Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) reported Payables of $2.33 billion for Q3 2026, up 21.6% from $1.91 billion a year earlier and up 7.8% from the prior quarter.
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Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cleveland-Cliffs posted Payables of $1.89 billion, down 5.7% from FY2024.
- Payables has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Payables came in at $2.01 billion in FY2024 (-4.3%), $2.1 billion in FY2023 (-4.0%), $2.19 billion in FY2022 (+5.5%) and $2.07 billion in FY2021 (+31.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Payables since Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Payables gained in two of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.3%.
- The high point for year-over-year Payables in five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 55.8%); the low point was Q2 2023 (a decline of 18.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $2.16 billion (Q2 2026), $2.01 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.89 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | 10.93 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 145.61 Bn | 120.34 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 992.80 Mn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 138.54 Bn | 138.54 Bn | - | 10.93 Bn |
| 4 | Newmont | 127.15 Bn | 92.29 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 879.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ternium | 100.63 Bn | 93.91 Bn | - | 2.07 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 97.48 Bn | 92.69 Bn | - | 1.03 Bn |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 88.12 Bn | 72.16 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 4.80 Bn |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.35 Bn | 47.84 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 2.08 Bn |
| 9 | Nucor | 59.10 Bn | 48.48 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 2.49 Bn |
| 10 | Cleveland-Cliffs | 7.45 Bn | 7.20 Bn | 465.00 Mn | 2.33 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.59 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.07 Bn |
API Access
Cleveland-Cliffs Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=CLF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "ticker": "CLF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=CLF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();