CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC (CLF) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:CLF • US1858991011

10.38 USD
-0.38 (-3.53%)
At close: Feb 13, 2026
10.4115 USD
+0.03 (+0.3%)
After Hours: 2/13/2026, 8:04:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

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CLF gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 157 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. Both the profitability and financial health of CLF have multiple concerns. CLF does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CLF has reported negative net income.
  • CLF had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In multiple years CLF reported negative net income over the last 5 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 0 1B 2B 3B 4B

1.2 Ratios

  • CLF's Return On Assets of -8.26% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CLF is outperformed by 66.88% of its industry peers.
  • CLF's Return On Equity of -30.66% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CLF is outperformed by 75.80% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -8.26%
ROE -30.66%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)1.93%
ROA(5y)4.16%
ROE(3y)3.63%
ROE(5y)12.18%
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 0 100 200

1.3 Margins

  • CLF does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
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 0 10 20 30 40

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CLF does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • CLF has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
CLF Yearly Shares OutstandingCLF Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 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 5B 10B 15B 20B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.09, we must say that CLF is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of 1.09, CLF is not doing good in the industry: 81.53% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • CLF has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.47. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of CLF (1.47) is worse than 87.90% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.47
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 1.09
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC9.87%
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 0 2B 4B 6B

2.3 Liquidity

  • CLF has a Current Ratio of 2.04. This indicates that CLF is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of CLF (2.04) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • CLF has a Quick Ratio of 2.04. This is a bad value and indicates that CLF is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CLF has a Quick ratio of 0.61. This is amonst the worse of the industry: CLF underperforms 85.35% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.04
Quick Ratio 0.61
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 2B 4B 6B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • CLF shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -131.75%.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-131.75%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%52.17%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-0.28%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 46.87% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • Based on estimates for the next years, CLF will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 2.40% on average per year.
EPS Next Y100.7%
EPS Next 2Y46.87%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year7.98%
Revenue Next 2Y5.55%
Revenue Next 3Y3.91%
Revenue Next 5Y2.4%

3.3 Evolution

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 0 2 -2 4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • CLF reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • CLF is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 509.28.
  • CLF's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CLF to the average of the S&P500 Index (28.06), we can say CLF is valued expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 509.28
CLF Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCLF Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 100 200 300 400 500

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

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates CLF does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • CLF's earnings are expected to grow with 46.87% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y46.87%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for CLF!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC

NYSE:CLF (2/13/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 10.4115 +0.03 (+0.3%)

10.38

-0.38 (-3.53%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)02-09
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners69.37%
Inst Owner Change-92.97%
Ins Owners1.42%
Ins Owner Change-1.28%
Market Cap5.91B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)-1.68B
Analysts66.32
Price Target13.07 (25.92%)
Short Float %14.75%
Short Ratio5.63
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)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-17.56%
Min EPS beat(2)-29.71%
Max EPS beat(2)-5.42%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-28.19%
Min EPS beat(4)-49.04%
Max EPS beat(4)-5.42%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-12.74%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)-6.52%
EPS beat(16)5
Avg EPS beat(16)-9.76%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.61%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.34%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.88%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.42%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.34%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.88%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.88%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.04%
Revenue beat(16)4
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.58%
PT rev (1m)3.94%
PT rev (3m)6.8%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-6.61%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-19.01%
EPS NY rev (1m)-1.9%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2.85%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.32%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.05%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.14%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.32%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 509.28
P/S 0.32
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 1.08
P/tB 2.34
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-2.92
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.02
Fwd EY0.2%
FCF(TTM)-2.72
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-1.62
OCFYN/A
SpS32.69
BVpS9.59
TBVpS4.44
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -8.26%
ROE -30.66%
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)1.93%
ROA(5y)4.16%
ROE(3y)3.63%
ROE(5y)12.18%
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 Turnover0.92
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.47
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 51.27%
Cap/Sales 3.36%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.04
Quick Ratio 0.61
Altman-Z 1.09
F-Score2
WACC9.87%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)76.89%
Cap/Depr(5y)95.94%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.55%
Cap/Sales(5y)4.78%
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 Y100.7%
EPS Next 2Y46.87%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-0.28%
Revenue Next Year7.98%
Revenue Next 2Y5.55%
Revenue Next 3Y3.91%
Revenue Next 5Y2.4%
EBIT growth 1Y-2565.52%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year115.03%
EBIT Next 3Y78.15%
EBIT Next 5Y47.39%
FCF growth 1Y-210.82%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-143.77%
OCF growth 3Y-66.47%
OCF growth 5Y-28.65%

CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC / CLF FAQ

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

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 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 2 / 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%.