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Cleveland-Cliffs

NYQ:CLF · US1858991011
Metals & MiningLarge

360

6
EV / EBIT4
Price / Owner Earnings72
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales95
Price/Book88
Return on Capital1
Cash Return on Capital16
Return on Equity1
EBIT Margin1
Gross Profitability1
Accruals65
Owner Earnings Margin16
Sales growth13
Profit growth4
Reinvestment49
Price momentum54
Debt load7
Refinancing93
Debt Payback1
Liquidity26
Analyst ratings3
Opinion Changes68
Price Target Upside4
Market mood21
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Cleveland-Cliffs clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMetals & Mining
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1985
Employees3,477
Websiteclevelandcliffs.com
ISINUS1858991011
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P MIDCAP (USA)
Themes
ClimateTechMining TechnologyGreen SteelLithiumCleanTechMiningNatural ResourcesPrecious Metals

Description

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is a North America-based steel producer with focus on value-added sheet products, particularly for the automotive industry. The company is vertically integrated from the mining of iron ore, production of pellets and direct redu…

Analysis

Weak and unloved

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is weak and unloved: below-average business metrics and a price that reflects that disappointment.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is fragile. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
28
2026

All-time high

28

Jun 2026

All-time low

26

Mar 2026

Average rank

27

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
95
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Price/Earnings
100
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Price/Book
88
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Dividend Yield
1
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Value (overall)
87
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Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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