CF Industries (CF) Beats Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Group 1 - CF Industries reported quarterly earnings of $1.89 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$1.49 per share, and showing an increase from $1.49 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 26.85$1.52 billion for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.93%, although this is a decrease from year-ago revenues of $1.57 billion [2] - CF Industries has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times over the last four quarters and topped consensus revenue estimates two times in the same period [2] Group 2 - The stock has underperformed the market, losing about 2.5$1.39 on revenues of $1.47 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is$5.83 on revenues of $5.96 billion [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank indicates that the Fertilizers industry is currently in the top 16% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [8]