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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |