Cleveland-Cliffs CLF
NYSE CLF
$11.63 +0.89 (+8.24%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 10:25 AM EDT

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

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) posted quarterly Operating Income of -$49.0 million for Q2 2026, up 90.22% year-over-year from -$25.8 million in Q2 2025, and up 77.0% quarter-over-quarter from -$213.0 million in Q1 2026.

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

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has reported Operating Income for 18 consecutive years, with -$49.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Income rose 90.22% year-over-year to -$49.0 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$797.0 million (up 54.97% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$1.6 billion, down 106.95% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income rose to -$49.0 million in Q2 2026 per CLF's latest filing, from -$213.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $1.1 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$543.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged -$55555.6 across 5 years, with a median of -$83.5 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Income jumped 518.08% — and 2025, when it slumped 8450.0%.
  • Cleveland-Cliffs' Operating Income stood at -$182.0 million in 2022, then soared by 35.16% to -$118.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 294.07% to -$465.0 million in 2024, then gained by 28.82% to -$331.0 million in 2025, then surged by 85.2% to -$49.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CLF's Operating Income at -$49.0 million in Q2 2026, -$213.0 million in Q1 2026, and -$331.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Ternium 110.90 Bn 101.01 Bn 941.02 Mn 1.37 Bn
2 Nucor 56.89 Bn 54.20 Bn 2.03 Bn 1.63 Bn
3 ArcelorMittal 56.01 Bn 51.16 Bn - -
4 Steel Dynamics 33.06 Bn 32.47 Bn 958.97 Mn 700.48 Mn
5 Reliance 19.69 Bn 19.45 Bn 1.30 Bn 441.60 Mn
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 6.62 Bn 6.55 Bn 132.00 Mn -49.00 Mn
7 Gerdau 5.49 Bn 4.35 Bn 558.98 Mn 623.80 Mn
8 GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 4.56 Bn 3.00 Bn - -
9 Posco Holdings 4.36 Bn 1.86 Bn 1.04 Bn 143.68 Mn
10 Worthington Steel 1.74 Bn 1.66 Bn 118.80 Mn -74.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -49.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -213.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -331.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -204.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -501.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -543.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -465.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -261.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -38.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -118.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 325.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 483.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -31.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -182.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 187.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 840.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.65 Bn