Cleveland-Cliffs CLF
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Cleveland-Cliffs' (CLF) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.06 in Q4 2020, up 96.72% year-over-year from 0.03 in Q1 2020, and up 5.53% quarter-over-quarter from 0.06 in Q2 2020.

Analysis

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

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 12 consecutive years, with 0.06 the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2020.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 96.72% year-over-year to 0.06 in Q4 2020; TTM through Dec 2020 was 0.07, a 91.57% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2020 full-year figure at 0.08, up 90.48% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.06 for Q4 2020 at Cleveland-Cliffs, up from 0.06 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.37 in Q3 2016 and troughed at 1.75 in Q4 2019.
  • A 5-year average of 0.08 and a median of 0.03 in 2017 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 319.59% in 2016 and sank 5210.69% in 2018, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, 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 96.72% to 0.06 in 2020.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.06 (Q4 2020), 0.06 (Q2 2020), and 0.06 (Q1 2020), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Ternium 112.84 Bn 102.94 Bn 941.02 Mn 0.37
2 Nucor 58.24 Bn 55.55 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.07
3 Steel Dynamics 34.14 Bn 33.55 Bn 958.97 Mn 0.25
4 Gerdau 10.23 Bn 9.16 Bn 558.98 Mn -
5 Commercial Metals 7.39 Bn 6.83 Bn 455.14 Mn 0.29
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 6.75 Bn 6.68 Bn 132.00 Mn -
7 Posco Holdings 4.67 Bn -5.01 Bn 1.11 Bn 0.19
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 -
10 SunCoke Energy 866.00 Mn 823.30 Mn 100.40 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 -0.06
Jun 30, 2020 -0.06
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
Dec 31, 2014 0.11