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Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. CLF

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Overview of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

CLF NYQ
Basic Materials Steel Mid Cap
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF), is a Mid Cap company, in the Steel industry, last closed at $8.46, about 200.5% undervalued vs fair value, -16.7% 1Y return, ranked 93/263 in sector.
$8.46
-5.16%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 67.8%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$4.83B
Enterprise Value
$12.02B
Overall Score
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.clevelandcliffs.co...
HQ Cleveland, OH
Employees 25,000
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Apr 29 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$21
$25
$29
Current: $8.46 +201% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Commodities & Mining - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
None
-3%%
Gross Profit
$-860.0M
-1465.1%%
Operating Income
$-1.5B
-184.3%%
EBITDA
None
-147.2%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Commodities & Mining

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
0.69x
Fair

Free cash flow relative to net income

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$7.0B

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
3
Active Leaks
0/3
Improving
0
High Impact
3
Critical
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
23
/100
Weak
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Developing
27
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 92% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CLF's balance between Growth (42.4%), Profitability (18.8%), and Safety (38.8%). Growth 42% Safety 39% Profitability 19%

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Growth

45th percentile vs peers
46
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY -3.0% 60p Revenue CAGR 3Y -6.8% 44p EPS Growth YoY -83.8% 26p
Strengths
  • D/E Ratio in top 20% of peers (1.19, 88th percentile)
  • Net Debt/Ebitda in top 20% of peers (18.90, 95th percentile)
  • Conservative leverage compared to industry peers
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

20th percentile vs peers
20
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Safety

41th percentile vs peers
42
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Strengths
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc..

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Base
$25.42
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+200.5% vs current
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