Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) reported FCF Margin of 9.69% for Q1 2026, up 118.0% year-over-year from 4.45% in Q1 2025, and down 173.19% quarter-over-quarter from 3.55% in Q4 2025.
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 9.69% in Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 9.69%, up 118.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.27% (down 42.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.5%, down 242.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin slipped to 9.69% in Q1 2026 per CLF's latest filing, from 3.55% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 14.71% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 15.65% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.75% and a median of 0.77% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- On a YoY basis, FCF Margin climbed as much as 1771 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 58631 bps in 2022.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 5.19% in 2022, then jumped by 83 bps to 9.53% in 2023, then tumbled by 264 bps to 15.65% in 2024, then soared by 77 bps to 3.55% in 2025, then plunged by 173 bps to 9.69% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CLF's FCF Margin at 9.69% in Q1 2026, 3.55% in Q4 2025, and 6.34% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | 15.84% |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 2.37% |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | -0.06% |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | 0.20% |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 2.17% |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | -9.69% |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | -6.87% |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 Mn | -7.32% |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 4.33% |
| 10 | NWPX Infrastructure | 1.13 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 26.67 Mn | 20.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -10.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -15.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 591.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.34% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.92% |