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CF Dividend History, Yield & Dates

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Basic MaterialsAgricultural InputsScore data as of Oct 21, 2026

CFCF Industries Holdings, Inc.

Basic Materials / Agricultural Inputs

Leader

Sector Leader

NeutralEdge 10/10
$116.30−$1.63 (−1.38%)

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  • Momentum
    54
  • Value
    64
  • Quality
    80
  • Risk resilience
    59
  • Sentiment
    —
algovestiq.comScore data as of Oct 21, 2026

CF Dividend answer

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 2.06%, or $2.40 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 1.81%, from $2.10 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.60 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Nov 16, 2026. Payment date: Nov 30, 2026. Next dividend status: announced at $0.60 per share.

CF Dividend Snapshot

Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.

History
48
dividends captured
Growth years
0
raw events; specials not isolated
Durability score
65/100
coverage and consistency proxy
Shareholder yield
1.82%
1.35% buyback yield

Next CF Dividend Date

When CF next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.

Next CF dividend

$0.60 per share

CF's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.

Ex-date
Nov 16, 2026
announced
Pay date
Nov 30, 2026
Frequency
quarterly

Latest CF Dividend Dates

Aug 14, 2026

Review the latest dividend, yield, available trailing-year income, and coverage context before treating income as durable.

Dividend yield
1.81%
Trailing 12-month dividend yield
1.81%
TTM dividends / latest available price
Forward dividend yield
2.06%
Latest dividend × 4 a year = $2.40 / latest price
Trailing annual dividend
$2.10
5.00% vs prior complete year
Latest dividend
$0.60
20.00% vs prior payment
Frequency
quarterly
Inferred from available dividend events
Ex-dividend date
Nov 16, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Payment date
Nov 30, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Next dividend
Announced: $0.60
Amount status independent from ex-date
Payout ratio
14.96%
Dividend as a share of earnings where available
FCF payout
16.89%
Dividend as a share of free cash flow per share
FCF coverage
5.92x
Free cash flow per share divided by dividend

AIQ Dividend bridge

Quality80/100

Margins, returns, leverage, and cash conversion support dividend durability.

Value64/100

Yield is more useful when valuation context is not stretched.

Risk resilience59/100

Lower drawdown and balance-sheet risk can improve income dependability.

CF Dividend History

Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.

Dividend reliability

Active payer

Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.

Yield
1.81%
Current income rate
TTM trend
Trailing income rising
5.00% vs prior complete year
FCF coverage
Covered by FCF
5.92x
Payout ratio
14.96%
Earnings payout context
Recent dividend cadence
8 records
Nov 24
$0.50
Feb 25
$0.50
May 25
$0.50
Aug 25
$0.50
Nov 25
$0.50
Feb 26
$0.50
May 26
$0.50
Aug 26
$0.60

CF Annual Dividend History

2016 - 2026
11 plotted years

CF Dividend Growth

+5.00% 1Y
Latest increase +20.00%
Latest CF Dividend: Declaration, Ex-Date & Payment
Declared
Jul 8, 2026
Ex-date
Aug 14, 2026
Record
Aug 14, 2026
Paid
Aug 31, 2026

Latest row amount $0.60, event yield 1.78%.

Event field coverage
Declaration40/40
Record40/40
Payment40/40
Frequency40/40
History depth
40 rows
FMP dividend events via canonical L3
Data through
Aug 14, 2026
latest covered ex-date
Last checked
Oct 10, 2026
independent from event date
Date coverage
40/40 pay
40/40 record dates

This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.

Dividend growth

CF regular dividend growth, 2020–2025
5-year regular dividend CAGR
10.76%
Cohort rank
#82
Cohort standing
Top quartile
Basic Materials rank
#5
2020 regular DPS
$1.200
2025 regular DPS
$2.000
Absolute change
$0.800
Years increased
3
Years reduced
0

CF's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 10.76% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #82 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.

Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.

CF Dividend Yield

How CF's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.

Yield methodology

Trailing 12-month dividend yield

CF's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.

Trailing 12-month dividend yield
1.81%
Trailing 12-month dividends
$2.10

Dividend coverage

What CF's dividend is paid out of

Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.

Payout ratio
14.96%
FCF coverage
5.92x

Recent CF dividend payments

40 covered dividends
Showing latest 5 of 40 rows
Ex-dateDividendAdjustedYield at ex-dateFrequencyTTM adjustedDeclaredRecord datePayment date
Aug 14, 2026$0.60
$0.60
1.78%Quarterly$2.10Jul 8, 2026Aug 14, 2026Aug 31, 2026
May 15, 2026$0.50
$0.50
1.60%Quarterly$2.00Apr 28, 2026May 15, 2026May 29, 2026
Feb 13, 2026$0.50
$0.50
2.11%Quarterly$2.00Jan 27, 2026Feb 13, 2026Feb 27, 2026
Nov 14, 2025$0.50
$0.50
2.35%Quarterly$2.00Oct 1, 2025Nov 14, 2025Nov 28, 2025
Aug 15, 2025$0.50
$0.50
2.33%Quarterly$2.00Jul 8, 2025Aug 15, 2025Aug 29, 2025
Show older history+35 rows
May 15, 2025$0.50
$0.50
2.32%Quarterly$2.00Apr 29, 2025May 15, 2025May 30, 2025
Feb 14, 2025$0.50
$0.50
2.42%Quarterly$2.00Jan 30, 2025Feb 14, 2025Feb 28, 2025
Nov 15, 2024$0.50
$0.50
2.30%Quarterly$2.00Oct 2, 2024Nov 15, 2024Nov 29, 2024
Aug 15, 2024$0.50
$0.50
2.38%Quarterly$1.90Jul 10, 2024Aug 15, 2024Aug 30, 2024
May 14, 2024$0.50
$0.50
2.42%Quarterly$1.80Apr 18, 2024May 15, 2024May 31, 2024
Feb 14, 2024$0.50
$0.50
2.19%Quarterly$1.70Jan 31, 2024Feb 15, 2024Feb 29, 2024
Nov 14, 2023$0.40
$0.40
2.00%Quarterly$1.60Oct 17, 2023Nov 15, 2023Nov 30, 2023
Aug 14, 2023$0.40
$0.40
2.05%Quarterly$1.60Jul 6, 2023Aug 15, 2023Aug 31, 2023
May 12, 2023$0.40
$0.40
2.40%Quarterly$1.60May 3, 2023May 15, 2023May 31, 2023
Feb 14, 2023$0.40
$0.40
1.87%Quarterly$1.60Jan 31, 2023Feb 15, 2023Feb 28, 2023
Nov 14, 2022$0.40
$0.40
1.39%Quarterly$1.50Oct 12, 2022Nov 15, 2022Nov 30, 2022
Aug 12, 2022$0.40
$0.40
1.34%Quarterly$1.40Jul 14, 2022Aug 15, 2022Aug 31, 2022
May 13, 2022$0.40
$0.40
1.25%Quarterly$1.30Apr 27, 2022May 16, 2022May 31, 2022
Feb 14, 2022$0.30
$0.30
1.68%Quarterly$1.20Feb 2, 2022Feb 15, 2022Feb 28, 2022
Nov 12, 2021$0.30
$0.30
1.86%Quarterly$1.20Oct 13, 2021Nov 15, 2021Nov 30, 2021
Aug 13, 2021$0.30
$0.30
2.48%Quarterly$1.20Jul 28, 2021Aug 16, 2021Aug 31, 2021
May 14, 2021$0.30
$0.30
2.21%Quarterly$1.20Apr 28, 2021May 17, 2021May 28, 2021
Feb 12, 2021$0.30
$0.30
2.71%Quarterly$1.20Feb 3, 2021Feb 16, 2021Feb 26, 2021
Nov 13, 2020$0.30
$0.30
3.88%Quarterly$1.20Oct 22, 2020Nov 16, 2020Nov 30, 2020
Aug 14, 2020$0.30
$0.30
3.42%Quarterly$1.20Jul 10, 2020Aug 17, 2020Aug 31, 2020
May 14, 2020$0.30
$0.30
4.87%Quarterly$1.20Apr 28, 2020May 15, 2020May 29, 2020
Feb 13, 2020$0.30
$0.30
3.05%Quarterly$1.20Jan 31, 2020Feb 14, 2020Feb 28, 2020
Nov 14, 2019$0.30
$0.30
2.59%Quarterly$1.20Oct 9, 2019Nov 15, 2019Nov 29, 2019
Aug 14, 2019$0.30
$0.30
2.54%Quarterly$1.20Jul 18, 2019Aug 15, 2019Aug 30, 2019
May 14, 2019$0.30
$0.30
2.91%Quarterly$1.20Apr 26, 2019May 15, 2019May 31, 2019
Feb 14, 2019$0.30
$0.30
2.82%Quarterly$1.20Feb 5, 2019Feb 15, 2019Feb 28, 2019
Nov 14, 2018$0.30
$0.30
2.66%Quarterly$1.20Oct 11, 2018Nov 15, 2018Nov 30, 2018
Aug 14, 2018$0.30
$0.30
2.50%Quarterly$1.20Jul 11, 2018Aug 15, 2018Aug 31, 2018
May 14, 2018$0.30
$0.30
2.97%Quarterly$1.20Apr 27, 2018May 15, 2018May 31, 2018
Feb 15, 2018$0.30
$0.30
2.93%Quarterly$1.20Feb 7, 2018Feb 16, 2018Feb 28, 2018
Nov 14, 2017$0.30
$0.30
3.38%Quarterly$1.20Oct 10, 2017Nov 15, 2017Nov 30, 2017
Aug 11, 2017$0.30
$0.30
3.93%Quarterly—Jul 26, 2017Aug 15, 2017Aug 31, 2017
May 11, 2017$0.30
$0.30
4.41%Quarterly—Apr 28, 2017May 15, 2017May 31, 2017
Feb 15, 2017$0.30
$0.30
3.48%Quarterly—Feb 9, 2017Feb 17, 2017Feb 28, 2017
Nov 10, 2016$0.30
$0.30
4.42%Quarterly—Oct 12, 2016Nov 15, 2016Nov 30, 2016
Dividend context
How to read CF's dividend profile

Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.

Yield needs coverage

A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.

Payment history matters

Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.

Payout ratio is context

A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.

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CF Dividend Comparisons

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CF Dividends FAQ

Does CF pay a dividend?

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.60 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.

What is CF's dividend yield?

CF's trailing dividend yield is 1.81%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.

When is CF's next dividend?

CF's next announced dividend is $0.60 per share with an ex-dividend date of Nov 16, 2026 and payment date of Nov 30, 2026.

When is CF's ex-dividend date?

CF's next announced ex-dividend date is Nov 16, 2026.

How has CF's dividend changed?

CF's one-year dividend growth is 5.00% based on comparable covered dividend history.