Growth Metrics

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with -$477.0 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 5.17% year-over-year to -$477.0 million; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached -$997.0 million, down 10.29%, while the annual FY2025 figure was -$1.0 billion, 73.39% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$477.0 million for Q1 2026 at Cleveland-Cliffs, down from -$153.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $880.0 million in Q2 2023, with the low at -$677.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $75.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$40.0 million in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw Free Cash Flow soared 157.67% in 2022 before it plummeted 1157.5% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $262.0 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 85.88% to $487.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 239.01% to -$677.0 million in 2024, then soared by 77.4% to -$153.0 million in 2025, then plummeted by 211.76% to -$477.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Free Cash Flow were -$477.0 million in Q1 2026, -$153.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$300.0 million in Q3 2025.