Company: CF
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001324404-25-000030
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Company: CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 2
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 quarter of 2025 from $2.10 per MMBtu in the third quarter of 2024. See “Market Conditions and Current Developments—Natural Gas,” above, for additional information about the factors impacting natural gas prices.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $10 million to $88 million in the third quarter of 2025 compared to $78 million in the third quarter of 2024. The increase was due primarily to higher incentive compensation due to strong operating performance. 

Other Operating—Net 

Other operating—net was $30 million of income in the third quarter of 2025 compared to $4 million of expense in the third quarter of 2024. The $30 million of income in the third quarter of 2025 consists primarily of approximately $20 million of 45Q tax credits earned as a result of CO2 sequestered in the third quarter of 2025 and gains on sales of emission credits. The $4 million of expense in the third quarter of 2024 consists primarily of costs related to FEED studies for our clean energy initiatives. See “Our Strategy,” above, for additional information related to our clean energy initiatives.

Equity in Earnings of Operating Affiliate

Equity in earnings of operating affiliate was $6 million of earnings in the third quarter of 2025 compared to $2 million of earnings in the third quarter of 2024. Higher equity in earnings of operating affiliate in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the third quarter of 2024 reflects an increase in the operating results of PLNL due primarily to higher ammonia selling prices, partially offset by higher natural gas costs. 

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Interest Expense 

The increase in interest expense of $41 million in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the third quarter of 2024 was due primarily to a $37 million reduction in interest expense related to discretionary interest relief on Canadian tax matters that was granted in the third quarter of 2024 that did not recur in 2025. This is further described above under “Items Affecting Comparability of Results—Canada Revenue Agency Competent Authority Matter.”

Interest Income

Interest income was $23 million in the third quarter of 2025 compared to $32 million in the third quarter of 2024. The decrease of $9 million was due primarily to a decrease in interest income on short-term investments and $3 million in interest