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Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

CLF

Last
$12.98
Day
+6.5%
1y
-14.2%
5y
-38.5%
52w
-27.0%
SPY YTD
+13.3%
XLB
+6.8%
Earnings
2026-10-199d
EMA 21
11.95
EMA 50
11.80
EMA 200
11.39
20d high
-7.0%
5y high
-64.2%
5y range
23th
Website · 25,000 employees · United States

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Score
45
Hold
swing
Signal
Strong Buy
Target
$14.05
Stop
$11.26
Stop distance
13.3%
Target vs last
+8.2%

Bull / bear case

Site-generated summary from fundamentals, news, and score — not investment advice. As of 2026-10-08.

Bull case
  • Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is strategically positioned in the steel industry, benefiting from a recovering demand cycle as infrastructure spending increases.
  • Revenue increased by 6% compared to the prior quarter, reaching $5.2 billion.
  • Gross margin improved to 2.5%, up from -1.7% in the previous quarter.
Bear case
  • Despite recent improvements, Cleveland-Cliffs has a high debt-to-equity ratio of 132.74, indicating potential financial risk.
  • The company reported a net income loss of $145 million in the latest quarter.
  • Operating margin remains negative at -0.9%, reflecting ongoing operational challenges.

Fundamentals

Market cap$6.95BEnterprise value$14.82BTrailing P/E—Forward P/E14.21
PEG0.43Price / book1.24Beta2.09Dividend yield0.00%
Revenue growth5.9%Earnings growth—Gross margin-1.1%Operating margin0.3%
Profit margin-4.6%ROE-13.9%ROA-1.7%Debt / equity1.33
Current ratio1.89Free cash flow$6.13MAnalyst recommendationholdMean target$12.60
52w high$16.7052w low$7.73

Quarterly

2026-Q22026-Q12025-Q42025-Q32025-Q22025-Q1
Revenue$5.2B$4.9B$4.3B$4.7B$4.9B—
Op margin-0.9%-4.3%-7.8%-4.2%-7.6%—
Net income-$145M-$237M-$243M-$251M-$486M—
Gross margin2.5%-1.7%-4.8%-1.0%-4.3%—
Gross profit$132M-$82.0M-$206M-$46.0M-$212M—
Operating income-$46.0M-$213M-$337M-$201M-$376M—
  • Revenue +6% vs prior quarter ($5.2B vs $4.9B).
  • Gross margin 2.5% (was -1.7% prior quarter).
  • Operating margin expanded to -0.9%.

Yearly (6y)

20252024202320222021
Revenue$18.6B$19.2B$22.0B$23.0B—
Op margin-7.8%-2.7%3.6%8.6%—
Net income-$1.5B-$760M$385M$1.3B—
Gross margin-4.6%0.3%6.2%11.0%—
Gross profit-$860M$63.0M$1.4B$2.5B—
Operating income-$1.5B-$511M$796M$2.0B—
Headline scan

No flags

• No distress or material-risk keywords in recent headlines (keyword scan only — not a guarantee).

News

CLF · daily-2.7% over 13 sessions
Close EMA21 EMA50 EMA200
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Quarterly · revenue, net income, margins
Revenue Net income Gross margin Op margin
-$486M$942M$2.4B$3.8B$5.2B-8%1%10%2025-Q22025-Q32025-Q42026-Q12026-Q2