Cleveland-Cliffs CLF
NYSE CLF
$12.09 -0.20 (-1.67%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Cleveland-Cliffs' (CLF) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $5.3 billion in Q2 2026, down 2.94% year-over-year from $5.4 billion in Q2 2025, and up 2.73% quarter-over-quarter from $5.1 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $5.3 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 2.94% year-over-year to $5.3 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $20.0 billion, a 1.16% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $20.2 billion, up 1.21% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $5.3 billion for Q2 2026 at Cleveland-Cliffs, up from $5.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $5.5 billion in Q2 2023 and troughed at $4.6 billion in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $5.2 billion and a median of $5.2 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 38.19% in 2022 and dropped 8.52% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $5.2 billion in 2022, then gained by 0.08% to $5.2 billion in 2023, then slipped by 8.41% to $4.8 billion in 2024, then fell by 3.05% to $4.6 billion in 2025, then grew by 13.59% to $5.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $5.3 billion (Q2 2026), $5.1 billion (Q1 2026), and $4.6 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Ternium 114.02 Bn 104.12 Bn 941.02 Mn -46.36 Mn
2 Nucor 58.75 Bn 56.06 Bn 2.03 Bn 405.00 Mn
3 Steel Dynamics 34.64 Bn 34.06 Bn 958.97 Mn 193.45 Mn
4 Gerdau 10.07 Bn 9.00 Bn 558.98 Mn -64.82 Mn
5 Commercial Metals 7.63 Bn 7.07 Bn 455.14 Mn 2.29 Bn
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 6.92 Bn 6.85 Bn 132.00 Mn 5.28 Bn
7 Posco Holdings 4.73 Bn -4.95 Bn 1.11 Bn -78.82 Mn
8 GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 4.41 Bn 2.86 Bn - -
9 National Steel 1.76 Bn -1.07 Bn 579.08 Mn -503.33 Mn
10 SunCoke Energy 874.57 Mn 831.87 Mn 100.40 Mn 446.30 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 5.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 5.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 4.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 4.94 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 5.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 5.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 4.79 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.83 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 5.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 5.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 5.28 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 5.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 5.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 5.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 5.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 5.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 4.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 4.23 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 4.36 Bn