CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC. vs Westlake Corporation, two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CF and WLK diverge most: on revenue growth, CF reads +20.2% and WLK reads -4.0%; on net margin, CF reads 32.3% and WLK reads -10.9%. 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 | WLK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $132.95 | $70.75 |
| Market cap | $20.5B | $9.1B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 9.9 | — |
| P/B | 2.29 | 0.99 |
| P/S | 2.64 | 0.80 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.8 | 24.2 |
| Revenue growth | +20.2% | -4.0% |
| Gross margin | 51.5% | 19.9% |
| Operating margin | 50.5% | 11.1% |
| Net margin | 32.3% | -10.9% |
| Return on equity | 28.0% | -13.4% |
| Return on assets | 16.6% | -6.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.8% | -3.7% |
| FCF yield | 9.3% | -2.9% |
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | 3.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.36 | 0.55 |
| Current ratio | 4.86 | 2.45 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.44 | 2.01 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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