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Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 5.92%, EPS grew 74.2%, free cash flow grew 209.0% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 1.20 | 5.56 | 6.30 | 6.59 | 2.63 | 12.77 | 11.83 | 13.61 | 8.99 | 5.63 |
Analyst estimates 2026–2028 Powerpack |
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| High | 10.90 | 12.37 | 13.10 | 12.26 | 14.72 | 26.51 | 34.04 | 22.83 | 22.97 | 16.70 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 2,927 | 2,938 | 2,926 | 2,372 | 25,000 | 26,000 | 27,000 | 26,000 | 30,000 | 25,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.53 | 0.64 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.21 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.64 | 0.74 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,555 | 1,866 | 2,332 | 1,990 | 5,354 | 20,444 | 22,989 | 21,996 | 19,185 | 18,610 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 18.02 | 25.06 | 34.69 | 28.94 | 4.71 | 22.18 | 10.95 | 6.24 | 0.33 | (4.62) | |||||
| EBT | 110 | 108 | 565 | 313 | (193) | 3,803 | 1,796 | 579 | (950) | (2,004) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 7.10 | 5.80 | 24.23 | 15.73 | (3.60) | 18.60 | 7.81 | 2.63 | (4.95) | (10.77) | |||||
| Net income | 199 | 363 | 1,128 | 293 | (81) | 3,033 | 1,376 | 436 | (714) | (1,428) | |||||
| Depreciation | 115 | 88 | 89 | 85 | 404 | 1,058 | 1,034 | 1,098 | 951 | 1,235 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 7.86 | 6.47 | 7.85 | 7.18 | 14.13 | 41.05 | 44.29 | 43.13 | 39.97 | 36.63 | ||||
| Earnings | 0.88 | 1.30 | 3.80 | 1.06 | (0.32) | 5.63 | 2.57 | 0.78 | (1.57) | (2.91) | |||||
| Cash flow | 1.53 | 1.17 | 1.61 | 2.05 | (0.68) | 5.59 | 4.67 | 4.45 | 0.22 | (0.91) | |||||
| Capex | (0.31) | (0.47) | (1.00) | (2.37) | (1.39) | (1.42) | (1.82) | (1.27) | (1.45) | (1.10) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1.22 | 0.70 | 0.62 | (0.32) | (2.07) | 4.18 | 2.85 | 3.18 | (1.23) | (2.01) | |||||
| Book value | (6.73) | (1.54) | 1.43 | 1.29 | 6.18 | 11.59 | 15.50 | 15.93 | 14.31 | 12.45 | |||||
| Shares, m | 198 | 288 | 297 | 277 | 379 | 498 | 519 | 510 | 480 | 508 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 9.46 | 6.37 | 2.03 | 7.78 | 0.00 | 3.81 | 6.53 | 25.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | 1.09 | 1.22 | 0.98 | 1.17 | 1.03 | 0.53 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.24 | 0.36 | |||||
| P/B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.38 | 6.50 | 2.36 | 1.88 | 1.08 | 1.24 | 0.66 | 1.07 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.44 | 2.06 | 1.62 | 2.17 | 2.06 | 0.80 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.76 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 15.70 | 18.89 | 20.70 | (49.12) | (14.09) | 7.82 | 8.90 | 8.18 | (19.93) | (13.86) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 303 | 338 | 479 | 568 | (258) | 2,785 | 2,423 | 2,267 | 105 | (462) | ||||
| Capex | (62) | (135) | (296) | (656) | (525) | (705) | (943) | (646) | (695) | (561) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 241 | 203 | 183 | (88) | (783) | 2,080 | 1,480 | 1,621 | (590) | (1,023) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 434 | 1,092 | 1,011 | 489 | 2,369 | 4,092 | 3,873 | 3,128 | 3,546 | 3,133 | ||||
| Total debt | 2,175 | 2,304 | 2,093 | 2,114 | 5,390 | 5,238 | 4,249 | 3,137 | 7,065 | 7,253 | |||||
| Net debt | 1,852 | 1,326 | 1,270 | 1,761 | 5,278 | 5,190 | 4,223 | 2,939 | 7,011 | 7,196 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | (1,330) | (444) | 424 | 358 | 2,341 | 5,774 | 8,042 | 8,122 | 6,867 | 6,323 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 8.58 | 15.05 | 34.80 | 8.33 | (1.20) | 16.72 | 7.08 | 2.12 | (3.95) | (7.22) | ||||
| ROIC | 15.67 | 27.66 | 24.83 | 12.65 | (1.16) | 22.87 | 9.88 | 3.72 | (3.44) | (7.30) | |||||
| ROE | (8.99) | (41.36) | (11,336.74) | 74.92 | (9.04) | 73.64 | 19.33 | 4.76 | (10.14) | (22.41) | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. vs peers in Steel (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc. | $34.5B | 21.7× | 17.8× | +33.44% (above 0%: growing) | +84.58% (above 0%: growing) | +2,189.86% (above 0%: growing) | 15.74% | 11.50% | Compare |
| RS Reliance, Inc. | $20.8B | 23.8× | 20.2× | +26.51% (above 0%: growing) | +42.57% (above 0%: growing) | −45.43% (below 0%: shrinking) | 28.09% | 9.54% | Compare |
| PKX POSCO Holdings Inc. | $16.7B | 20.8× | — | +9.70% (above 0%: growing) | +271.43% (above 0%: growing) | −156.79% (below 0%: shrinking) | 8.62% | 4.25% | Compare |
| TX Ternium S.A. | $11.2B | 16.0× | 9.2× | +9.97% (above 0%: growing) | +59.09% (above 0%: growing) | −174.72% (below 0%: shrinking) | 21.68% | 12.17% | Compare |
| CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. | $6.9B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +5.92% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +208.96% (above 0%: growing) | 2.53% | (0.94%) | |
| GGB Gerdau S.A. | $6.3B | 21.8× | — | +14.33% (above 0%: growing) | +87.50% (above 0%: growing) | +171.99% (above 0%: growing) | 15.83% | 13.05% | Compare |
| SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. | $4.6B | 23.3× | 28.5× | +29.60% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +51.13% (above 0%: growing) | 24.99% | 15.91% | Compare |
| WS Worthington Steel, Inc. | $2.0B | — (loss-making) | 14.3× | +212.36% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −42.57% (below 0%: shrinking) | 9.58% | 2.05% | Compare |
| SID National Steel Company | $1.5B | — (loss-making) | 199× | +18.55% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +8.38% (above 0%: growing) | 25.92% | 5.54% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $8.7B | 21.7× | 19.0× | +22.53% | +84.58% | −17.10% | 18.76% | 10.52% |
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) key facts
- Concern: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $18.6 billion, down 3.00% from fiscal 2024.
- Concern: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. reported a net loss of $1.4 billion, or a loss of $2.91 per share, for fiscal 2025.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) is a Steel company in the Basic Materials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, CLF traded at $12.00, a market capitalization of $6.9 billion.
- Trailing earnings are negative, so a P/E ratio is not meaningful; the stock trades at 0.4× sales.
- Return on equity was −22.4% and debt-to-equity 1.32.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 2 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 1.12 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.