CF Industries Holdings (CF) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
CF Industries Holdings' Tax Rate was 20.49% in Q2 2026, down 2.03 percentage points from 22.52% a year earlier but up 0.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
CF Industries Holdings (CF) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, CF Industries Holdings' Tax Rate was 19.48% through Jun 30, 2026, up 2.20 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 19.70%, up 3.52 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +13.00 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 16.17% in FY2024 (-2.06 pp), 18.24% in FY2023 (-4.49 pp), 22.73% in FY2022 (+4.39 pp) and 18.34% in FY2021 (+11.65 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between 9.09% (Q3 2023) and 33.58% (Q3 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.03 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 22.54 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2021 (a drop of 110.87 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CF's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 19.91% (Q1 2026), 17.86% (Q4 2025) and 18.58% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 217.60 Bn | 200.72 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 23.96% |
| 2 | Corning | 130.50 Bn | 123.63 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 6.16% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 80.80 Bn | 79.84 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 24.17% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.07 Bn | 59.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
| 5 | Corteva | 51.85 Bn | 40.65 Bn | 3.66 Bn | 25.11% |
| 6 | LyondellBasell Industries | 37.65 Bn | 27.27 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 29.21% |
| 7 | Nutrien | 34.70 Bn | 31.57 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 21.50% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.13 Bn | 23.56 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 31.66% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.61 Bn | 22.75 Bn | 309.80 Mn | 20.01% |
| 10 | CF Industries Holdings | 17.48 Bn | 12.31 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 20.49% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.49% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.86% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.27% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.37% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.83% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.14% |
CF Industries Holdings Tax Rate 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
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "CF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();