CF Industries (CF)
S&P 500 · Materials · data since 2005-08-11 · last close 2026-09-09
CF Industries (CF) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20.6 | 7.3 | 30.4 | -4.3 | -9.2 | -3.6 | 15.1 | 4.4 | 6.2 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 8.1 | -11.6 | -3.5 | 0.3 | 16.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | -6.1 | 3.5 | -7.2 | -5.0 | -1.7 |
| 2024 | -5.0 | 7.6 | 3.1 | -5.1 | 1.6 | -7.0 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 3.3 | -4.2 | 9.7 | -4.8 |
| 2023 | -0.6 | 1.9 | -15.6 | -1.3 | -13.6 | 12.9 | 18.2 | -5.6 | 11.3 | -7.0 | -5.3 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | -2.7 | 18.4 | 26.9 | -6.0 | 2.4 | -13.2 | 11.4 | 8.8 | -7.0 | 10.4 | 2.2 | -21.3 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 10.2 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 9.9 | -3.2 | -8.2 | -3.3 | 22.9 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 16.8 |
| 2020 | -15.6 | -7.8 | -26.2 | 1.1 | 8.1 | -4.2 | 11.3 | 5.0 | -5.9 | -10.1 | 36.5 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 0.3 | -2.6 | -3.1 | 9.5 | -9.5 | 16.1 | 6.1 | -2.2 | 2.1 | -7.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | -0.2 | -2.1 | -8.5 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 17.7 | 4.8 | -11.8 | -11.6 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 12.1 | -10.2 | -6.6 | -8.9 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 5.0 | -0.3 | 21.3 | 8.0 | -0.5 | 13.5 |
| 2016 | -26.5 | 22.8 | -14.0 | 5.5 | -15.5 | -12.9 | 2.4 | 6.8 | -6.3 | -1.4 | 21.9 | 8.8 |
| 2015 | 12.1 | 0.8 | -7.4 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 1.8 | -7.9 | -2.6 | -21.8 | 13.1 | -8.5 | -11.6 |
| 2014 | -0.9 | 9.2 | 3.9 | -5.9 | -0.4 | -1.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 8.4 | -6.9 | 3.7 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | 12.8 | -12.2 | -5.2 | -2.0 | 2.6 | -10.2 | 14.3 | -2.7 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 7.2 |
| 2012 | 22.4 | 5.1 | -1.8 | 5.7 | -11.2 | 13.3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.4 | -7.7 | 4.5 | -5.1 |
| 2011 | -0.1 | 4.7 | -3.2 | 3.5 | 8.7 | -7.9 | 9.6 | 18.0 | -32.5 | 31.5 | -13.7 | 3.7 |
| 2010 | 2.3 | 14.5 | -14.2 | -8.2 | -17.9 | -7.5 | 28.0 | 14.1 | 3.2 | 28.3 | -1.4 | 11.9 |
| 2009 | -4.4 | 37.1 | 10.6 | 1.3 | 7.9 | -4.5 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 5.6 | -3.5 | 2.7 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | -2.8 | 14.3 | -15.1 | 29.0 | 2.5 | 11.6 | 7.0 | -6.7 | -40.0 | -29.8 | -17.9 | -6.6 |
| 2007 | 18.9 | 26.8 | -0.3 | 3.0 | 12.8 | 33.9 | -4.0 | 10.2 | 19.9 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 21.0 |
| 2006 | 11.5 | 3.6 | -3.5 | 1.8 | -1.2 | -16.5 | 13.7 | -2.0 | 7.6 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 12.7 |
| 2005 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3.6 | -11.8 | -6.7 | 12.0 | -1.3 |
| Avg | 3.3 | 6.6 | -2.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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CF seasonality — average by calendar month
CF Industries has monthly history back to 2005. Its strongest month by median is July — positive in 18 of 21 years, median +6.1%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. March is the soft spot, down in 15 of 21 with a median of -3.5%. Across its full record it has closed 58% of months higher, swings ±11.7% in an average month and has fallen 76.7% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +3.3% | +6.5% | -2.5% | +1.4% | +0.7% | +0.5% | +6.5% | +3.6% | +0.3% | +1.1% | +2.8% | +3.2% |
| Win rate | 52%/21 | 71%/21 | 29%/21 | 62%/21 | 62%/21 | 43%/21 | 86%/21 | 59%/22 | 67%/21 | 43%/21 | 62%/21 | 67%/21 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
CF risk & extremes
CF drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was CF Industries's best month?+
CF Industries's strongest completed month on record is February 2009, at +37.14%.
What was CF Industries's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is September 2008, at -39.99%.
Is CF Industries up this year?+
CF Industries is up 80.26% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is CF Industries's 1-year return?+
+65.66% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is CF Industries's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 76.7%, measured on month-end closes since 2005.
Which calendar month is historically best for CF Industries?+
February has the highest average return across every completed February since 2005. An average is not a forecast.
About CF Industries
CF Industries is an S&P 500 company, a materials business worth about $21 billion. It supplies the raw ingredients everyone else takes credit for — with price receipts on this site going back to 2005. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2005) would be about $5,678 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was February 2009 at +37.14%; its worst, September 2008 at -39.99%.
- It has closed July in the green 18 out of 21 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.