CF Industries Holdings Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.81x

CF Industries Holdings Inc cash flow quality index. CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.81x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $496.00 Million is below net income of $615.00 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore CF cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

0.81x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$496.00 Million
USD

Net Income

$615.00 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of CF Industries Holdings Inc (2004–2025)

Cash flow quality index of CF Industries Holdings Inc from 2004 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for CF Industries Holdings Inc across 20 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See CF Industries Holdings Inc balance sheet independence to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

CF Industries Holdings Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2004–2025)

CF Industries Holdings Inc cash flow quality index by year from 2004 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for CF Industries Holdings Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see CF cash flow conversion.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.53x $2.75 Billion $1.80 Billion ▼ -0.5%
2024 1.54x $2.27 Billion $1.48 Billion ▼ -15.0%
2023 1.81x $2.76 Billion $1.52 Billion ▲ +84.6%
2022 0.98x $3.85 Billion $3.94 Billion ▼ -57.1%
2021 2.28x $2.87 Billion $1.26 Billion ▼ -20.0%
2020 2.85x $1.23 Billion $432.00 Million ▲ +22.3%
2019 2.33x $1.50 Billion $646.00 Million ▼ -33.4%
2018 3.50x $1.50 Billion $428.00 Million ▼ -3.5%
2017 3.62x $1.63 Billion $450.00 Million ▲ +121.0%
2015 1.64x $1.20 Billion $734.10 Million ▲ +67.3%
2014 0.98x $1.41 Billion $1.44 Billion ▲ +2.4%
2013 0.96x $1.47 Billion $1.53 Billion ▼ -22.5%
2012 1.24x $2.38 Billion $1.92 Billion ▲ +4.6%
2011 1.18x $2.08 Billion $1.76 Billion ▼ -56.4%
2010 2.71x $1.19 Billion $440.70 Million ▲ +78.3%
2009 1.52x $681.80 Million $448.50 Million ▲ +63.0%
2008 0.93x $638.60 Million $684.60 Million ▼ -49.6%
2007 1.85x $690.10 Million $372.70 Million ▼ -69.7%
2006 6.11x $203.60 Million $33.30 Million ▲ +20.3%
2004 5.08x $344.26 Million $67.73 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.