CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC (CLF) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:CLF • US1858991011

Current stock price

7.82 USD
-0.36 (-4.4%)
At close:
7.91 USD
+0.09 (+1.15%)
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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.

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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.
  • 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 2025 0 1B -1B 2B 3B 4B

1.2 Ratios

  • CLF has a worse Return On Assets (-7.36%) than 62.42% of its industry peers.
  • With a Return On Equity value of -24.07%, CLF is not doing good in the industry: 70.70% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
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

  • 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 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.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, CLF has more shares outstanding
  • Compared to 1 year ago, CLF has a worse debt to assets ratio.
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 1.04, we must say that CLF is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of 1.04, CLF is not doing good in the industry: 77.07% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • CLF has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.24. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • CLF's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.24 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CLF is outperformed by 85.99% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.24
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 1.04
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC9.03%
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 has a Current ratio (1.95) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.50 indicates that CLF may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • CLF has a worse Quick ratio (0.50) than 88.53% 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.
  • CLF shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -3.00%.
  • Measured over the past years, CLF shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 28.30% on average per year.
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

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 29.93% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • CLF is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 2.40% yearly.
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

  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
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

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for CLF. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • 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

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 (3/20/2026, 5:34:26 PM)

After market: 7.91 +0.09 (+1.15%)

7.82

-0.36 (-4.4%)

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 Cap4.46B
Revenue(TTM)18.61B
Net Income(TTM)-1.47B
Analysts65.26
Price Target13.32 (70.33%)
Short Float %13.1%
Short Ratio4.03
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)-33.45%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-10.44%
EPS NY rev (1m)-2855.85%
EPS NY rev (3m)-853.91%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-2.04%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.41%
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 0.24
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.73
P/tB 1.41
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 1.04
F-Score2
WACC9.03%
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 Fundamental Analysis 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%.