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Percentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions.
| Analyst | Firm | Questions · challengingPercentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Jackson | BMO Capital Markets | 12 questions · 17% challenging |
| Andrew Wong | RBC Capital Markets | 12 questions · 17% challenging |
| Chris Parkinson | Wolfe Research | 11 questions · 0% challenging |
| Lucas Beaumont | UBS | 10 questions · 20% challenging |
| Jeff Zekauskas | JPMorgan | 9 questions · 33% challenging |
| Kristen Owen | Oppenheimer | 9 questions · 0% challenging |
| Edlain Rodriguez | Mizuho Securities | 8 questions · 13% challenging |
| Ben Theurer | Barclays | 8 questions · 13% challenging |
| Vincent Andrews | Morgan Stanley | 7 questions · 14% challenging |
| Matthew DeYoe | Bank of America | 5 questions · 0% challenging |
| Firm | Analysts | Questions · challengingPercentage of questions scored as challenging — where the analyst pushed back, pressed for specifics, or questioned management's assumptions. |
|---|---|---|
| BMO Capital Markets | 1 analyst | 12 questions · 17% challenging |
| RBC Capital Markets | 1 analyst | 12 questions · 17% challenging |
| Barclays | 2 analysts | 11 questions · 9% challenging |
| Wolfe Research | 1 analyst | 11 questions · 0% challenging |
| Oppenheimer | 2 analysts | 10 questions · 0% challenging |
| UBS | 1 analyst | 10 questions · 20% challenging |
| Bank of America | 2 analysts | 9 questions · 0% challenging |
| JPMorgan | 1 analyst | 9 questions · 33% challenging |
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Calendar quarter Q1 2026Earnings call May 7, 2026
FY2026 Q1 in brief
CF Industries posted exceptional Q1 adjusted EBITDA of $983 million with EPS of $3.98, boosted by Iran conflict severely tightening the global nitrogen market.
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Sources. Tellvest earnings-call sentiment score for CF Industries (CF), FY2026 Q1: 7/10. Scores: CF Industries’s public earnings-call transcripts and SEC-reported results — the base band is anchored to reported GAAP revenue growth; transcript, EPS and guidance adjustments are applied separately (documented exceptions apply to a few issuers). Price: CF daily closing prices for the trailing year; dots mark earnings calls, colored by that quarter’s score; the newest quarter’s score is part of Tellvest Pro. How to read a company earnings-call score.
GAAP revenue YoY +19.4% → base 8. The base score is anchored to the GAAP revenue YoY band before transcript, EPS, and guidance adjustments.
CF Industries posted exceptional Q1 adjusted EBITDA of $983 million with EPS of $3.98, boosted by Iran conflict severely tightening the global nitrogen market. Revenue grew 19% year-over-year, though GAAP EPS was inflated by a $170 million Orica litigation settlement gain. Operating income grew only 8% when stripping out the settlement. North American premium asset positioning was proving advantageous amid spreading export restrictions and rising India import requirements.
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| Quarter | Revenue | Rev YoY | EPS | EPS YoY | Gross margin | Op margin | Net margin | FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Q4 | $1.52B | -3.0% | $1.89 | +31.3% | 34.4% | 28.9% | 21.5% | $223M |
| FY2025 Q1 | $1.66B | +13.1% | $1.85 | +79.6% | 34.4% | 27.4% | 18.8% | $454M |
| FY2025 Q2 | $1.89B | +20.2% | $2.37 | +3.0% | 39.9% | 34.3% | 20.4% | $318M |
| FY2025 Q3 | $1.66B | +21.1% | $2.19 | +41.3% | 38.1% | 35.0% | 21.3% | $717M |
| FY2025 Q4 | $1.87B | +22.8% | $2.59 | +37.0% | 40.9% | 33.0% | 21.6% | $313M |
| FY2026 Q1Selected | $1.99B | +19.4% | $3.98 | +115.1% | 37.6% | 43.5% | 31.0% | $273M |
| FY2026 Q2 | $2.22B | +17.6% | $4.73 | +99.6% | 51.5% | 50.5% | 32.7% | $607M |
Management’s own words, often on a non-GAAP, constant-currency, or adjusted basis — so these can differ from the GAAP figures above (e.g. constant-currency revenue growth excludes currency swings).
Capex Investment | Demand | Competitive Dynamics | Supply Chain | Regulation Policy | Pricing | Macroeconomic | Innovation & R&D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024Q4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2025Q1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025Q2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2025Q3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025Q4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026Q1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| '24Q4 | '25Q1 | '25Q2 | '25Q3 | '25Q4 | '26Q1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capex Investment | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Demand | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Competitive Dynamics | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Supply Chain | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Regulation Policy | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Pricing | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Macroeconomic | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Innovation & R&D | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
What CF said about other companies on its FY2026 Q1 call, and what other companies said about CF on their calls covering the same calendar quarter (Q1 2026). Each company's own fiscal quarter is shown next to its name. Extracted verbatim from public transcripts. Mentions from the newest quarter are a Pro feature.
“those were higher prices than what CF or Nutrien realized”
An analyst benchmarks Mosaic's realized ammonia prices against nitrogen peers CF Industries and Nutrien, questioning why Mosaic's were higher.
“These results reflect a gain of approximately $170 million from a previously disclosed litigation settlement with Orica and Nelson Brothers.”
CF recorded a ~$170M gain from a litigation settlement with Nelson Brothers and Orica.
“These results reflect a gain of approximately $170 million from a previously disclosed litigation settlement with Orica and Nelson Brothers.”
CF recorded a ~$170M gain from a litigation settlement with Orica and Nelson Brothers.
“As industrial companies look to improve their scope emissions—Pepsi is a good example, as is POET—we are seeing a positive reset and desire to align with CF Industries Holdings, Inc.”
CF cites PepsiCo as an example of an industrial/CPG customer aligning with CF on low-carbon ammonia to improve its scope emissions.
| Company | Score | Trend | Rev YoY | Headline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFCF Industries | 7 | +19.4% | Strong Q1 Adjusted EBITDA of $983 Million Amid Geopolitical Supply Shock | |
| CTVACorteva | 6 | +11.1% | Corteva reported Q1 FY2026 organic sales up 7% with seed up 9% and crop protection up 4%, while operating EBITDA grew 21% with margin expanding 240 basis points to over 29% | |
| MOSMosaic Company (The) | 4 | +14.4% | Mosaic's Q1 2026 was dominated by the Persian Gulf conflict's devastating impact on global sulfur supply, pushing marginal sulfur costs to $1,200 per ton and compressing phosphate stripping margins below variable costs at the margin |
Strong Q1 Adjusted EBITDA of $983 Million Amid Geopolitical Supply Shock
Corteva reported Q1 FY2026 organic sales up 7% with seed up 9% and crop protection up 4%, while operating EBITDA grew 21% with margin expanding 240 basis points to over 29%
Mosaic's Q1 2026 was dominated by the Persian Gulf conflict's devastating impact on global sulfur supply, pushing marginal sulfur costs to $1,200 per ton and compressing phosphate stripping margins below variable costs at the margin
| Company | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CF | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| CTVA | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| MOS | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 |