CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC. vs NUTRIEN LTD., two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CF and NTR diverge most: on revenue growth, CF reads +20.2% and NTR reads +1.6%; on altman z (solvency), CF reads 7.44 and NTR reads 1.89. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CF's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CF | NTR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $111.52 | $67.52 |
| Market cap | $17.2B | $32.8B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 8.3 | 14.5 |
| P/B | 1.92 | 1.29 |
| P/S | 2.22 | 1.22 |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.8 | 7.0 |
| Revenue growth | +20.2% | +1.6% |
| Gross margin | 51.5% | 31.1% |
| Operating margin | 50.5% | 13.9% |
| Net margin | 32.3% | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | 28.0% | 9.1% |
| Return on assets | 16.6% | 4.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.8% | 7.8% |
| FCF yield | 11.1% | 6.5% |
| Dividend yield | 1.8% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.36 | 0.42 |
| Current ratio | 4.86 | 1.34 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.44 | 1.89 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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