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

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DateValue
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%