CF Industries Holdings (CF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
CF Industries Holdings (CF) posted Free Cash Flow of $607 million for Q2 2026, up 90.9% from $318 million a year earlier and up 122.3% from the prior quarter.
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CF Industries Holdings (CF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at CF Industries Holdings was $1.91 billion, up 6.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.8 billion, up 2.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, CF Industries Holdings' Free Cash Flow was $1.75 billion in FY2024 (-22.4%), $2.26 billion in FY2023 (-33.6%), $3.4 billion in FY2022 (+44.2%) and $2.36 billion in FY2021 (+155.9%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of $223 million in Q4 2024 to a high of $1.35 billion in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 17.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 620.9%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 66.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $273 million (Q1 2026), $313 million (Q4 2025) and $717 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.41 Bn | 211.99 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 833.00 Mn |
| 2 | Corning | 115.96 Bn | 108.53 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 81.46 Bn | 80.50 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 67.12 Bn | 62.30 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 309.50 Mn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 40.63 Bn | 30.14 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 482.00 Mn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.26 Bn | 30.08 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 2.98 Bn |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 25.13 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 151.00 Mn |
| 8 | Ati | 24.69 Bn | 22.72 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 63.20 Mn |
| 9 | Ppg Industries | 24.26 Bn | 16.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 448.00 Mn |
| 10 | CF Industries Holdings | 17.87 Bn | 9.53 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 607.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 607.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 273.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 313.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 717.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 318.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 454.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 223.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 792.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 391.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 347.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 292.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 471.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 617.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 878.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 451.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 800.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 823.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 486.00 Mn |
API Access
CF Industries Holdings Free Cash Flow API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "CF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=CF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();