Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) reported Operating Expenses of $5.1 billion for Q1 2026, down 0.72% year-over-year from $5.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 10.57% quarter-over-quarter from $4.6 billion in Q4 2025.
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $5.1 billion in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $5.1 billion, down 0.72% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $20.1 billion (up 1.36% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $20.2 billion, up 1.21% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $5.1 billion in Q1 2026 per CLF's latest filing, from $4.6 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses jumped 38.19% in 2022, then declined 8.52% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $5.2 billion in 2022, then advanced by 0.08% to $5.2 billion in 2023, then dropped by 8.41% to $4.8 billion in 2024, then retreated by 3.05% to $4.6 billion in 2025, then rose by 10.57% to $5.1 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CLF's Operating Expenses at $5.1 billion in Q1 2026, $4.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $4.9 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternium | 94.27 Bn | 84.31 Bn | 686.87 Mn | -390.27 Mn |
| 2 | Nucor | 58.23 Bn | 56.84 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 378.00 Mn |
| 3 | ArcelorMittal | 51.15 Bn | 48.81 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Steel Dynamics | 38.88 Bn | 38.02 Bn | 763.22 Mn | 175.22 Mn |
| 5 | Reliance | 20.36 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 3.66 Bn |
| 6 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.71 Bn | 7.86 Bn | -82.00 Mn | 5.14 Bn |
| 7 | Algoma Steel | 2.77 Bn | 2.77 Bn | -92.32 | - |
| 8 | National Steel | 2.24 Bn | -552.84 Mn | 479.33 Mn | -423.40 Mn |
| 9 | Worthington Steel | 2.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 76.10 Mn | 71.50 Mn |
| 10 | NWPX Infrastructure | 1.13 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 26.67 Mn | 14.01 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.43 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.98 Bn |