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CF Industries CF Operating margin

Operating margin at other companies

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18.3%+6.0pp
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LindeLIN
26.5%+0.1pp
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Union PacificUNP
40.2%+0.2pp
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AlbemarleALB
-2.8%-1.3pp
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CumminsCMI
11.3%-0.4pp
IDEX logo
IDEXIEX
20.7%+0.6pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.0B+19.4%
Gross profit$746.0M+30.4%
Operating income$863.0M+89.7%
Net income$676.0M+92.6%
EPS (diluted)$3.98+115%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.0B+45.2%
Total debt$3.6B+9.8%
Total equity$5.3B+11.8%
Total assets$14.6B+9.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$496.0M-15.4%
CapEx$223.0M+68.9%
Free cash flow$273.0M-39.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$15.81B+53.3%
Enterprise value$17.39B+44.5%
P/E7.5×+1.0×
P/S2.1×+0.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin39.1%+2.9pp
Net margin28.7%+2.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity41.9%+10.8pp
Debt / equity0.7×0.0×
Current ratio3.5×+0.9×

Where this comes from

Calculated from CF Industries’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: CF Industries’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CF Industries's operating margin?
CF Industries (CF) reported operating margin of 36.6% in Q1 2026.
How has CF Industries's operating margin changed year-over-year?
CF Industries's operating margin increased by 18.1% year-over-year, from 31% to 36.6%.
What is the long-term trend for CF Industries's operating margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CF Industries's operating margin has grown at a 12.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 78% to 124.6%.
What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.