CF Industries Holdings (CF) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
CF Industries Holdings (CF) posted Shares Outstanding of 153.6 million for Q2 2026, down 5.7% from 162.9 million a year earlier and down 0.4% from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
CF Industries Holdings (CF) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, CF Industries Holdings' Shares Outstanding came in at 162.1 million, down 10.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, CF Industries Holdings' Shares Outstanding was 180.4 million in FY2024 (-6.7%), 193.3 million in FY2023 (-4.9%), 203.3 million in FY2022 (-5.4%) and 215 million in FY2021 (unchanged).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last 18 quarters, with an average decline of 8.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding in the past five years was Q3 2021, with growth of 0.5%; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a decline of 10.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding for the three prior quarters was 154.2 million (Q1 2026), 162.1 million (Q4 2025) and 161 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 218.21 Bn | 201.33 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 462.53 Mn |
| 2 | Corning | 136.71 Bn | 129.84 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 862.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 80.23 Bn | 79.27 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 243.90 Mn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.17 Bn | 60.07 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 222.80 Mn |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.95 Bn | 40.75 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 668.60 Mn |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.59 Bn | 27.21 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 646.00 Mn |
| 7 | Nutrien | 34.30 Bn | 31.17 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 486.34 Mn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.28 Bn | 23.71 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 209.50 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 25.72 Bn | 23.87 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 136.30 Mn |
| 10 | CF Industries Holdings | 17.51 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 153.60 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 153.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 154.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 162.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 161.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 162.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 168.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 180.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 178.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 182.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 187.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 193.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 192.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 194.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 196.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 203.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 200.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 208.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 208.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 215.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 214.90 Mn |
API Access
CF Industries Holdings Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=CF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();