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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Dec. 31, 2024

Dec. 31, 2023

Dec. 31, 2022

Dec. 31, 2021

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

	Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO(1) ($)	Compensation Actually Paid to PEO(1)(2)(3) ($)	Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO Named Executive Officers(1) ($)	Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO Named Executive Officers(1)(2)(4) ($)	Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on:		Net Income(6) ($, in millions)	Adjusted EBITDA(7) ($, in millions)
Year	Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO(1) ($)	Compensation Actually Paid to PEO(1)(2)(3) ($)			Total Shareholder Return ($)	Peer Group Total Shareholder Return(5) ($)	Net Income(6) ($, in millions)	Adjusted EBITDA(7) ($, in millions)
2025	13,711,938	15,597,638	5,088,097	5,447,790	222.57	147.62	1,798	2,876
2024	12,296,083	13,389,821	4,100,551	4,425,025	239.84	108.66	1,477	2,284
2023	12,899,559	9,465,171	3,335,968	2,605,155	217.94	133.73	1,838	2,748
2022	14,279,027	33,759,455	3,547,447	7,453,688	228.76	161.73	3,937	5,884
2021	11,685,670	31,665,167	3,034,079	6,990,851	187.11	157.14	1,260	2,743

(1)

Our principal executive officer (PEO) for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025 is Mr. Will. Our other named executive officers for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2021 are Mr. Bohn, Mr. Frost, Ms. Menzel and Mr. Douglas Barnard, who retired from the company in 2024. For fiscal year 2024, our other named executive officers are Mr. Cameron, Mr. Bohn, Mr. Frost, Ms. Menzel and Mr. Malik. For fiscal year 2025, our other named executive officers are Mr. Cameron, Mr. Bohn, Mr. Frost and Ms. Menzel.

(2)

The amounts shown as compensation actually paid have been calculated in accordance with SEC rules and do not reflect compensation actually realized or received by the company’s named executive officers. As described in footnote 3 of the summary compensation table, our assumptions with respect to the FASB ASC Topic 718 valuation of our equity awards granted in 2025 are described in the footnotes to our audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025. In accordance with SEC rules, the aggregate grant date fair value of the PRSUs is calculated based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions as of the grant date, which, for the PRSUs reflected in the summary compensation table for each of the fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, was target level performance. In accordance with SEC rules, the change in fair value of the PRSUs as of the end of each of the fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 is based upon the probable outcome of the performance conditions as of the last day of the applicable fiscal year. The amounts included in the columns in footnotes 3 and 4 below identified as “Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Applicable Year,” “Change in Fair Value as of Year-End of Any Prior Year Awards that Remain Unvested as of Year-End,” and “Change in Fair Value as of the Vesting Date of Any Prior Year Awards that Vested During Applicable Year,” are based on the probable outcome, as of the last day of the applicable fiscal year, of the PRSU performance conditions, reflecting the actual outcome of the performance conditions of the applicable PRSU awards to date as of the last day of such fiscal year. For more information regarding how we determine the number of PRSUs earned, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Compensation Discussion and Analysis: In Detail — Review and Approval of 2025 Long-Term Incentives — How We Determine the Number of PRSUs Earned.”

(3)

The following table discloses the amounts deducted from and added to the total compensation of our principal executive officer in determining our principal executive officer’s compensation actually paid (determined as described in footnote 2 above) for each fiscal year shown in the pay for performance table:

Year	Summary Compensation Table Total ($)	Minus: Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)	Plus: Pension Service Costs Attributable to the Applicable Year ($)	Minus: Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Applicable Year ($)	Plus: Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Applicable Year ($)	Plus: Change in Fair Value as of Year-End of Any Prior Year Awards that Remain Unvested as of Year-End ($)	Plus: Change in Fair Value as of the Vesting Date of Any Prior Year Awards that Vested During Applicable Year ($)	Compensation Actually Paid ($)
2025	13,711,938	57,746	—	7,726,174	8,865,619	994,522	(190,521)	15,597,638
2024	12,296,083	28,963	—	7,894,754	7,973,968	636,384	407,103	13,389,821
2023	12,899,559	39,712	—	8,754,185	10,529,242	(5,235,905)	66,172	9,465,171
2022	14,279,027	40,080	81,498	9,198,580	18,434,354	5,027,737	5,175,500	33,759,455
2021	11,685,670	72,771	73,194	6,767,986	18,506,213	7,552,436	688,411	31,665,167

(4)

The following table discloses the amounts deducted from and added to the average total compensation of our named executive officers, other than our principal executive officer, in determining those named executive officers’ average compensation actually paid (determined as described in footnote 2 above) for each fiscal year shown in the pay for performance table:

Year	Summary Compensation Table Total ($)	Minus: Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)	Plus: Pension Service Costs Attributable to the Applicable Year ($)	Minus: Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Applicable Year ($)	Plus: Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Applicable Year ($)	Plus: Change in Fair Value as of Year-End of Any Prior Year Awards that Remain Unvested as of Year-End ($)	Plus: Change in Fair Value as of the Vesting Date of Any Prior Year Awards that Vested During Applicable Year ($)	Compensation Actually Paid ($)
2025	5,088,097	18,466	—	2,642,888	2,794,151	208,777	18,120	5,447,790
2024	4,100,551	8,629	—	2,659,574	2,833,494	92,604	66,579	4,425,025
2023	3,335,968	15,847	—	1,926,657	2,313,447	(1,112,534)	10,779	2,605,155
2022	3,547,447	22,240	31,035	1,867,438	3,769,427	1,019,332	976,124	7,453,688
2021	3,034,079	34,549	32,057	1,403,170	3,805,073	1,430,716	126,645	6,990,851

(5)

Each of the peer group companies is a publicly traded manufacturer of agricultural chemical fertilizers. The companies comprising the peer group are CVR Partners LP, Dyno Nobel Limited (formerly Incitec Pivot Limited), LSB Industries, Inc., Nutrien Ltd., The Mosaic Company and Yara International ASA. For Yara International ASA and Dyno Nobel Limited, we used their respective home exchange stock prices, converted into U.S. dollars, to calculate their total shareholder return.

(6)

We have a strategic venture with CHS Inc. (CHS) under which CHS owns an equity interest in CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC (CFN), an indirect subsidiary of CF Industries Holdings, Inc., which represents approximately 11% of the membership interests of CFN. We have a joint venture with JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”) under which JERA and Mitsui each own an equity interest in Blue Point Number One, LLC (“BP1”), an indirect subsidiary of CF Industries Holdings, Inc., which represents 35% and 25%, respectively, of the membership interests of BP1. Net income represents our net earnings, which includes net earnings attributable to CHS’s, JERA’s and Mitsui’s noncontrolling interest in the company. Our net earnings attributable to common stockholders for the years

ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 was $1,455 million, $1,218 million, $1,525 million, $3,346 million and $917 million, respectively. For more information regarding our strategic venture with CHS, see Note 1 — Noncontrolling Interest in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of our 2025 Annual Report.

(7)

See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Compensation Discussion and Analysis: In Detail — Key Elements of NEO Compensation Program — Our Metrics Defined” on page 56 for the definition of Adjusted EBITDA and a description of how Adjusted EBITDA is calculated from net earnings attributable to common stockholders in our audited financial statements.

Company Selected Measure Name

Adjusted EBITDA

Named Executive Officers, Footnote

(1)

Peer Group Issuers, Footnote

(5)

PEO Total Compensation Amount

$ 13,711,938

$ 12,296,083

$ 12,899,559

$ 14,279,027

$ 11,685,670

PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount

$ 15,597,638

13,389,821

9,465,171

33,759,455

31,665,167

Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote

(3)

Year	Summary Compensation Table Total ($)	Minus: Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)	Plus: Pension Service Costs Attributable to the Applicable Year ($)	Minus: Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Applicable Year ($)	Plus: Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Applicable Year ($)	Plus: Change in Fair Value as of Year-End of Any Prior Year Awards that Remain Unvested as of Year-End ($)	Plus: Change in Fair Value as of the Vesting Date of Any Prior Year Awards that Vested During Applicable Year ($)	Compensation Actually Paid ($)
2025	13,711,938	57,746	—	7,726,174	8,865,619	994,522	(190,521)	15,597,638
2024	12,296,083	28,963	—	7,894,754	7,973,968	636,384	407,103	13,389,821
2023	12,899,559	39,712	—	8,754,185	10,529,242	(5,235,905)	66,172	9,465,171
2022	14,279,027	40,080	81,498	9,198,580	18,434,354	5,027,737	5,175,500	33,759,455
2021	11,685,670	72,771	73,194	6,767,986	18,506,213	7,552,436	688,411	31,665,167

Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount

$ 5,088,097

4,100,551

3,335,968

3,547,447

3,034,079

Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount

$ 5,447,790

4,425,025

2,605,155

7,453,688

6,990,851

Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote

(4)

Year	Summary Compensation Table Total ($)	Minus: Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)	Plus: Pension Service Costs Attributable to the Applicable Year ($)	Minus: Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Applicable Year ($)	Plus: Year-End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted During Applicable Year ($)	Plus: Change in Fair Value as of Year-End of Any Prior Year Awards that Remain Unvested as of Year-End ($)	Plus: Change in Fair Value as of the Vesting Date of Any Prior Year Awards that Vested During Applicable Year ($)	Compensation Actually Paid ($)
2025	5,088,097	18,466	—	2,642,888	2,794,151	208,777	18,120	5,447,790
2024	4,100,551	8,629	—	2,659,574	2,833,494	92,604	66,579	4,425,025
2023	3,335,968	15,847	—	1,926,657	2,313,447	(1,112,534)	10,779	2,605,155
2022	3,547,447	22,240	31,035	1,867,438	3,769,427	1,019,332	976,124	7,453,688
2021	3,034,079	34,549	32,057	1,403,170	3,805,073	1,430,716	126,645	6,990,851

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Adjusted EBITDA

Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group

Comparison of Total Shareholder Return

Tabular List, Table

Most Important Financial Performance Measures

Our compensation and management development committee selects performance metrics for our incentive compensation programs that align executive interests with those of our shareholders. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Compensation Discussion and Analysis: In Detail — Key Elements of NEO Compensation Program” on page 55 for the definition of these metrics and further explanation of how our compensation metrics in our annual incentive plan and long-term incentive plan tie to our business strategy. Below in an unranked order are the most important financial performance measures used for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

	Metric			Alignment
	Adjusted EBITDA			Adjusted EBITDA is a cornerstone of our annual incentive program. It is the primary metric by which we measure our profitability and by which investors measure our performance.
	Return on Net Assets (RONA)			Our PRSU awards are subject to three-year vesting criteria based on RONA over three one-year periods. RONA is correlated with long-term total shareholder return and is viewed as an indicator of the results of management’s operating decisions.
	Total Shareholder Return (TSR)			Our PRSU awards have a modifier pursuant to which the number of shares earned based on RONA may be increased or decreased by up to 20% based on our three-year TSR as compared to threshold, target and maximum levels of performance. Use of TSR as a performance measure establishes a clear linkage between executive incentives and shareholder value creation.