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Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026Latest | Apr 20, 2026 | $0.40vs $0.44+9.1% | $4.9Bvs $4.8B+2.4% |
| Q1 2026 | Feb 9, 2026 | $0.43vs $0.62+30.6% | $4.3Bvs $4.6B-5.5% |
| Q4 2025 | Oct 20, 2025 | $0.45vs $0.48+6.3% | $4.7Bvs $4.7B+1.6% |
| Q3 2025 | Jul 21, 2025 | $0.50vs $0.68+26.5% | $4.9Bvs $4.9B+0.8% |
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Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sales/Revenue | 2.33B | 2.33B | 1.99B | 5.35B | 20.44B | 22.99B | 22B | 19.18B | 18.61B |
Revenue Growth % | 10.49% | 0.09% | -14.68% | 169.06% | 281.85% | 12.45% | -4.32% | -12.78% | -3% |
Cost of Goods Sold | 1.82B | 1.52B | 1.41B | 5.1B | 15.91B | 20.47B | 20.61B | 19.11B | 19.47B |
COGS % of Revenue | 78.13% | 65.29% | 71.07% | 95.29% | 77.82% | 89.05% | 93.68% | 99.64% | 104.62% |
Gross Profit | 509.6M▲ 0% | 809.6M▲ 58.9% | 575.7M▼ 28.9% | 252M▼ 56.2% | 4.53B▲ 1699.2% | 2.52B▼ 44.5% | 1.39B▼ 44.8% | 70M▼ 95.0% | -860M▼ 1328.6% |
Gross Margin % | 21.87% | 34.71% | 28.93% | 4.71% | 22.18% | 10.95% | 6.32% | 0.36% | -4.62% |
Gross Profit Growth % | 30.9% | 58.87% | -28.89% | -56.23% | 1699.21% | -44.46% | -44.76% | -94.97% | -1328.57% |
Operating Expenses | 77.4M | 136.4M | 146.4M | 394M | 502M | 575M | 714M | 826M | 543M |
OpEx % of Revenue | 3.32% | 5.85% | 7.36% | 7.36% | 2.46% | 2.5% | 3.25% | 4.31% | 2.92% |
Selling, General & Admin | 105.8M | 116.8M | 119.4M | 244M | 422M | 465M | 577M | 486M | 543M |
SG&A % of Revenue | 4.54% | 5.01% | 6% | 4.56% | 2.06% | 2.02% | 2.62% | 2.53% | 2.92% |
Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Operating Expenses | -28.4M | 19.6M | 27M | 150M | 80M | 110M | 137M | 340M | 0 |
Operating Income | 431.5M▲ 0% | 673.2M▲ 56.0% | 429.3M▼ 36.2% | -142M▼ 133.1% | 4.01B▲ 2925.4% | 1.94B▼ 51.7% | 677M▼ 65.1% | -756M▼ 211.7% | -1.4B▼ 85.6% |
Operating Margin % | 18.52% | 28.86% | 21.57% | -2.65% | 19.62% | 8.43% | 3.08% | -3.94% | -7.54% |
Operating Income Growth % | 79.19% | 56.01% | -36.23% | -133.08% | 2925.35% | -51.67% | -65.09% | -211.67% | -85.58% |
EBITDA | 519.2M | 762.2M | 514.4M | 166M | 4.92B | 2.97B | 1.65B | 195M | -168M |
EBITDA Margin % | 22.28% | 32.68% | 25.85% | 3.1% | 24.05% | 12.93% | 7.5% | 1.02% | -0.9% |
EBITDA Growth % | 45.76% | 46.8% | -32.51% | -67.73% | 2861.45% | -39.52% | -44.5% | -88.18% | -186.15% |
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 87.7M | 89M | 85.1M | 308M | 904M | 1.03B | 973M | 951M | 1.24B |
EBIT | 390.2M | 684M | 413.3M | 45M | 4.14B | 2.07B | 886M | -573M | -1.41B |
Net Interest Income | -126.8M | -119M | -101M | -238M | -337M | -276M | -289M | -370M | -594M |
Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interest Expense | 126.8M | 118.9M | 101M | 238M | 337M | 276M | 289M | 370M | 594M |
Other Income/Expense | -282M | -108.3M | -116.7M | -51M | -209M | -143M | -80M | -187M | -601M |
Pretax Income | 137.3M▲ 0% | 564.7M▲ 311.3% | 312.6M▼ 44.6% | -193M▼ 161.7% | 3.8B▲ 2070.5% | 1.8B▼ 52.8% | 597M▼ 66.8% | -943M▼ 258.0% | -2B▼ 112.5% |
Pretax Margin % | 5.89% | 24.21% | 15.71% | -3.6% | 18.6% | 7.81% | 2.71% | -4.92% | -10.77% |
Income Tax | -252.4M | -475.2M | 17.6M | -111M | 773M | 423M | 148M | -235M | -581M |
Effective Tax Rate % | -183.83% | -84.15% | 5.63% | 57.51% | 20.33% | 23.55% | 24.79% | 24.92% | 28.99% |
Net Income | 374.9M▲ 0% | 1.13B▲ 200.9% | 292.8M▼ 74.0% | -122M▼ 141.7% | 2.99B▲ 2549.2% | 1.33B▼ 55.3% | 399M▼ 70.1% | -754M▼ 289.0% | -1.48B▼ 96.0% |
Net Margin % | 16.09% | 48.37% | 14.71% | -2.28% | 14.62% | 5.81% | 1.81% | -3.93% | -7.94% |
Net Income Growth % | 115.34% | 200.91% | -74.04% | -141.67% | 2549.18% | -55.32% | -70.11% | -288.97% | -96.02% |
Net Income (Continuing) | 360.6M | 1.04B | 295M | -82M | 3.03B | 1.37B | 449M | -708M | -1.42B |
Discontinued Operations | 2.5M | 0 | 0 | 1M | 3M | 3M | 1M | 0 | -5M |
Minority Interest | 200K | 0 | 0 | 323M | 284M | 251M | 235M | 233M | 207M |
EPS (Diluted) | 1.28▲ 0% | 3.71▲ 189.8% | 1.03▼ 72.2% | -0.32▼ 131.1% | 5.35▲ 1771.9% | 2.55▼ 52.3% | 0.78▼ 69.4% | -1.57▼ 301.3% | -3.00▼ 91.1% |
EPS Growth % | 47.13% | 189.84% | -72.24% | -131.07% | 1771.88% | -52.34% | -69.41% | -301.28% | -91.08% |
EPS (Basic) | 1.30 | 3.80 | 1.06 | -0.32 | 5.62 | 2.57 | 0.78 | -1.57 | -3.00 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 292.96M | 304.14M | 284.48M | 379M | 558M | 524M | 511M | 480M | 492.16M |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 288.44M | 297.18M | 276.76M | 379M | 558.56M | 519M | 510M | 480M | 492.16M |
Dividend Payout Ratio | 14.11% | 3.92% | 39.72% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Current Assets | 1.54B | 1.48B | 897.9M | 5.3B | 7.65B | 7.42B | 6.64B | 6.91B | 6.43B |
Cash & Short-Term Investments | 1.01B | 823.2M | 352.6M | 112M | 48M | 26M | 198M | 54M | 57M |
Cash Only | 1.01B | 823.2M | 352.6M | 112M | 48M | 26M | 198M | 54M | 57M |
Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accounts Receivable | 171.6M | 344M | 152.6M | 1.19B | 2.15B | 1.96B | 1.84B | 1.58B | 1.44B |
Days Sales Outstanding | 26.88 | 53.83 | 27.99 | 81.33 | 38.46 | 31.12 | 30.53 | 29.98 | 28.28 |
Inventory | 277.3M | 181.1M | 317.4M | 3.83B | 5.19B | 5.13B | 4.46B | 5.09B | 4.77B |
Days Inventory Outstanding | 55.59 | 43.41 | 81.92 | 273.86 | 119.02 | 91.47 | 79.01 | 97.27 | 89.46 |
Other Current Assets | 129.6M | 39.8M | 68.3M | 165M | 263M | 306M | 138M | 183M | 164M |
Total Non-Current Assets | 1.41B | 2.05B | 2.61B | 11.47B | 11.32B | 11.33B | 10.9B | 14.04B | 13.58B |
Property, Plant & Equipment | 1.05B | 1.37B | 1.96B | 8.74B | 9.19B | 9.07B | 8.89B | 9.94B | 9.48B |
Fixed Asset Turnover | 2.22x | 1.70x | 1.01x | 0.61x | 2.23x | 2.53x | 2.47x | 1.93x | 1.96x |
Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 2M | 1.41B | 1.12B | 1.13B | 1B | 1.77B | 1.81B |
Intangible Assets | 52.3M | 0 | 0 | 188M | 221M | 214M | 201M | 1.17B | 1.14B |
Long-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 62.7M | 105M | 128M | 163M | 124M | 140M | 0 |
Other Non-Current Assets | 302.9M | 216.2M | 120.7M | 494M | 671M | 756M | 676M | 1.02B | 1.15B |
Total Assets | 2.95B▲ 0% | 3.53B▲ 19.5% | 3.5B▼ 0.7% | 16.77B▲ 378.7% | 18.98B▲ 13.1% | 18.75B▼ 1.2% | 17.54B▼ 6.5% | 20.95B▲ 19.4% | 20.01B▼ 4.5% |
Asset Turnover | 0.79x | 0.66x | 0.57x | 0.32x | 1.08x | 1.23x | 1.25x | 0.92x | 0.93x |
Asset Growth % | 53.51% | 19.51% | -0.73% | 378.65% | 13.14% | -1.16% | -6.49% | 19.44% | -4.46% |
Total Current Liabilities | 452.2M | 468.2M | 409.4M | 2.93B | 3.56B | 3.55B | 3.51B | 3.32B | 3.3B |
Accounts Payable | 99.5M | 186.8M | 155M | 1.57B | 2.07B | 2.19B | 2.1B | 2.01B | 1.89B |
Days Payables Outstanding | 19.95 | 44.77 | 40 | 112.68 | 47.56 | 38.98 | 37.18 | 38.34 | 35.49 |
Short-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144M | 147M | 136M | 90M | 113M | 0 |
Deferred Revenue (Current) | 22.4M | 21M | 22.1M | 7M | 25M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Current Liabilities | 277.6M | 186.4M | 132.4M | 592M | 731M | 798M | 808M | 754M | 1.41B |
Current Ratio | 3.42x | 3.16x | 2.19x | 1.81x | 2.15x | 2.09x | 1.89x | 2.08x | 1.95x |
Quick Ratio | 2.80x | 2.77x | 1.42x | 0.50x | 0.69x | 0.65x | 0.62x | 0.55x | 0.50x |
Cash Conversion Cycle | 62.53 | 52.47 | 69.91 | 242.51 | 109.92 | 83.61 | 72.36 | 88.91 | 82.25 |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 2.95B | 3.26B | 2.89B | 10.76B | 9.64B | 7.16B | 5.91B | 10.73B | 10.39B |
Long-Term Debt | 2.3B | 2.09B | 2.11B | 5.39B | 5.24B | 4.25B | 3.14B | 7.07B | 7.25B |
Capital Lease Obligations | 52.9M | 0 | 0 | 455M | 414M | 317M | 363M | 594M | 0 |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 622.7M | 150.5M | 0 | 0 | 590M | 639M | 858M | 375M |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 552.8M | 512.2M | 597M | 4.92B | 3.99B | 2.01B | 1.77B | 2.21B | 2.76B |
Total Liabilities | 3.4B | 3.73B | 3.3B | 13.69B | 13.2B | 10.71B | 9.41B | 14.05B | 13.69B |
Total Debt | 2.36B | 2.09B | 2.11B | 5.99B | 5.8B | 4.7B | 3.59B | 7.77B | 7.25B |
Net Debt | 1.38B | 1.27B | 1.75B | 5.88B | 5.75B | 4.68B | 3.39B | 7.72B | 7.2B |
Debt / Equity | - | 4.93x | 5.91x | 1.95x | 1.00x | 0.58x | 0.44x | 1.13x | 1.15x |
Debt / EBITDA | 4.54x | 2.75x | 4.11x | 36.08x | 1.18x | 1.58x | 2.18x | 39.86x | - |
Net Debt / EBITDA | 2.66x | 1.67x | 3.41x | 35.40x | 1.17x | 1.57x | 2.06x | 39.58x | - |
Interest Coverage | 3.40x | 5.66x | 4.25x | -0.60x | 11.91x | 7.03x | 2.34x | -2.04x | -2.36x |
Total Equity | -444.1M▲ 0% | 424.2M▲ 195.5% | 357.9M▼ 15.6% | 3.08B▲ 760.3% | 5.77B▲ 87.5% | 8.04B▲ 39.3% | 8.12B▲ 1.0% | 6.9B▼ 15.1% | 6.32B▼ 8.3% |
Equity Growth % | 66.62% | 195.52% | -15.63% | 760.3% | 87.53% | 39.28% | 0.99% | -15.08% | -8.32% |
Book Value per Share | -1.52 | 1.39 | 1.26 | 8.12 | 10.35 | 15.35 | 15.89 | 14.37 | 12.85 |
Total Shareholders' Equity | -444.3M | 424.2M | 357.9M | 2.76B | 5.49B | 7.79B | 7.89B | 6.66B | 6.12B |
Common Stock | 37.7M | 37.7M | 37.7M | 63M | 63M | 66M | 66M | 66M | -659M |
Retained Earnings | -4.21B | -3.06B | -2.84B | -2.99B | -1M | 1.33B | 1.73B | 979M | -529M |
Treasury Stock | -169.6M | -186.1M | -390.7M | -354M | -82M | -310M | -430M | -676M | 0 |
Accumulated OCI | -39M | -283.9M | -318.8M | -133M | 618M | 1.83B | 1.66B | 1.54B | 1.49B |
Minority Interest | 200K | 0 | 0 | 323M | 284M | 251M | 235M | 233M | 207M |
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash from Operations | 338.1M | 478.5M | 562.5M | -261M | 2.79B | 2.42B | 2.23B | 105M | -462M |
Operating CF Margin % | 14.51% | 20.52% | 28.27% | -4.87% | 13.62% | 10.54% | 10.15% | 0.55% | -2.48% |
Operating CF Growth % | 11.58% | 41.53% | 17.55% | -146.4% | 1167.05% | -13% | -7.84% | -95.3% | -540% |
Net Income | 364.5M | 1.04B | 294.5M | -123M | 2.98B | 1.33B | 398M | -754M | -1.43B |
Depreciation & Amortization | 87.7M | 89M | 85.1M | 308M | 904M | 1.03B | 973M | 951M | 1.24B |
Stock-Based Compensation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deferred Taxes | 0 | -460.5M | 16.8M | -101M | 767M | 90M | 114M | -195M | -506M |
Other Non-Cash Items | 205.4M | -222.6M | 128.7M | -85M | 326M | 138M | 56M | 320M | 25M |
Working Capital Changes | -319.5M | 32.7M | 37.4M | -260M | -2.2B | -171M | 692M | -217M | 212M |
Change in Receivables | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197M | 120M | 364M | 134M |
Change in Inventory | -1.8M | 42.9M | -136.3M | -146M | -1.37B | 64M | 670M | -5M | 315M |
Change in Payables | -69M | -62.5M | -80.8M | 3M | 374M | -186M | 4M | -408M | -78M |
Cash from Investing | -160M | -273.1M | -644.4M | -2.04B | -1.38B | -936M | -591M | -3.21B | -479M |
Capital Expenditures | -155.7M | -296.1M | -656M | -525M | -705M | -943M | -646M | -695M | -561M |
CapEx % of Revenue | 6.68% | 12.7% | 32.97% | 9.81% | 3.45% | 4.1% | 2.94% | 3.62% | 3.01% |
Acquisitions | -105M | 0 | 0 | -1.53B | -707M | -31M | 0 | -2.51B | 0 |
Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Investing | -4.3M | 23M | 11.6M | 10M | 33M | 38M | 55M | -5M | 82M |
Cash from Financing | 603.9M | -375.2M | -394.1M | 2.06B | -1.47B | -1.51B | -1.47B | 2.97B | 942M |
Debt Issued (Net) | 22.2M | -234.5M | -15.2M | 2.17B | -319M | -1.1B | -1.11B | 3.83B | 159M |
Equity Issued (Net) | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 0 | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K |
Dividends Paid | -52.9M | -44.2M | -116.3M | -41M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Share Repurchases | 0 | -47.5M | -252.9M | 0 | -1.34B | -240M | -152M | -733M | 0 |
Other Financing | -26.7M | -49M | -9.7M | -74M | -130M | -166M | -204M | -124M | -168M |
Net Change in Cash | 654.9M▲ 0% | -155.1M▼ 123.7% | -463.6M▼ 198.9% | -247.6M▲ 46.6% | -64M▲ 74.2% | -22M▲ 65.6% | 172M▲ 881.8% | -144M▼ 183.7% | 3M▲ 102.1% |
Free Cash Flow | 186.4M▲ 0% | 182.4M▼ 2.1% | -93.5M▼ 151.3% | -786M▼ 740.6% | 2.08B▲ 364.6% | 1.48B▼ 28.8% | 1.59B▲ 7.2% | -590M▼ 137.2% | -1.02B▼ 73.4% |
FCF Margin % | 8% | 7.82% | -4.7% | -14.68% | 10.17% | 6.44% | 7.21% | -3.08% | -5.5% |
FCF Growth % | -20.31% | -2.15% | -151.26% | -740.64% | 364.63% | -28.85% | 7.23% | -137.18% | -73.39% |
FCF per Share | 0.64 | 0.60 | -0.33 | -2.07 | 3.73 | 2.82 | 3.11 | -1.23 | -2.08 |
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.90x | 0.42x | 1.92x | 2.14x | 0.93x | 1.81x | 5.60x | -0.14x | 0.31x |
Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Return on Equity (ROE) | - | - | 265.94% | 74.88% | -7.1% | 67.5% | 19.33% | 4.94% | -10.04% | -22.36% |
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 28.81% | 43.67% | 38.85% | 16.89% | -1.92% | 29.38% | 12% | 4.19% | -4.34% | -7.48% |
Gross Margin | 18.46% | 21.87% | 34.71% | 28.93% | 4.71% | 22.18% | 10.95% | 6.32% | 0.36% | -4.62% |
Net Margin | 8.26% | 16.09% | 48.37% | 14.71% | -2.28% | 14.62% | 5.81% | 1.81% | -3.93% | -7.94% |
Debt / Equity | - | - | 4.93x | 5.91x | 1.95x | 1.00x | 0.58x | 0.44x | 1.13x | 1.15x |
Interest Coverage | 1.24x | 3.40x | 5.66x | 4.25x | -0.60x | 11.91x | 7.03x | 2.34x | -2.04x | -2.36x |
FCF Conversion | 1.74x | 0.90x | 0.42x | 1.92x | 2.14x | 0.93x | 1.81x | 5.60x | -0.14x | 0.31x |
Revenue Growth | 4.75% | 10.49% | 0.09% | -14.68% | 169.06% | 281.85% | 12.45% | -4.32% | -12.78% | -3% |
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)
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Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) reported $18.61B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 3598% increase from $503.2M in 1996.
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) saw revenue decline by 3.0% over the past year.
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) reported a net loss of $1.48B for fiscal year 2025.
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) has a return on equity (ROE) of -22.4%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) had negative free cash flow of $1.02B in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.