Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Cleveland-Cliffs' (CLF) quarterly Cash from Operations came in at $230.0 million in Q2 2026, up 411.11% year-over-year from $45.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 170.77% quarter-over-quarter from -$325.0 million in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has reported Cash from Operations for 18 consecutive years, with $230.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Cash from Operations rose 411.11% year-over-year to $230.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$251.0 million, a 70.88% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$462.0 million, down 540.0% from the prior year.
- Cash from Operations was $230.0 million for Q2 2026 at Cleveland-Cliffs, up from -$325.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Cash from Operations peaked at $887.0 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$472.0 million in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of $235.4 million and a median of $186.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash from Operations.
- Across the five-year window, Cash from Operations jumped 464.1% in 2024 and tumbled 347.18% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Cash from Operations stood at $489.0 million in 2022, then surged by 33.33% to $652.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 172.39% to -$472.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 97.25% to -$13.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 1869.23% to $230.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at $230.0 million (Q2 2026), -$325.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$13.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Operations (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 112.84 Bn | 102.94 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 256.00 Mn |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.24 Bn | 55.55 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 3 | Steel Dynamics | 34.14 Bn | 33.55 Bn | 958.97 Mn | 427.94 Mn |
| 4 | Gerdau | 10.23 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 558.98 Mn | 303.28 Mn |
| 5 | Commercial Metals | 7.39 Bn | 6.83 Bn | 455.14 Mn | 232.57 Mn |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 6.75 Bn | 6.68 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 230.00 Mn |
| 7 | Posco Holdings | 4.67 Bn | -5.01 Bn | 1.11 Bn | - |
| 8 | GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V | 4.41 Bn | 2.86 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | National Steel | 1.82 Bn | -1.00 Bn | 579.08 Mn | -155.33 Mn |
| 10 | SunCoke Energy | 866.00 Mn | 823.30 Mn | 100.40 Mn | -27.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 230.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -325.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -13.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -143.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 45.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -351.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -472.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -84.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 519.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 142.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 652.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 767.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 887.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -39.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 489.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 536.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 865.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 533.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.52 Bn |