CLF vs SID vs PKX Stock Comparison

Cleveland-Cliffs, National Steel and Posco Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
$13.90 +14.0% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.07B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins
SID National Steel Co
$0.87 -21.6% 1M -47.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$52.01 -8.6% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.93B
P/E
4.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
2.96%
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Posco Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Posco Holdings 5, Cleveland-Cliffs 2, National Steel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLFSIDPKXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.93B $1.15B $3.93B CLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.8x -3.5x 4.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 10.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +23.4% -27.8% SID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.4% -1.8% 2.5% PKX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.3% — 3.0% PKX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.8x -1.0x — SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 2.96% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.9% -47.9% -7.5% CLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.7%/yr -27.3%/yr -4.2%/yr PKX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 69.4% 45.0% PKX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 45/100 68/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

CLFSIDPKX

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

AxisCLFSIDPKX
Valuation 65 #57 of 162 62 #63 of 162 88 #21 of 162
Growth 40 #89 of 147 27 #107 of 147 38 #91 of 147
Profitability 37 #77 of 122 43 #70 of 122 51 #60 of 122
Financial Health 11 #146 of 164 76 #41 of 164 79 #36 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 17 #89 of 107 86 #16 of 107
Overall 38 45 68
  • CLF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SID ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PKX 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

PeriodCLFSIDPKXSPY
1 month +14.0%-21.6%-8.6% -0.2%
3 months +16.1%-21.6%+1.5% +3.9%
6 months +36.0%-33.1%-31.6% +8.2%
Year to date +4.7%-45.6%-2.3% +12.9%
1 year +0.9%-47.9%-7.5% +12.3%
3 years -13.3%-61.2%-33.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.7%-27.1%-12.6% +23.3%
5 years -43.1%-79.7%-19.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.7%-27.3%-4.2% +10.9%
10 years +174.2%-74.3%+0.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.6%-12.7%+0.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLFSIDPKXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%69.4%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.3%78.4%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.121.971.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.69-0.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-84.8%-69.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-59.0%-43.3% -1.2%
52-week high $15.09$2.12$91.72 $779.14
52-week low $7.82$0.87$48.69 $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.

MultipleCLFSIDPKX
P/E now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 13.3x -3.5xmedian 13.3x 4.2xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.2x 0.1xmedian 3.2x 0.1xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 7.3x -0.5xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.4xmedian 14.7x 1.1xmedian 14.7x -0.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 0.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.31 0.08median 0.31 -16.14median 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 monthsCLFSIDPKX
Revenue $20.07B $18.30B $37.16B
Gross profit $309.00M $2.18B $3.86B
Operating income -$282.00M $813.51M $1.39B
Net income -$460.00M -$703.42M $1.47B
Free cash flow -$485.00M $1.06B -$4.45B
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $-2.04 $12.52
Cash & equivalents $77.00M $2.63B –
Total debt $7.65B $28.10B $749.60M
Shares (diluted) 574.00M 161.19M 75.62M
Enterprise value $7.96B -$6.95B $8.28B

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
MetricCLFSIDPKX
P/E -16.8x -3.5x 4.2x
P/FCF -16.4x 1.1x -0.9x
P/Operating cash flow 68.4x -1.5x –
P/S 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
P/B 1.3x – 0.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x – 0.1x
EV/EBITDA 20.1x -0.5x –
EV/EBIT -55.0x -1.5x 3.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x -0.1x 0.1x
EV/FCF -32.0x -1.2x -1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 133.6x 1.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 0.08 -16.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLFSIDPKX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 23.4% -27.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 18.9% -15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 133.3% 9.8% 0.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -35.7% -20.1% -2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.5% -8.9% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -24.9% -38.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 72.7% 13.4% 297.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.0% -11.8% 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 75.7% 15.4% 163.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.9% -42.2% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 112.6% -200.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -61.9% -65.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% -56.6% 27.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% 14.4% -34.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLFSIDPKX
Gross margin 1.5% 11.9% 10.4%
EBITDA margin 3.8% 13.2% –
Operating margin -1.4% 4.4% 3.7%
Pretax margin -3.4% -3.2% 3.5%
Net margin -2.4% -1.8% 2.5%
FCF margin -2.4% 5.8% -12.0%
Operating cash flow margin 0.6% -4.3% –
Return on equity -7.3% – 3.4%
Return on assets -2.1% -4.5% 3.1%
Return on invested capital -1.3% – 3.0%
Return on capital employed -1.7% – 4.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLFSIDPKX
Debt / assets 37.6% 1.9% 2.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.8x -1.0x –
Debt / FCF -15.8x 0.3x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 70.7% – 7.7%
Equity / assets 29.3% – 92.3%
Interest coverage – 0.5x 0.5x
Current ratio 1.9x – –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 1.42 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLFSIDPKX
Dividend yield – – 3.0%
Net buyback yield – -17.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -17.8% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusCLFSIDPKX
Forward P/E – – 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $-0.34FY2026 $4.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +245.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.93BFY2026 $8.79BFY2026 $52.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% -5.9% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLFSIDPKX
Held by institutions 83.1% 2.1% 17.7%
Institutions holding 583 66 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -22.1% +38.2%
Institutions buying 279 27 131
Institutions selling 191 24 30
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.13 4.37

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.

CLFSIDPKX
CLF 1.00 0.37 0.30
SID 0.37 1.00 0.31
PKX 0.30 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLF, SID and PKX?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $7.93B, National Steel (SID) $1.15B, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.93B.

Which company is growing faster?

National Steel (SID) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +7.8%, National Steel (SID) +23.4%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Posco Holdings (PKX) has the highest net margin (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%, National Steel (SID) -1.8%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Posco Holdings (PKX) leads (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -1.3%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) returned the most: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +0.9%, National Steel (SID) -47.9%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -7.5%. Over five years, Posco Holdings (PKX) compounded fastest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -10.7%/yr, National Steel (SID) -27.3%/yr, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 0.00%, National Steel (SID) 0.00%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.96%. Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) and National Steel (SID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Posco Holdings (PKX) has been the steadiest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%, National Steel (SID) 69.4%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLF, SID and PKX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Posco Holdings (PKX) leads on 5. 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.