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CF Industries | Sustainability Performance

https://www.cfindustries.com

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably.

1946

United States

1,001 - 5,000 employees

Chemicals

$1B - 10B in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#13169
Overall
#3005
in United States
#379
in Chemicals

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

145 out of 403

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesDigital emissionsEnergy consumptionWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversity
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

19.4M CO2e tonnes, 2024
Critical

Renewable energy

1% 2024
Critical

Female employees

28% 2025
Laggard

Externalities

992.3M $, 2024
Leading

Market cap

20.7B $, 2026▼18.8% YoY

Revenue

5.9B $, 2024▲11.7% YoY

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 119 out of 403


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 119 out of 403

Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
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Renewable energy

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1%2024

Industry rank: 114 out of 403


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 114 out of 403

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Renewable electricity

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%2024

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
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Digital Emissions


CO2e per visit (g)

Industry benchmark

B/M 0.49 g
1.57 g

D
Environmental ScoreScore D
Green HostingYes
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • CF Industries' Donaldsonville Louisiana and other nitrogen fertilizer plants have faced sustained EPA scrutiny over ammonia emissions, plus the broader sustained scrutiny over fertilizer industry contribution to N2O emissions and waterway eutrophication.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Carbon certificate projects

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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Biodiversity impact

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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities

Waste management

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

20.7B $, 2026▼18.8% YoY

Revenue

5.9B $, FY2024▲11.7% YoY

EBITDA

1.7B $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

29% Industry: 5▲17.8% YoY

P/E ratio

12.7 Industry: 21▼20.2% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$5.9BFY2024 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

1.8B 2024▲28.8% YoY

Capex

518.0M 2024▼3.7% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.6 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

15.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

11.2

▼ 4.5%

2022

6.6

▼ 2.0%

2023

5.9

▼ 2.2%

2024

8.5

2031

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Sustainability targets and commitments

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Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

Not available

Workplace health & safety policy

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52%
Independent Directors

11 out of 21 incl. management

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Overall score

68

Environment

42

Social

79

Governance

83

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

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Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

Not available

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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