CLF vs CMC vs MSB Stock Comparison

Cleveland-Cliffs, Commercial Metals and Mesabi Trust Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
$14.28 +29.7% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.07B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$65.70 +5.8% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.25B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
1.46%
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins
MSB Mesabi Trust
$18.17 -9.5% 1M -48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$238.39M
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.91M
Div. yield
4.90%
Iron Ore Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Commercial Metals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Commercial Metals 6, Mesabi Trust 3, Cleveland-Cliffs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLFCMCMSBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.15B $7.25B $238.39M CLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.3x 11.1x 36.8x CMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +20.5% -87.6% CMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.4% 7.0% 54.5% MSB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.3% -79.6% — CLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.8x -0.4x — CMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.46% 4.90% MSB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.3% +7.7% -48.8% CMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.0%/yr +15.4%/yr -3.8%/yr CMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 35.7% 45.5% CMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 54/100 68/100 MSB

Percentile Scorecard

CLFCMCMSB

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

AxisCLFCMCMSB
Valuation 64 #59 of 163 75 #42 of 163 56 #73 of 163
Growth 39 #91 of 148 54 #69 of 148 26 #110 of 148
Profitability 37 #78 of 123 48 #64 of 123 94 #8 of 123
Financial Health 11 #146 of 164 17 #136 of 164 –
Shareholder Returns – 74 #29 of 108 95 #6 of 108
Overall 38 54 68
  • CLF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CMC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MSB 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

PeriodCLFCMCMSBSPY
1 month +29.7%+5.8%-9.5% +0.7%
3 months +22.8%-4.0%-21.0% +3.7%
6 months +40.0%-4.7%-34.6% +7.1%
Year to date +7.5%-5.1%-52.8% +12.8%
1 year +1.3%+7.7%-48.8% +11.9%
3 years -11.7%+54.7%-10.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -4.1%+15.7%-3.8% +22.8%
5 years -40.8%+104.2%-17.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -10.0%+15.4%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years +163.0%+324.4%+95.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.2%+15.6%+6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLFCMCMSBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%35.7%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.3%35.3%49.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.111.360.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.020.21-1.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-38.1%-57.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-21.0%-55.8% -1.2%
52-week high $15.09$83.21$41.15 $779.14
52-week low $7.82$56.52$17.71 $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.

MultipleCLFCMCMSB
P/E now vs peer median -17.3xmedian 13.2x 11.1xmedian 13.2x 36.8xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.1x 0.8xmedian 3.1x 20.0xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 7.2x -1.5xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 15.2x 15.1xmedian 15.2x 27.3xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.30 -1.63median 0.30 -25.26median 0.30

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 monthsCLFCMCMSB
Revenue $20.07B $9.39B $11.91M
Gross profit $309.00M $1.75B $6.49M
Operating income -$282.00M -$6.93B –
Net income -$460.00M $655.85M $6.49M
Free cash flow -$485.00M $479.12M $8.73M
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $5.86 $0.49
Cash & equivalents $77.00M – $17.39M
Total debt $7.65B $3.41B –
Shares (diluted) 574.00M 111.86M 13.12M
Enterprise value $8.18B $6.47B $154.37M

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
MetricCLFCMCMSB
P/E -17.3x 11.1x 36.8x
P/FCF -16.8x 15.1x 27.3x
P/Operating cash flow 70.2x 6.8x 27.3x
P/S 0.4x 0.8x 20.0x
P/B 1.4x 1.5x –
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.7x –
EV/EBITDA 20.4x -1.5x –
EV/EBIT -55.7x -1.4x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.1x 18.6x
EV/FCF -32.4x 20.6x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 135.5x 9.3x 25.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 -1.63 -25.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLFCMCMSB
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 20.5% -87.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 2.2% -5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 133.3% 43.6% -93.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -35.7% -1.1% -16.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.5% -7.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -5.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 72.7% 674.7% -93.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.0% -8.6% -1.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 75.7% 690.1% -93.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.9% -6.8% -1.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 112.6% 48.1% -90.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -61.9% -7.6% 43.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% 53.4% -90.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -13.4% 43.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLFCMCMSB
Gross margin 1.5% 18.6% 54.5%
EBITDA margin 3.8% -69.6% –
Operating margin -1.4% -73.8% –
Pretax margin -3.4% 7.6% –
Net margin -2.4% 7.0% 54.5%
FCF margin -2.4% 5.1% 73.3%
Operating cash flow margin 0.6% 11.3% 73.3%
Return on equity -7.3% 14.2% –
Return on assets -2.1% 6.5% –
Return on invested capital -1.3% -79.6% –
Return on capital employed -1.7% -82.5% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLFCMCMSB
Debt / assets 37.6% 33.2% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 9.8x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF -15.8x 7.1x –
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 54.2% 11.4%
Equity / assets 29.3% 45.8% –
Interest coverage – -48.4x –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.3x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 1.42 0.42 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLFCMCMSB
Dividend yield – 1.5% 4.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.9% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 17.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –

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.

ConsensusCLFCMCMSB
Forward P/E – 10.1xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $6.49FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY – -4.8%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after – +10.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.93BFY2026 $9.59BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +2.1%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +4.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLFCMCMSB
Held by institutions 83.1% 93.1% 50.3%
Institutions holding 584 521 63
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +0.2% -1.0%
Institutions buying 280 263 28
Institutions selling 191 175 16
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.50 1.75

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.

CLFCMCMSB
CLF 1.00 0.52 0.17
CMC 0.52 1.00 0.13
MSB 0.17 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLF, CMC and MSB?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $8.15B, Commercial Metals (CMC) $7.25B, Mesabi Trust (MSB) $238.39M.

Which stock is cheaper, CLF, CMC and MSB?

Commercial Metals (CMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -17.3x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 11.1x, Mesabi Trust (MSB) 36.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Commercial Metals (CMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +7.8%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +20.5%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) -87.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mesabi Trust (MSB) has the highest net margin (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) 54.5%). On return on invested capital, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) leads (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -1.3%, Commercial Metals (CMC) -79.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Metals (CMC) returned the most: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +1.3%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +7.7%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) -48.8%. Over five years, Commercial Metals (CMC) compounded fastest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -10.0%/yr, Commercial Metals (CMC) +15.4%/yr, Mesabi Trust (MSB) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mesabi Trust (MSB) has the highest dividend yield: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 0.00%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 1.46%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) 4.90%. Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commercial Metals (CMC) has been the steadiest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.7%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLF, CMC and MSB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Commercial Metals (CMC) leads on 6. 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.