CF Earnings Predictions — 2026-08-05

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
CF Report Diluted EPS BEAT pred ~$5.92 vs. cons $5.70 MEDIUM
CF Report Net sales BEAT pred ~$2.55B vs. cons $2.47B MEDIUM
CF Report Adjusted EBITDA BEAT pred ~$1.10B vs. cons $1.05B MEDIUM
CF Guide Full-year gross ammonia production outlook UNCHANGED guide ~9.5M tons vs. cons 9.5M tons (FY2026) HIGH
CF Guide Yazoo City production-restart timing UNCHANGED guide ~late 4Q26 vs. cons late 4Q26 (FY2026) MEDIUM
CF Guide Consolidated capital expenditures UNCHANGED guide ~$1.30B vs. cons $1.30B (FY2026) HIGH
CF Guide Implied full-year adjusted EBITDA / nitrogen-margin outlook BETTER guide ~$4.15B vs. cons $4.00B (FY2026) MEDIUM
CF Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) +4.5% MEDIUM
CF Return 5-day cumulative residual +6.5% (FOLLOW-THROUGH) A ~$50M EBITDA beat plus stronger implied FY2026 EBITDA of ~$4.15B versus ~$4.00B consensus should drive upward out-period estimates: higher realized nitrogen pricing and lower gas costs more than offset the unchanged ~9.5M-ton production outlook and Yazoo outage. MEDIUM