CLF vs GGB vs MSB Stock Comparison

Cleveland-Cliffs, Gerdau and Mesabi Trust Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
$13.89 +7.9% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.07B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
1 win
GGB Gerdau S.A.
$5.09 +4.1% 1M +50.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.55B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins
MSB Mesabi Trust
$18.34 -8.6% 1M -48.7% 1Y
Market cap
$238.59M
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.91M
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Gerdau leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Gerdau 7, Mesabi Trust 2, Cleveland-Cliffs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLFGGBMSBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.65B $9.55B $238.59M GGB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.2x 22.0x 36.8x GGB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +7.3% -87.6% CLF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.4% 3.7% 54.5% MSB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.3% 0.0% — GGB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.8x -0.4x — GGB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.4% +50.6% -48.7% GGB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.3%/yr +6.5%/yr -9.9%/yr GGB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 36.3% 45.5% GGB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 62/100 68/100 MSB

Percentile Scorecard

CLFGGBMSB

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

AxisCLFGGBMSB
Valuation 65 #57 of 162 96 #8 of 162 56 #72 of 162
Growth 39 #90 of 147 17 #122 of 147 25 #110 of 147
Profitability 36 #78 of 122 53 #58 of 122 94 #8 of 122
Financial Health 11 #148 of 166 53 #79 of 166 –
Shareholder Returns – 92 #10 of 107 95 #6 of 107
Overall 38 62 68
  • CLF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GGB 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

PeriodCLFGGBMSBSPY
1 month +7.9%+4.1%-8.6% -1.0%
3 months +16.5%+6.0%-18.3% +2.9%
6 months +42.3%+18.1%-32.1% +6.4%
Year to date +4.6%+37.9%-52.4% +11.4%
1 year +6.4%+50.6%-48.7% +13.1%
3 years -11.2%+41.7%-15.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -3.9%+12.3%-5.3% +21.5%
5 years -41.8%+37.0%-40.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -10.3%+6.5%-9.9% +10.9%
10 years +131.1%+92.0%+93.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.7%+6.7%+6.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCLFGGBMSBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%36.3%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.4%37.5%49.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.141.240.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.091.39-1.07 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-55.8%-57.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-2.9%-55.4% -2.5%
52-week high $15.09$5.24$41.15 $779.14
52-week low $7.82$3.26$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.

MultipleCLFGGBMSB
P/E now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 12.7x 23.5xmedian 12.7x 37.1xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.1x 0.9xmedian 3.1x 20.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 6.9x 4.7xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 15.1x 40.6xmedian 15.1x 27.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.27 -2.90median 0.27 -25.49median 0.27

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 monthsCLFGGBMSB
Revenue $20.07B $11.69B $11.91M
Gross profit $309.00M $1.73B $6.49M
Operating income -$282.00M $1.34B –
Net income -$460.00M $546.67M $6.49M
Free cash flow -$485.00M $251.31M $8.73M
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $0.34 $0.49
Cash & equivalents $77.00M $994.88M $17.39M
Total debt $7.65B $2.94B –
Shares (diluted) 574.00M 1.29B 13.12M
Enterprise value $7.40B $4.23B $154.56M

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
MetricCLFGGBMSB
P/E -16.8x 23.5x 37.1x
P/FCF -16.3x 40.6x 27.6x
P/Operating cash flow 68.3x 6.0x 27.6x
P/S 0.4x 0.9x 20.2x
P/B 1.3x 1.0x –
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.0x –
EV/EBITDA 20.1x 4.7x –
EV/EBIT -54.9x 7.1x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.8x 18.7x
EV/FCF -31.9x 37.7x 25.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 133.6x 5.5x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 -2.90 -25.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLFGGBMSB
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 7.3% -87.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -11.4% -5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 133.3% 15.1% -93.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -35.7% -15.0% -16.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.5% 19.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -38.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 72.7% -34.1% -93.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.0% -33.5% -1.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 75.7% -19.6% -93.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.9% -8.1% -1.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 112.6% -8.2% -90.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -61.9% -4.7% 43.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% -77.2% -90.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -42.1% 43.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLFGGBMSB
Gross margin 1.5% 14.8% 54.5%
EBITDA margin 3.8% 17.2% –
Operating margin -1.4% 11.5% –
Pretax margin -3.4% 0.1% –
Net margin -2.4% 3.7% 54.5%
FCF margin -2.4% 2.1% 73.3%
Operating cash flow margin 0.6% 14.6% 73.3%
Return on equity -7.3% 2.4% –
Return on assets -2.1% 1.6% –
Return on invested capital -1.3% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed -1.7% 9.8% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 3.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLFGGBMSB
Debt / assets 37.6% 2.5% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 9.8x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF -15.8x 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 34.7% 11.4%
Equity / assets 29.3% 65.3% –
Interest coverage – 3.5x –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.9x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 1.41 2.80 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLFGGBMSB
Dividend yield – 2.9% 4.9%
Net buyback yield – 2.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.9% 4.9%
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.

ConsensusCLFGGBMSB
Forward P/E – 8.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.15FY2026 $0.57FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +338.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +1.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.05BFY2026 $14.33BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% -4.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLFGGBMSB
Held by institutions 83.1% 18.0% 50.3%
Institutions holding 583 211 63
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +17.1% -1.0%
Institutions buying 279 119 28
Institutions selling 191 52 16
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.29 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.

CLFGGBMSB
CLF 1.00 0.40 0.18
GGB 0.40 1.00 0.18
MSB 0.18 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLF, GGB and MSB?

Gerdau (GGB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $7.65B, Gerdau (GGB) $9.55B, Mesabi Trust (MSB) $238.59M.

Which stock is cheaper, CLF, GGB and MSB?

Gerdau (GGB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -16.2x, Gerdau (GGB) 22.0x, 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?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +7.8%, Gerdau (GGB) +7.3%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) -87.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mesabi Trust (MSB) has the highest net margin (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%, Gerdau (GGB) 3.7%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) 54.5%). On return on invested capital, Gerdau (GGB) leads (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -1.3%, Gerdau (GGB) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gerdau (GGB) returned the most: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +6.4%, Gerdau (GGB) +50.6%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) -48.7%. Over five years, Gerdau (GGB) compounded fastest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -10.3%/yr, Gerdau (GGB) +6.5%/yr, Mesabi Trust (MSB) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gerdau (GGB) has been the steadiest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%, Gerdau (GGB) 36.3%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLF, GGB 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, Gerdau (GGB) leads on 7. 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.