Growth Metrics

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has disclosed FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 9.69% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 118.0% year-over-year to 9.69%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 5.27%, down 42.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 5.5%, 242.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 9.69% for Q1 2026 at Cleveland-Cliffs, down from 3.55% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 14.71% in Q2 2023, with the low at 15.65% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 0.75% across 5 years, with a median of 0.77% in 2024.
  • Biggest YoY gain for FCF Margin was 1771bps in 2022; the steepest drop was -58631bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 5.19% in 2022, then soared by 83bps to 9.53% in 2023, then plummeted by -264bps to 15.65% in 2024, then surged by 77bps to 3.55% in 2025, then tumbled by -173bps to 9.69% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for FCF Margin were 9.69% in Q1 2026, 3.55% in Q4 2025, and 6.34% in Q3 2025.