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CF Industries cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, CF Industries's operations generated $2.75bn of cash; it spent $950m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.80bn. It returned $326m in dividends and $1.36bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

CF Industries: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations6821,1942,0792,3761,4671,4211,2076171,6311,4971,5051,2312,8733,8552,7572,2712,7522,977
Depreciation and amortisation101395416420411393480678883888875892888850869925898888
Stock-based pay7811121317171917222825304137364543
Capital spending2362582475248241,8092,4692,2114734224043095144534995189501,067
Free cash flow4469361,8321,852643−388−1,262−1,5941,1581,0751,1019222,3593,4022,2581,7531,8021,910
Free cash flow after stock pay4409281,8211,840630−405−1,279−1,6131,1411,0531,0738972,3293,3612,2211,7171,7571,867
Dividends paid192669103129256282280280280265258260306311364326314
Share buybacks——1,0005001,4091,935556004673701005391,3475801,5091,365958
Shares issued—1,150————————————————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from CF Industries's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to CF Industries.