CLF vs MSB vs MT Stock Comparison

Cleveland-Cliffs, Mesabi Trust and ArcelorMittal Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
$13.37 +9.7% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.07B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
1 win
MSB Mesabi Trust
$18.30 -4.2% 1M -48.4% 1Y
Market cap
$239.90M
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.91M
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
2 wins
MT ArcelorMittal
$59.37 -16.0% 1M +51.8% 1Y
Market cap
$46.61B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.85B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

ArcelorMittal leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (ArcelorMittal 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.

QuestionCLFMSBMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.95B $239.90M $46.61B MT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.8x 37.0x 25.7x MT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 23.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% -87.6% +3.6% CLF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.4% 54.5% 2.9% MSB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.3% — 3.5% MT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.8x — 1.9x MT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.8% -48.4% +51.8% MT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr -8.1%/yr +12.2%/yr MT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 45.5% 43.5% MT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 67/100 56/100 MSB

Percentile Scorecard

CLFMSBMT

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

AxisCLFMSBMT
Valuation 65 #57 of 162 55 #73 of 162 91 #15 of 162
Growth 40 #89 of 147 24 #112 of 147 32 #100 of 147
Profitability 37 #77 of 122 94 #8 of 122 54 #57 of 122
Financial Health 11 #147 of 165 – 24 #125 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 93 #9 of 107 77 #25 of 107
Overall 38 67 56
  • CLF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MSB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MT 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

PeriodCLFMSBMTSPY
1 month +9.7%-4.2%-16.0% -0.8%
3 months +9.1%-19.2%-12.1% +3.5%
6 months +26.0%-31.6%+0.6% +7.0%
Year to date +0.7%-52.5%+30.3% +12.2%
1 year +1.8%-48.4%+51.8% +13.0%
3 years -16.6%-9.3%+168.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.9%-3.2%+39.0% +23.1%
5 years -46.1%-34.5%+78.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.6%-8.1%+12.2% +11.0%
10 years +115.6%+91.6%+194.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+6.7%+11.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLFMSBMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%45.5%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.3%49.6%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.110.742.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-1.061.19 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-57.0%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-55.5%-24.6% -1.8%
52-week high $15.09$41.15$78.75 $779.14
52-week low $7.82$17.71$36.91 $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.

MultipleCLFMSBMT
P/E now vs peer median -16.2xmedian 12.8x 37.0xmedian 12.8x 25.0xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.1x 20.2xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 9.7xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.7xmedian 15.2x 27.5xmedian 15.2x 4.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.29 -25.44median 0.29 -1.26median 0.29

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 monthsCLFMSBMT
Revenue $20.07B $11.91M $62.85B
Gross profit $309.00M $6.49M –
Operating income -$282.00M – $2.68B
Net income -$460.00M $6.49M $1.30B
Free cash flow -$485.00M $8.73M $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $0.49 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $77.00M $17.39M $4.85B
Total debt $7.65B – $16.31B
Shares (diluted) 574.00M 13.12M 766.00M
Enterprise value $7.70B $155.87M $25.63B

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
MetricCLFMSBMT
P/E -16.2x 37.0x 25.0x
P/FCF -15.7x 27.5x 4.7x
P/Operating cash flow 65.8x 27.5x 9.6x
P/S 0.4x 20.2x 0.7x
P/B 1.3x – 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.5x – 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x – 9.7x
EV/EBIT -53.9x – 21.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 18.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF -31.3x 25.5x 5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 131.0x 25.5x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 -25.44 -1.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLFMSBMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% -87.6% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -5.2% -4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 133.3% -93.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -35.7% -16.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.5% – -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.2% – -15.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 72.7% -93.0% 446.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.0% -1.5% -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 75.7% -93.0% -25.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.9% -1.5% -19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 112.6% -90.7% -4.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -61.9% 43.1% -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% -90.7% 6.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% 43.1% -9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLFMSBMT
Gross margin 1.5% 54.5% –
EBITDA margin 3.8% – 9.2%
Operating margin -1.4% – 4.3%
Pretax margin -3.4% – 3.3%
Net margin -2.4% 54.5% 2.9%
FCF margin -2.4% 73.3% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 0.6% 73.3% 7.5%
Return on equity -7.3% – 3.4%
Return on assets -2.1% – 1.9%
Return on invested capital -1.3% – 3.5%
Return on capital employed -1.7% – 3.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.3x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLFMSBMT
Debt / assets 37.6% – 16.4%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.8x – 1.9x
Debt / FCF -15.8x – 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 11.4% 44.7%
Equity / assets 29.3% – 55.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.9x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.40 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLFMSBMT
Dividend yield – 4.9% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.9% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusCLFMSBMT
Forward P/E – – 23.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 – $2.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -39.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +179.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.93BFY2026 – $63.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 – +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% – +12.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLFMSBMT
Held by institutions 83.1% 50.3% 4.9%
Institutions holding 583 63 317
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -1.0% +29.8%
Institutions buying 279 28 150
Institutions selling 191 16 112
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.75 1.34

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.

CLFMSBMT
CLF 1.00 0.18 0.46
MSB 0.18 1.00 0.22
MT 0.46 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLF, MSB and MT?

ArcelorMittal (MT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $7.95B, Mesabi Trust (MSB) $239.90M, ArcelorMittal (MT) $46.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLF, MSB and MT?

ArcelorMittal (MT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -16.8x, Mesabi Trust (MSB) 37.0x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 25.7x). 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%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) -87.6%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mesabi Trust (MSB) has the highest net margin (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) 54.5%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, ArcelorMittal (MT) leads (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -1.3%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ArcelorMittal (MT) returned the most: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +1.8%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) -48.4%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +51.8%. Over five years, ArcelorMittal (MT) compounded fastest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -11.6%/yr, Mesabi Trust (MSB) -8.1%/yr, ArcelorMittal (MT) +12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ArcelorMittal (MT) has been the steadiest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) 45.5%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ArcelorMittal (MT) 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.