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 debt / equity, CF reads 0.36 and NTR reads 0.00; on revenue growth, CF reads +20.2% and NTR reads +1.6%. 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 | $132.95 | $78.44 |
| Market cap | $20.5B | $38.1B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 9.9 | 16.8 |
| P/B | 2.29 | 1.50 |
| P/S | 2.64 | 1.42 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| 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% | 11.1% |
| FCF yield | 9.3% | 5.6% |
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.36 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 4.86 | 1.34 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.44 | 2.01 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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