CF Industries Holdings (CF Industries Holdings) Beta : 0.59 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is CF Industries Holdings Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-27), CF Industries Holdings's Beta is 0.59.

CF Industries Holdings Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for CF Industries Holdings's Beta can be seen below:

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CF Industries Holdings Beta Chart

CF Industries Holdings Annual Data

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0.81

1.29

1.19

1.14

0.57

CF Industries Holdings Quarterly Data
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Beta	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.14	0.88	1.03	0.99	0.57

Competitive Comparison of CF Industries Holdings's Beta

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, CF Industries Holdings's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

CF Industries Holdings's Beta Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, CF Industries Holdings's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CF Industries Holdings's Beta falls into.

CF Industries Holdings Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.

CF Industries Holdings (NYSE:CF) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)

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CF Industries Holdings (CF Industries Holdings) Business Description

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Address

4 Parkway North, Suite 400, Deerfield, IL, USA, 60015

Website

https://www.cfindustries.com

CF Industries is a leading producer and distributor of nitrogen, which is primarily used in fertilizers. The company operates nitrogen manufacturing plants primarily in North America. CF also produces nitrogen in the United Kingdom and holds a joint venture interest in a nitrogen production facility in Trinidad and Tobago. CF makes nitrogen primarily using low-cost U.S. natural gas as its feedstock, making CF one of the lowest-cost nitrogen producers globally. The company is also investing in carbon-free blue and green ammonia, which can be used an alternative fuel to hydrogen or as a means to transport hydrogen.

Executives

Bert A Frost	officer: VP, Sales and Mkt Development	C/O CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC., 4 PARKWAY NORTH, SUITE 400, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Susan A Ellerbusch	director	C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Douglas C Barnard	officer: VP, General Counsel, Secretary	C/O CF INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE SALEM LAKE DRIVE, LONG GROVE IL 60047
Michael Patrick Mcgrane	officer: VP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary	C/O CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC., 4 PARKWAY NORTH, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Anne P Noonan	director	25435 HARVARD RD, BEACHWOOD OH 44122
Christopher D Bohn	officer: VP, Supply Chain	C/O CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC., 4 PARKWAY NORTH, SUITE 400, DEERFIELD IL 60015
W Anthony Will	officer: VP, Corporate Development	C/O CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC., 4 PARKWAY NORTH, SUITE 400, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Richard A Hoker	officer: VP and Corporate Controller	C/O CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC., 4 PARKWAY NORTH, SUITE 400, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Ashraf K Malik	officer: Sr. VP, Manufacturing & D'istn	C/O CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC., 4 PARKWAY NORTH, SUITE 400, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Stephen A Furbacher	director	1000 LOUISIANA ST, STE 5800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Susan L Menzel	officer: Sr. VP, Human Resources	C/O CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC., FOUR PARKWAY NORTH, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Robert C Arzbaecher	director	ACTUANT CORP, 13000 WEST SILVER SPRING DRIVE, BUTLER WI 53007
Yris Jesus Madrazo	director	C/O CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC., 4 PARKWAY NORTH, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Deborah L Dehaas	director	3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
David P Hopkins	officer: Managing Dir. CF Fert. UK	C/O CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC., 4 PARKWAY NORTH, SUITE 400, DEERFIELD IL 60015