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

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2020)

Cleveland-Cliffs' (CLF) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.32 in Q4 2020, down 25.85% year-over-year from 0.43 in Q1 2020, and up 331.58% quarter-over-quarter from 0.14 in Q2 2020.

Analysis

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has reported Payout Ratio for 12 consecutive years, with 0.32 the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2020.

  • On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio fell 25.85% year-over-year to 0.32 in Q4 2020; TTM through Dec 2020 was 0.44, a 280.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2020 full-year figure at 0.5, down 303.47% from the prior year.
  • Payout Ratio was 0.32 for Q4 2020 at Cleveland-Cliffs, up from 0.14 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Payout Ratio peaked at 1.33 in Q2 2016 and troughed at 0.95 in Q3 2016.
  • A 5-year average of 0.11 and a median of 0.1 in 2018 frame the typical range for Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Payout Ratio tumbled 22373.47% in 2018 and surged 686.93% in 2019, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.09 in 2016, then plunged by 100.34% to 0.0 in 2017, then plunged by 22373.47% to 0.07 in 2018, then soared by 686.93% to 0.43 in 2019, then declined by 25.85% to 0.32 in 2020.
  • The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.32 (Q4 2020), 0.14 (Q2 2020), and 0.32 (Q1 2020), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Ternium 114.02 Bn 104.12 Bn 941.02 Mn
2 Nucor 58.75 Bn 56.06 Bn 2.03 Bn
3 Steel Dynamics 34.64 Bn 34.06 Bn 958.97 Mn
4 Gerdau 10.07 Bn 9.00 Bn 558.98 Mn
5 Commercial Metals 7.63 Bn 7.07 Bn 455.14 Mn
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 6.92 Bn 6.85 Bn 132.00 Mn
7 Posco Holdings 4.73 Bn -4.95 Bn 1.11 Bn
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
10 SunCoke Energy 874.57 Mn 831.87 Mn 100.40 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 0.32
Jun 30, 2020 -0.14
Mar 31, 2020 -0.33
Dec 31, 2019 0.43
Sep 30, 2019 0.18
Jun 30, 2019 0.09
Mar 31, 2019 -0.67
Dec 31, 2018 -0.07
Sep 30, 2018 0.10
Dec 31, 2017 0.00
Sep 30, 2017 0.84
Mar 31, 2017 0.47
Dec 31, 2016 0.09
Sep 30, 2016 -0.95
Jun 30, 2016 1.33
Mar 31, 2016 0.10
Dec 31, 2015 -0.15
Sep 30, 2015 -0.97
Jun 30, 2015 0.28
Dec 31, 2014 -0.02