Buyback yield (TTM)
8.11%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
9.70%
5Y share count change
-24.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.62B
Cumulative buybacks
$12.91B
Key takeaways
- CF Industries Holdings (CF) repurchased about $1.62B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 24.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 35.30× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +69.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 125% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for CF Industries Holdings (CF)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for CF Industries Holdings (CF)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for CF Industries Holdings (CF)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for CF Industries Holdings (CF)
Latest: $1.38B
Overview
The 2025 reading of CF Industries Holdings (CF) buyback spend is $1.38B – declined 8.6% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), CF Industries Holdings buyback spend produced a CAGR of +69.0% – with mixed annual results across the window.
CF Industries Holdings buyback spend peaked at $1.93B in 2014; the latest annual figure is $1.38B in 2025 (28.7% below peak).
The highest annual buyback spend of $1.93B was reported in 2014. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 2003.
CF Industries Holdings Buyback Spend 2025: $1.38B
CF Industries Holdings buyback spend in 2025 was $1.38B, declined 8.6% below 2024.
CF Industries Holdings Buyback Spend 2024: $1.51B
2024's buyback spend for CF Industries Holdings came in at $1.51B, surged 160.2% from 2023.
CF Industries Holdings Buyback Spend 2023: $580.00M
CF Industries Holdings posted buyback spend of $580.00M in 2023, plunged 56.9% below 2022.
CF Industries Holdings Buyback Spend 2022: $1.35B
In 2022, CF Industries Holdings reported buyback spend of $1.35B, surged 149.9% from 2021.
CF Industries Holdings Buyback Spend 2021: $539.00M
CF Industries Holdings buyback spend in 2021 was $539.00M.
See more financial history for CF Industries Holdings (CF).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.38B | $45.00M | $1.33B | 11.44% | 0.16B | -10.2% | |
| 2024 | $1.51B | $36.00M | $1.47B | 10.21% | 0.18B | -6.8% | |
| 2023 | $580.00M | $37.00M | $543.00M | 3.84% | 0.19B | -5.1% | |
| 2022 | $1.35B | $41.00M | $1.31B | 8.04% | 0.20B | -5.6% | |
| 2021 | $539.00M | $30.00M | $509.00M | 3.56% | 0.22B | +0.5% | |
| 2020 | $100.00M | $25.00M | $75.00M | 1.20% | 0.22B | -2.9% | |
| 2019 | $370.00M | $28.00M | $342.00M | 3.56% | 0.22B | -5.2% | |
| 2018 | $467.00M | $22.00M | $445.00M | 4.68% | 0.23B | -0.0% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $17.00M | −$17.00M | — | 0.23B | +0.3% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $19.00M | −$19.00M | — | 0.23B | -1.3% | |
| 2015 | $556.00M | $16.80M | $539.20M | 5.84% | 0.24B | -8.0% | |
| 2014 | $1.93B | $16.60M | $1.92B | 14.40% | 0.26B | -13.3% | |
| 2013 | $1.41B | $12.60M | $1.40B | 10.63% | 0.30B | -8.5% | |
| 2012 | $500.00M | $11.90M | $488.10M | 3.91% | 0.32B | -7.6% | |
| 2011 | $1.00B | $10.60M | $989.60M | 10.55% | 0.35B | +7.0% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $8.30M | −$8.30M | — | 0.33B | +32.9% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $6.60M | −$6.60M | — | 0.25B | -12.8% | |
| 2008 | $500.20M | $8.30M | $491.90M | 18.40% | 0.28B | -0.5% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $9.70M | −$9.70M | — | 0.28B | +2.9% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $8.10M | −$8.10M | — | 0.28B | +0.2% | |
| 2005 | $715.40M | $3.70M | $711.70M | 85.29% | 0.28B | 0.0% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.28B | 0.0% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.28B | — |
- 2025$1.38B
- 2024$1.51B
- 2023$580.00M
- 2022$1.35B
- 2021$539.00M
- 2020$100.00M
- 2019$370.00M
- 2018$467.00M
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$556.00M
- 2014$1.93B
- 2013$1.41B
- 2012$500.00M
- 2011$1.00B
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$500.20M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$715.40M
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for CF Industries Holdings (CF)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 35.30×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for CF Industries Holdings (CF)
How CF Industries Holdings splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as CF Industries Holdings, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $1.30B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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