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Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 0.07% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.07%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.07%, changed 0.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.09%, 4.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.07% for Q1 2026 at Cleveland-Cliffs, up from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.32% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.1% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.04% across 5 years, with a median of 0.03% in 2023.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed soared 31bps in 2022 before it dropped -27bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.12% in 2022, then plummeted by -63bps to 0.05% in 2023, then tumbled by -206bps to 0.05% in 2024, then plummeted by -91bps to 0.09% in 2025, then grew by 20bps to 0.07% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Return on Capital Employed were 0.07% in Q1 2026, 0.09% in Q4 2025, and 0.1% in Q3 2025.