CF Industries Holdings (HAM:C4F) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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HAM:C4F CF Industries Holdings Inc HAM:C4F
73 GF Score
Price €113.50
GF Value €104.56
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What is CF Industries Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

CF Industries Holdings's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €91 Mil. CF Industries Holdings's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €3,069 Mil. CF Industries Holdings's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €4,672 Mil. CF Industries Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.68.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for CF Industries Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

HAM:C4F' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.51   Med: 1.85   Max: 9.74
Current: 0.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of CF Industries Holdings was 9.74. The lowest was 0.51. And the median was 1.85.

HAM:C4F's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
74.75% of 202 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 2.155 vs HAM:C4F: 0.87

CF Industries Holdings  (HAM:C4F) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

CF Industries Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

CF Industries Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for CF Industries Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

CF Industries Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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HAM:C4F vs MOS, SMG, FMC: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, CF Industries Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA vs Agriculture Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where CF Industries Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


HAM:C4F
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CF Industries Holdings Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

CF Industries Holdings's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(93.660862531398 + 3002.2563753246) / 2916.9451682769
=1.06

CF Industries Holdings's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(90.964751158926 + 3069.1856905449) / 4671.8455422376
=0.68

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is CF Industries Holdings (HAM:C4F) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CF Industries Holdings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €113.50 is trading 8.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of €104.56.

Key valuation signals for HAM:C4F:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €104.56 vs. price of €113.50 (8.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HAM:C4F stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

CF Industries Holdings Business Description

Address 2375 Waterview Drive, Northbrook, IL, USA, 60062
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 US natural gas as its feedstock, making the company one of the lowest-cost nitrogen producers globally. It is also investing in carbon-free blue and green ammonia, which can be used as an alternative fuel to hydrogen or as a means to transport hydrogen.
73GF Score

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