CF Industries Holdings (CF) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
CF Industries Holdings (CF) reported Return on Capital Employed of 20.22% for Q1 2026, up 498.0% year-over-year from 3.38% in Q1 2025, and up 16.58% quarter-over-quarter from 17.35% in Q4 2025.
CF Industries Holdings (CF) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
CF Industries Holdings (CF) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 20.22% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 20.22%, up 498.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.22% (up 498.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 17.84%, up 452.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 20.22% in Q1 2026 per CF's latest filing, from 17.35% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 44.4% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 12.18% in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of 23.2% and a median of 17.35% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 3745 bps in 2022, then tumbled 2693 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 43.87% in 2022, then tumbled by 61 bps to 16.95% in 2023, then slipped by 20 bps to 13.6% in 2024, then increased by 28 bps to 17.35% in 2025, then rose by 17 bps to 20.22% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CF's Return on Capital Employed at 20.22% in Q1 2026, 17.35% in Q4 2025, and 16.77% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nutrien | 32,340,670.53 Bn | 32,340,669.70 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 2 | Corteva | 52.38 Bn | 48.09 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 10.25% |
| 3 | CF Industries Holdings | 17.50 Bn | 18.37 Bn | 746.00 Mn | 20.22% |
| 4 | Mosaic | 7.06 Bn | 6.93 Bn | 235.60 Mn | 0.54% |
| 5 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.34 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 610.50 Mn | 22.85% |
| 6 | Fmc | 1.46 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 246.60 Mn | -30.79% |
| 7 | Cvr Partners | 1.25 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 116.84 Mn | 16.95% |
| 8 | Intrepid Potash | 459.41 Mn | 453.51 Mn | 17.67 Mn | 2.05% |
| 9 | American Vanguard | 76.21 Mn | 5.29 Mn | 38.42 Mn | -0.84% |
| 10 | Bioceres Crop Solutions | 26.72 Mn | 40.72 Mn | 12.70 Mn | -1.81% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.22% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 36.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 43.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 44.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.73% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.25% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.95% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.86% |