Percent change in each close since the start of the chosen range, for both companies and the S&P 500 (SPY). Daily closes over the last year, weekly before that and monthly before five years.
Corteva's closes include a split-like jump in this range, so its line is left out.
In short
How the two compare
The latest filed P/E is 7.7 for CF Industries and 60.3 for Corteva, and the operating margin 50.5% against 22.3%. Over the next 21 sessions the model expects −0.81% for CF Industries, with a 20% chance of a rise, and +0.31% for Corteva, with a 50% chance. CF Industries' long-run fair value is $162.87, a gap of +35.8% to its price; the long-run model view is positive. Corteva has no published fair value today.
Model view
What the model expects
Expected returns and the chance of a rise from our forecasting models, and the long-run fair value against the price. Readings, not advice.
Model readings:
MeasureCF Industries · CFCorteva · CTVA
Expected returnnext 21 sessions
CF−0.81%
CTVA+0.31%
Chance of a risenext 21 sessions
CF20%
CTVA50%
Expected returnnext 63 sessions
CF+1.3%
CTVA+6.08%
Range of outcomes63 sessions, 80% band
CF−21.3% to +23.9%
CTVA−63.7% to +75.9%
Chance of a risenext 63 sessionsMembers only · see plans
Long-run fair valueintrinsic value model
CF$162.8728 Oct 2026
CTVA—The model's fair value falls outside its own interval or at the gap clamp, so it is not a measurement.
Gap to pricefair value against the close
CF+35.8%
CTVA—The model's fair value falls outside its own interval or at the gap clamp, so it is not a measurement.
Past readings that matchedsign of the 21-session outcome
CF47.2%of 269
CTVA62.1%of 269
Price performance
How the prices moved
Price change over each period, with the S&P 500 (SPY) for comparison.
Closes to
MeasureCF Industries · CFCorteva · CTVA
1 monthS&P 500: +1.1%
CF+3.6%
CTVA—Not measured today.
6 monthsS&P 500: +8.5%
CF−4.5%
CTVA—Not measured today.
Year to dateS&P 500: +13.3%
CF+57.3%
CTVA—Not measured today.
1 yearS&P 500: +12.7%
CF+41.7%
CTVA—Not measured today.
5 yearsS&P 500: +70.7%
CF+120.4%
CTVA—Not measured today.
1 year against the S&P 500percentage points
CF+29.0 pts
CTVA—Not measured today.
Position in the 52-week range0% low, 100% high
CF68%close $119.92 in $74.33 to $141.66
CTVA—Not measured today.
Against the 200-day average
CF+4%
CTVA—Not measured today.
Valuation
What the market pays
Size and the multiples from the latest filed quarter. A P/E on losses reads n/m.
Filings: quarter to
MeasureCF Industries · CFCorteva · CTVA
Market value
CF$18.46B28 Oct 2026
CTVA—Not measured today.
Enterprise valueat the last filing
CF$19.22B30 Jun 2026
CTVA$59.24B30 Jun 2026
P/Elatest filed
CF7.7
CTVA60.3
Price to book
CF1.87
CTVA2.23
EV / EBITDA
CF5.25
CTVA18.36
Free cash flow yield
CF11.46%
CTVA1.11%
Dividend yield
CF1.88%
CTVA0.85%
Profitability
How much of revenue becomes profit
Margins and returns on capital from the latest filing; revenue, net income and earnings per share over the trailing twelve months.
Filings: quarter to
MeasureCF Industries · CFCorteva · CTVA
Gross margin
CF51.5%
CTVA57.4%
Operating margin
CF50.5%
CTVA22.3%
Net margin
CF39.1%
CTVA18.2%
Return on equity
CF24.4%
CTVA3.7%
Return on invested capital
CF7.3%
CTVA3.5%
Revenuetrailing twelve months
CF$7.42B
CTVA$17.32B
Net incometrailing twelve months
CF$2.18B
CTVA$941.00M
Earnings per sharetrailing twelve months
CF$14.13
CTVA$1.40
Growth
How fast the business grew
Change against the same quarter a year earlier.
Filings: quarter to
MeasureCF Industries · CFCorteva · CTVA
Revenue growthyear over year
CF+17.6%
CTVA−1.2%
Earnings growthyear over year
CF+76.6%
CTVA−11.6%
Free cash flow growthyear over year
CF+14%
CTVA−159.1%
Financial health
Balance sheet and quality scores
Leverage, liquidity and two published scores: Altman Z (below 1.8 the distress zone, above 3 the safe zone) and Piotroski F (0 to 9).
Filings: quarter to
MeasureCF Industries · CFCorteva · CTVA
Debt to equity
CF0.36
CTVA0.19
Current ratiocurrent assets over current liabilities
CF4.86
CTVA1.52
Altman Z-score
CF—Not in the latest filing data.
CTVA—Not in the latest filing data.
Piotroski F-scoreout of 9
CF8 of 9
CTVA5 of 9
Trading and risk
How the shares trade
Volatility, sensitivity to the market, the deepest fall, short interest and how closely the two move together.
Closes to ; FINRA settlement
MeasureCF Industries · CFCorteva · CTVA
Volatility21 sessions, annualised
CF21.5%
CTVA—Not measured today.
Betaagainst the S&P 500, 5 years
CF0.15
CTVA—Not measured today.
Deepest fallpeak to trough, 5 years
CF−48.4%
CTVA—Not measured today.
Market regimeour reading at each model date
CFStrong risk-off
CTVAStrong risk-off
Short interestshare of the float
CF6.2%settled 30 Sep 2026
CTVA3.2%settled 30 Sep 2026
Days to covershort shares over average volume
CF3.8
CTVA4.8
Average volume3 months, shares a day
CF2.5M
CTVA—Not measured today.
Moving togethercorrelation of daily returns, past year—Under 200 shared sessions, or a split-like jump in the year.
Questions
CF Industries or Corteva: common questions
Which has the higher P/E ratio, CF Industries or Corteva?
Corteva has the higher latest filed P/E, 60.3; CF Industries' is 7.7. Filings: quarter to 30 Jun 2026.
What does the model expect for CF Industries and Corteva over the next month?
−0.81% for CF Industries with a 20% chance of a rise, and +0.31% for Corteva with a 50% chance, over the next 21 sessions. Model readings 28 Oct 2026. These are model readings, not advice.
How do the operating margins of CF Industries and Corteva compare?
The operating margin is 50.5% for CF Industries and 22.3% for Corteva, and the gross margin 51.5% against 57.4%. Filings: quarter to 30 Jun 2026.
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Model readings are research estimates, not investment advice. Prices: daily closes. Fundamentals: the latest SEC filings. Short interest: FINRA, settlement 30 Sep 2026. A dash means the figure is not in our data; it is never shown as zero. The model view follows a published rule: next month by the sign of the expected return, the long run positive at a fair value 10% or more above the price and negative at 10% or more below it.