Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Cleveland-Cliffs' (CLF) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.38 in Q2 2026, up 1.45% year-over-year from 0.38 in Q2 2025, and down 0.77% quarter-over-quarter from 0.39 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has reported Debt Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.38 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 1.45% year-over-year to 0.38 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.38, a 1.45% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.36, up 7.46% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.38 for Q2 2026 at Cleveland-Cliffs, down from 0.39 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.4 in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.18 in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.28 and a median of 0.24 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio dropped 23.64% in 2022 and surged 88.55% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.23 in 2022, then slipped by 21.04% to 0.18 in 2023, then surged by 88.55% to 0.34 in 2024, then climbed by 7.46% to 0.36 in 2025, then rose by 5.66% to 0.38 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.38 (Q2 2026), 0.39 (Q1 2026), and 0.36 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 116.34 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 0.32 |
| 2 | Nucor | 59.22 Bn | 57.68 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.19 |
| 3 | Steel Dynamics | 34.76 Bn | 33.98 Bn | 958.97 Mn | 0.25 |
| 4 | Gerdau | 9.98 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 558.98 Mn | 0.12 |
| 5 | Commercial Metals | 7.78 Bn | 7.22 Bn | 455.14 Mn | 0.35 |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.13 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 0.38 |
| 7 | Posco Holdings | 4.74 Bn | -4.93 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 0.02 |
| 8 | GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V | 4.41 Bn | 2.86 Bn | - | 0.02 |
| 9 | National Steel | 1.62 Bn | -1.21 Bn | 579.08 Mn | 0.02 |
| 10 | SunCoke Energy | 876.76 Mn | 861.96 Mn | 100.40 Mn | 0.38 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.30 |