Cleveland-Cliffs CLF
NYSE CLF
$11.27 +0.53 (+4.93%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2015)

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q4 2015, up 1.0% year-over-year from 0.0% in Q4 2014, and down 32.73% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q3 2015.

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 5 consecutive years, with 0.0% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2015.

  • In Q4 2015, Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through Dec 2015 stood at 0.0% (up 1.0% YoY), while the FY2014 annual figure was 0.21%, down 40.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.0% in Q4 2015 per CLF's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.22% in Q3 2011 and bottomed at 0.02% in Q3 2013.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.04% across 5 years, with a median of 0.01% in 2014.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2012 — Return on Invested Capital declined 20 bps — and 2013, when it grew 17 bps.
  • Cleveland-Cliffs' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.12% in 2011, then slumped by 103 bps to 0.0% in 2012, then surged by 4401 bps to 0.17% in 2013, then plunged by 105 bps to 0.01% in 2014, then jumped by 120 bps to 0.0% in 2015.
  • Business Quant data shows CLF's Return on Invested Capital at 0.0% in Q4 2015, 0.0% in Q3 2015, and 0.0% in Q2 2015.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Ternium 108.84 Bn 98.95 Bn 941.02 Mn -0.07%
2 Nucor 55.75 Bn 53.05 Bn 2.03 Bn 0.04%
3 ArcelorMittal 54.97 Bn 50.12 Bn - 0.00%
4 Steel Dynamics 32.99 Bn 32.40 Bn 958.97 Mn 0.27%
5 Reliance 19.82 Bn 19.59 Bn 1.30 Bn 0.05%
6 Cleveland-Cliffs 6.46 Bn 6.39 Bn 132.00 Mn -
7 Gerdau 5.42 Bn 4.28 Bn 558.98 Mn 0.00%
8 GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 4.53 Bn 2.97 Bn - -
9 Posco Holdings 4.32 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.04 Bn 0.00%
10 Worthington Steel 1.74 Bn 1.66 Bn 118.80 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2015 0.00%
Sep 30, 2015 0.00%
Jun 30, 2015 0.00%
Mar 31, 2015 0.00%
Dec 31, 2014 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2014 0.01%
Jun 30, 2014 0.04%
Mar 31, 2014 0.13%
Dec 31, 2013 0.17%
Sep 30, 2013 -0.02%
Jun 30, 2013 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2013 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2012 0.00%
Sep 30, 2012 0.02%
Jun 30, 2012 0.04%
Mar 31, 2012 0.08%
Dec 31, 2011 0.12%
Sep 30, 2011 0.22%