AREC vs ASTL vs CLF Stock Comparison

American Resources, Algoma Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
$13.90 +14.0% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.91B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.07B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Cleveland-Cliffs leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cleveland-Cliffs 4, American Resources 2, Algoma Steel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARECASTLCLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.66M $540.78M $7.91B CLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.3x -0.5x -16.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.7% -30.2% +7.8% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -72.4% -2.4% CLF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -1.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x 0.0x 9.8x ASTL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -66.0% +11.4% +0.9% ASTL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr -14.9%/yr -10.7%/yr CLF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.8% 68.5% 67.3% CLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 25/100 38/100 AREC

Percentile Scorecard

ARECASTLCLF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARECASTLCLF
Valuation 77 #6 of 23 53 #76 of 162 65 #57 of 162
Growth 60 #9 of 21 5 #140 of 147 40 #89 of 147
Profitability – 22 #96 of 122 37 #77 of 122
Financial Health 33 #15 of 22 19 #133 of 164 11 #146 of 164
Shareholder Returns 0 #10 of 10 – –
Overall 43 25 38
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • ASTL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CLF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARECASTLCLFSPY
1 month -38.4%+12.7%+14.0% -0.2%
3 months -32.0%+9.3%+16.1% +3.9%
6 months -45.6%+3.9%+36.0% +8.2%
Year to date -52.8%+17.1%+4.7% +12.9%
1 year -66.0%+11.4%+0.9% +12.3%
3 years -14.6%-31.1%-13.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.1%-11.7%-4.7% +23.3%
5 years -52.4%-55.3%-43.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.8%-14.9%-10.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+174.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+10.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARECASTLCLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.8%68.5%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.6%70.5%71.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.862.052.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.680.170.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-75.5%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.2%-17.2%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $4.37$5.80$15.09 $779.14
52-week low $1.09$3.28$7.82 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARECASTLCLF
P/E now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 28.4x -0.5xmedian 13.3x -16.8xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median -285.2xmedian 7.3x 0.3xmedian 3.2x 0.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 29.2x -0.5xmedian 7.3x 20.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.0x 10.6xmedian 14.7x -16.4xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 24.2xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 50.46 —median 0.31 0.35median 0.31

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARECASTLCLF
Revenue -$312.74K $1.49B $20.07B
Gross profit $956.08K -$342.32M $309.00M
Operating income -$6.29M -$949.70M -$282.00M
Net income -$79.01M $164.57M -$460.00M
Free cash flow $12.37M $47.46M -$485.00M
R&D -$1.22M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $-9.92 $-0.82
Cash & equivalents $31.70M $44.06M $77.00M
Total debt $8.34M $344.54M $7.65B
Shares (diluted) 87.27M 108.70M 574.00M
Enterprise value $11.17M $370.33M $7.66B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARECASTLCLF
P/E 5.1x -0.5x -16.8x
P/FCF 7.2x 10.6x -16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 7.3x 68.4x
P/S -285.2x 0.3x 0.4x
P/B 0.9x 24.2x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 24.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA -2.6x -0.5x 20.1x
EV/EBIT -2.9x -0.4x -55.0x
EV/Revenue -57.6x 0.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 1.5x 10.8x -32.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.4x 7.4x 133.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 – 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECASTLCLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.7% -30.2% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.2% – -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 210.0% -232.0% 133.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -62.3% – -35.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.3% -415.3% 83.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – -35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -517.7% -33.6% 72.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -279.5% – -48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 131.2% -534.2% 75.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.3% – -47.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 541.6% -78.7% 112.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% – -61.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 682.1% -84.3% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.3% – -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECASTLCLF
Gross margin – -23.0% 1.5%
EBITDA margin – -71.7% 3.8%
Operating margin – -63.7% -1.4%
Pretax margin – -67.8% -3.4%
Net margin – -72.4% -2.4%
FCF margin – 3.2% -2.4%
Operating cash flow margin -4,086% 4.6% 0.6%
Return on equity – -587.5% -7.3%
Return on assets 7.7% -62.4% -2.1%
Return on invested capital – – -1.3%
Return on capital employed -5.1% -93.2% -1.7%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 0.4x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue -3,162% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECASTLCLF
Debt / assets 0.6% 3.6% 37.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.5x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x 0.0x 9.8x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 1.1x -15.8x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 98.6% 70.7%
Equity / assets 56.1% 1.4% 29.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.2x 2.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -0.63 -2.28 1.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECASTLCLF
Dividend yield 3.4% – –
Net buyback yield -84.8% – –
Shareholder yield -81.4% 0.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARECASTLCLF
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.30FY2026 $-2.25FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.75MFY2026 $766.90MFY2026 $21.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17,395.7%FY2026 -49.5%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,730.3% +70.9% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECASTLCLF
Held by institutions 31.5% 66.4% 83.1%
Institutions holding 99 95 583
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% +0.2% +1.4%
Institutions buying 67 41 279
Institutions selling 17 36 191
Buyers to sellers 3.94 1.14 1.46

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARECASTLCLF
AREC 1.00 0.30 0.23
ASTL 0.30 1.00 0.39
CLF 0.23 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AREC, ASTL and CLF?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Resources (AREC) $93.66M, Algoma Steel (ASTL) $540.78M, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $7.91B.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Resources (AREC) +56.7%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -30.2%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has the highest net margin (Algoma Steel (ASTL) -72.4%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Algoma Steel (ASTL) returned the most: American Resources (AREC) -66.0%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) +11.4%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +0.9%. Over five years, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) compounded fastest (American Resources (AREC) -13.8%/yr, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -14.9%/yr, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has been the steadiest (American Resources (AREC) 96.8%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) 68.5%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AREC, ASTL and CLF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.