CF Industries Holdings (CF) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
CF Industries Holdings (CF) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 21.70% in Q2 2026, up 6.71 percentage points from 14.99% a year earlier and up 2.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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CF Industries Holdings (CF) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, CF Industries Holdings reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 17.14%, up 3.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +11.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 13.36% in FY2024 (-3.09 pp), 16.46% in FY2023 (-24.59 pp), 41.05% in FY2022 (+26.24 pp) and 14.81% in FY2021 (+8.74 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.50 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 32.50 percentage points in Q3 2022, against a drop of 23.83 percentage points in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 19.34% (Q1 2026), 17.05% (Q4 2025) and 16.20% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.23 Bn | 216.81 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 10.79% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.66 Bn | 99.22 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.20 Bn | 81.24 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 19.18% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.45 Bn | 63.64 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.89 Bn | 32.40 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 4.14% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.91 Bn | 30.74 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 11.77% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.62 Bn | 17.28 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 11.51% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.96 Bn | 21.62 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 2.98% |
| 9 | Dow | 23.51 Bn | 7.01 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 0.33% |
| 10 | CF Industries Holdings | 18.55 Bn | 10.20 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 21.70% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.70% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.05% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.26% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.62% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 39.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 39.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.20% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.29% |
API Access
CF Industries Holdings Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();