Cleveland-Cliffs CLF
NYSE CLF
$11.57 +0.84 (+7.77%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 12:07 PM EDT

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2020)

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.04 for Q4 2020, up 97.89% year-over-year from 0.02 in Q1 2020, and down 177.23% quarter-over-quarter from 0.05 in Q3 2020.

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 12 consecutive years, with 0.04 the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2020.

  • In Q4 2020, FCF Payout Ratio rose 97.89% year-over-year to 0.04; the TTM figure through Dec 2020 stood at 0.08 (up 90.48% YoY), while the FY2020 annual figure was 0.08, up 90.48% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio eased to 0.04 in Q4 2020 per CLF's latest filing, from 0.05 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.37 in Q3 2016 and bottomed at 1.75 in Q4 2019.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.07 across 5 years, with a median of 0.01 in 2017.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2016 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 319.59% — and 2018, when it plunged 5210.69%.
  • Cleveland-Cliffs' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.03 in 2016, then sank by 128.66% to 0.01 in 2017, then plunged by 5210.69% to 0.42 in 2018, then tumbled by 317.72% to 1.75 in 2019, then soared by 97.89% to 0.04 in 2020.
  • Business Quant data shows CLF's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.04 in Q4 2020, 0.05 in Q3 2020, and 0.09 in Q2 2020.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Ternium 109.08 Bn 99.19 Bn 941.02 Mn -0.37
2 Nucor 55.92 Bn 53.23 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.07
3 ArcelorMittal 55.38 Bn 50.53 Bn - -0.06
4 Steel Dynamics 32.91 Bn 32.33 Bn 958.97 Mn 0.25
5 Reliance 19.69 Bn 19.45 Bn 1.30 Bn 0.93
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 6.61 Bn 6.54 Bn 132.00 Mn -
7 Gerdau 5.46 Bn 4.32 Bn 558.98 Mn -0.05
8 GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 4.57 Bn 3.01 Bn - -
9 Posco Holdings 4.33 Bn 1.84 Bn 1.04 Bn 0.00
10 Worthington Steel 1.73 Bn 1.64 Bn 118.80 Mn 1.03

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 -0.04
Sep 30, 2020 0.05
Jun 30, 2020 -0.09
Mar 31, 2020 -0.06
Dec 31, 2019 -1.75
Sep 30, 2019 0.21
Jun 30, 2019 0.15
Mar 31, 2019 -0.06
Dec 31, 2018 -0.42
Sep 30, 2018 0.26
Dec 31, 2017 -0.01
Sep 30, 2017 0.35
Mar 31, 2017 -0.32
Dec 31, 2016 0.03
Sep 30, 2016 0.37
Jun 30, 2016 0.17
Mar 31, 2016 -0.08
Dec 31, 2015 0.12
Sep 30, 2015 0.09
Jun 30, 2015 -0.44