets 4.5% 1.9% 16.8%
Return on invested capital 11.8% 4.3% 21.7%
Return on capital employed – 5.4% 22.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTRKDPCF
Debt / assets 21.3% 34.2% 21.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 6.7x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 15.2x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 51.6% 66.6% 40.9%
Equity / assets 48.4% 33.4% 59.1%
Interest coverage 7.8x – 18.6x
Current ratio – 0.5x 4.9x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 4.1x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 3.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.78 3.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTRKDPCF
Dividend yield 3.2% 2.6% 1.8%
Net buyback yield -1.6% -9.2% 5.3%
Shareholder yield 1.6% -6.6% 7.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 12.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 16.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -8.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -0.3%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNTRKDPCF
Forward P/E 13.6xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 8.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.06FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $14.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +48.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.5% +11.8% -22.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.29BFY2026 $25.28BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.2% +13.6% -10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTRKDPCF
Held by institutions 63.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 727 852 968
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% +12.9% +5.8%
Institutions buying 367 469 547
Institutions selling 236 284 309
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.65 1.77

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NTRKDPCF
NTR 1.00 0.07 0.68
KDP 0.07 1.00 -0.07
CF 0.68 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTR, KDP and CF?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nutrien (NTR) $33.28B, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.53B, CF Industries Holdings (CF) $18.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTR, KDP and CF?

CF Industries Holdings (CF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nutrien (NTR) 15.0x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.3x, CF Industries Holdings (CF) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, CF Industries Holdings (CF) is cheapest (Nutrien (NTR) 13.6x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.7x, CF Industries Holdings (CF) 8.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, CF Industries Holdings (CF) +20.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

CF Industries Holdings (CF) has the highest net margin (Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, CF Industries Holdings (CF) 27.1%). On return on invested capital, CF Industries Holdings (CF) leads (Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, CF Industries Holdings (CF) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CF Industries Holdings (CF) returned the most: Nutrien (NTR) +21.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +21.1%, CF Industries Holdings (CF) +39.3%. Over five years, CF Industries Holdings (CF) compounded fastest (Nutrien (NTR) -0.2%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) -0.7%/yr, CF Industries Holdings (CF) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nutrien (NTR) has the highest dividend yield: Nutrien (NTR) 3.19%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 2.63%, CF Industries Holdings (CF) 1.75%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has been the steadiest (Nutrien (NTR) 33.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.4%, CF Industries Holdings (CF) 42.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTR, KDP and CF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, CF Industries Holdings (CF) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.