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CLF Basic Materials Steel
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $18.6 billion, down 3.00% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +18.6%
- EPS
- +152.9%
- Free cash flow
- +124.0%
- Total debt
- −4.90%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) Return on equity
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −8.10%, up 14.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−22.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11,336.7% (fiscal 2018) to 74.9% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is below the Steel industry median of 2.21% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −22.4% | (12.27) |
| FY2024 | −10.1% | (14.90) |
| FY2023 | 4.76% | (14.57) |
| FY2022 | 19.3% | (54.31) |
| FY2021 | 73.6% | 82.68 |
| FY2020 | −9.04% | (83.96) |
| FY2019 | 74.9% | 11,411.66 |
| FY2018 | −11,336.7% | (11,295.38) |
| FY2017 | −41.4% | (32.37) |
| FY2016 | −8.99% | (40.44) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. compare | 21.2% |
| RS Reliance, Inc. compare | 14.7% |
| SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare | 6.07% |
| GGB Gerdau S.A. compare | 4.39% |
| MT ArcelorMittal compare | 3.23% |
| PKX POSCO Holdings Inc. compare | 2.21% |
| TX Ternium S.A. compare | 0.00% |
| WS Worthington Steel, Inc. compare | −2.67% |
| CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. | −8.10% |
| Steel industry median | 2.21% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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