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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. stock research

Mar 31, 2025

FY2025 Q1

CF Industries Holdings (CF) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2025

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Gross margin improved year-over-year and remained stable sequentially.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 · FY2025 Q1

Revenue and gross profit both increased compared to the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Gross margin improved year-over-year and remained stable sequentially.

  • The year-over-year gross margin improvement is most closely tied to revenue growth that was not accompanied by a similar increase in cost of revenue. Sequentially, the margin held steady as revenue and cost of revenue moved in tandem.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue were all higher, while gross margin was unchanged. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were higher, cost of revenue was similar, and gross margin improved.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

34.4%

Gross profit

$572.0M

Revenue

$1.7B

Cost of revenue

$1.1B

Quarter-over-quarter change

+0.0 pts

Year-over-year change

+6.6 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Jun 30, 2024$1.6B$679.0M$893.0M43.2%
Sep 30, 2024$1.4B$444.0M$926.0M32.4%
Dec 31, 2024$1.5B$524.0M$1.0B34.4%
Mar 31, 2025$1.7B$572.0M$1.1B34.4%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Dec 31, 2024

+0.0 pts

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2024

+6.6 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The year-over-year gross margin improvement is most closely tied to revenue growth that was not accompanied by a similar increase in cost of revenue. Sequentially, the margin held steady as revenue and cost of revenue moved in tandem.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue were all higher, while gross margin was unchanged. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were higher, cost of revenue was similar, and gross margin improved.

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