CLF vs NUE vs MT Stock Comparison

Cleveland-Cliffs, Nucor and ArcelorMittal Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NUE Nucor Corp
$257.44 +4.1% 1M +85.6% 1Y
Market cap
$61.61B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.83B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
8 wins
MT ArcelorMittal
$59.37 -16.0% 1M +51.8% 1Y
Market cap
$46.57B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.85B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nucor leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Nucor 8, ArcelorMittal 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLFNUEMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.91B $61.61B $46.57B NUE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.7x 17.1x 25.7x NUE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.8x 23.8x NUE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +21.8% +3.6% NUE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.4% — 2.9% MT
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% +85.6% +51.8% NUE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr +18.9%/yr +12.2%/yr NUE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 31.7% 43.5% NUE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 73/100 56/100 NUE

Percentile Scorecard

CLFNUEMT

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

AxisCLFNUEMT
Valuation 65 #57 of 162 85 #25 of 162 91 #15 of 162
Growth 40 #89 of 147 60 #59 of 147 32 #100 of 147
Profitability 37 #77 of 122 86 #18 of 122 54 #57 of 122
Financial Health 11 #147 of 165 – 24 #125 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 59 #44 of 107 77 #25 of 107
Overall 38 73 56
  • CLF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NUE 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

PeriodCLFNUEMTSPY
1 month +9.7%+4.1%-16.0% -0.8%
3 months +9.1%+3.9%-12.1% +3.5%
6 months +26.0%+19.7%+0.6% +7.0%
Year to date +0.7%+57.8%+30.3% +12.2%
1 year +1.8%+85.6%+51.8% +13.0%
3 years -16.6%+73.8%+168.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.9%+20.3%+39.0% +23.1%
5 years -46.1%+137.9%+78.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.6%+18.9%+12.2% +11.0%
10 years +115.6%+443.8%+194.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+18.5%+11.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLFNUEMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%31.7%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.3%31.8%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.110.892.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.032.701.19 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-48.6%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-6.3%-24.6% -1.8%
52-week high $15.09$274.65$78.75 $779.14
52-week low $7.82$142.66$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.

MultipleCLFNUEMT
P/E now vs peer median -16.2xmedian 12.8x 16.3xmedian 12.8x 25.0xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.1x 1.5xmedian 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 34.5xmedian 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 -2.10median 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 monthsCLFNUEMT
Revenue $20.07B $38.83B $62.85B
Gross profit $309.00M – –
Operating income -$282.00M – $2.68B
Net income -$460.00M $4.05B $1.30B
Free cash flow -$485.00M – $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $15.74 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $77.00M $3.47B $4.85B
Total debt $7.65B – $16.31B
Shares (diluted) 574.00M 228.50M 766.00M
Enterprise value $7.66B $61.61B $25.60B

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
MetricCLFNUEMT
P/E -16.2x 16.3x 25.0x
P/FCF -15.7x 34.5x 4.7x
P/Operating cash flow 65.8x 11.0x 9.6x
P/S 0.4x 1.5x 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 1.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF -31.3x – 5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 131.0x 11.0x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 -2.10 -1.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLFNUEMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 21.8% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 2.8% -4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 133.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -35.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.5% – -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.2% – -15.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 72.7% 106.4% 446.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.0% -9.0% -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 75.7% 119.2% -25.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.9% -7.8% -19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 112.6% 68.0% -4.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -61.9% -13.2% -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% – 6.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% – -9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLFNUEMT
Gross margin 1.5% – –
EBITDA margin 3.8% – 9.2%
Operating margin -1.4% – 4.3%
Pretax margin -3.4% – 3.3%
Net margin -2.4% – 2.9%
FCF margin -2.4% – 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 0.6% 13.7% 7.5%
Return on equity -7.3% – 3.4%
Return on assets -2.1% 10.7% 1.9%
Return on invested capital -1.3% – 3.5%
Return on capital employed -1.7% – 3.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.3x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLFNUEMT
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% 37.2% 44.7%
Equity / assets 29.3% – 55.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.40 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLFNUEMT
Dividend yield – 0.9% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.9% 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.

ConsensusCLFNUEMT
Forward P/E – 12.8xFY2026 23.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $20.11FY2026 $2.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +160.8%FY2026 -39.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.9% +179.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.93BFY2026 $39.95BFY2026 $63.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +22.9%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +8.6% +12.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLFNUEMT
Held by institutions 83.1% 79.2% 4.9%
Institutions holding 583 1,541 317
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +2.2% +29.8%
Institutions buying 279 751 150
Institutions selling 191 516 112
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.46 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.

CLFNUEMT
CLF 1.00 0.60 0.46
NUE 0.60 1.00 0.51
MT 0.46 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLF, NUE and MT?

Nucor (NUE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $7.91B, Nucor (NUE) $61.61B, ArcelorMittal (MT) $46.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLF, NUE and MT?

Nucor (NUE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -16.7x, Nucor (NUE) 17.1x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nucor (NUE) is cheapest (Nucor (NUE) 12.8x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 23.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nucor (NUE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +7.8%, Nucor (NUE) +21.8%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

ArcelorMittal (MT) has the highest net margin (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%, 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 Nucor (NUE) returned the most: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +1.8%, Nucor (NUE) +85.6%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +51.8%. Over five years, Nucor (NUE) compounded fastest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -11.6%/yr, Nucor (NUE) +18.9%/yr, ArcelorMittal (MT) +12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nucor (NUE) has been the steadiest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%, Nucor (NUE) 31.7%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLF, NUE 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, Nucor (NUE) leads on 8. 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.