CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC (CLF) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:CLF • US1858991011

8.92 USD
-0.36 (-3.88%)
At close: Mar 12, 2026
8.9739 USD
+0.05 (+0.6%)
Pre-Market: 3/13/2026, 8:26:35 AM
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This CLF fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

2

CLF gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 157 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. CLF has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. CLF is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. CLF Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CLF had negative earnings in the past year.
  • CLF had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: CLF reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • Of the past 5 years CLF 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
CLF Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCLF Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B -1B 2B 3B 4B

1.2 Ratios

  • CLF's Return On Assets of -7.36% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CLF is outperformed by 63.06% of its industry peers.
  • CLF has a worse Return On Equity (-24.07%) than 71.97% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -7.36%
ROE -24.07%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-2.94%
ROA(5y)2.81%
ROE(3y)-10.25%
ROE(5y)8.16%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
CLF Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCLF Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100 200

1.3 Margins

  • The Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin are not available for CLF so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
CLF Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCLF Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20 30 40

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2. CLF Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CLF does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CLF has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • CLF has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • CLF has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
CLF Yearly Shares OutstandingCLF Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M
CLF Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCLF Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5B 10B 15B 20B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.06, we must say that CLF is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of CLF (1.06) is worse than 80.25% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.24 is on the high side and indicates that CLF has dependencies on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of CLF (1.24) is worse than 85.99% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.24
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 1.06
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC9.23%
CLF Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCLF Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2B 4B 6B

2.3 Liquidity

  • CLF has a Current Ratio of 1.95. This is a normal value and indicates that CLF is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CLF's Current ratio of 1.95 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CLF outperforms 40.76% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.50 indicates that CLF may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of CLF (0.50) is worse than 89.17% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.95
Quick Ratio 0.5
CLF Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCLF Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B

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3. CLF Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for CLF have decreased strongly by -131.75% in the last year.
  • Looking at the last year, CLF shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -3.00% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 28.30% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)-131.75%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%52.17%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-3%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.8%
Revenue growth 5Y28.3%
Sales Q2Q%-0.28%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, CLF will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 29.93% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.40% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y80.76%
EPS Next 2Y46.31%
EPS Next 3Y29.93%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year5.5%
Revenue Next 2Y4.16%
Revenue Next 3Y1.99%
Revenue Next 5Y2.4%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
CLF Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCLF Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 5B 10B 15B 20B
CLF Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCLF Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 2 -2 4

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4. CLF Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • CLF reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Also next year CLF is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
CLF Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCLF Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 -10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
CLF Per share dataCLF EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • CLF's earnings are expected to grow with 29.93% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y46.31%
EPS Next 3Y29.93%

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5. CLF Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • CLF does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CLF Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC

NYSE:CLF (3/12/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

Premarket: 8.9739 +0.05 (+0.6%)

8.92

-0.36 (-3.88%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)02-09
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners81.48%
Inst Owner Change17.94%
Ins Owners1.37%
Ins Owner Change-3.44%
Market Cap5.09B
Revenue(TTM)18.61B
Net Income(TTM)-1.47B
Analysts65.26
Price Target13.32 (49.33%)
Short Float %13.79%
Short Ratio4.58
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)10.93%
Min EPS beat(2)-5.42%
Max EPS beat(2)27.27%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-9.12%
Min EPS beat(4)-29.71%
Max EPS beat(4)27.27%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-11.89%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-1.34%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)-6.73%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-5.61%
Min Revenue beat(2)-6.87%
Max Revenue beat(2)-4.34%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.31%
Min Revenue beat(4)-6.87%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.88%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.56%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.3%
Revenue beat(16)4
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.54%
PT rev (1m)1.93%
PT rev (3m)8.66%
EPS NQ rev (1m)1.72%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-9.43%
EPS NY rev (1m)-2855.85%
EPS NY rev (3m)-853.91%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.12%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.31%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-2.3%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.15%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.27
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.83
P/tB 1.61
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-2.92
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.56
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.79
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.81
OCFYN/A
SpS32.63
BVpS10.72
TBVpS5.55
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -7.36%
ROE -24.07%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-2.94%
ROA(5y)2.81%
ROE(3y)-10.25%
ROE(5y)8.16%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score2
Asset Turnover0.93
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.24
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 45.43%
Cap/Sales 3.01%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.95
Quick Ratio 0.5
Altman-Z 1.06
F-Score2
WACC9.23%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)61.63%
Cap/Depr(5y)70.94%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.19%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.42%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-131.75%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%52.17%
EPS Next Y80.76%
EPS Next 2Y46.31%
EPS Next 3Y29.93%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-3%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.8%
Revenue growth 5Y28.3%
Sales Q2Q%-0.28%
Revenue Next Year5.5%
Revenue Next 2Y4.16%
Revenue Next 3Y1.99%
Revenue Next 5Y2.4%
EBIT growth 1Y-186.9%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year196.59%
EBIT Next 3Y49.21%
EBIT Next 5Y30.9%
FCF growth 1Y-73.39%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-540%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC / CLF FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to CLF.


What is the valuation status of CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC (CLF) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC (CLF). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC (CLF) stock?

CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC (CLF) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.


How financially healthy is CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC?

The financial health rating of CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC (CLF) is 1 / 10.


Can you provide the dividend sustainability for CLF stock?

The dividend rating of CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC (CLF) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.