Growth Metrics

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

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 18 consecutive years, with 0.06% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.06%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.06%, changed 0.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.08%, 4.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.06% for Q1 2026 at Cleveland-Cliffs, up from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.34% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.1% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.04% across 5 years, with a median of 0.03% in 2023.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Invested Capital was 37bps in 2022; the steepest drop was -32bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.12% in 2022, then plummeted by -65bps to 0.04% in 2023, then plummeted by -207bps to 0.05% in 2024, then plummeted by -79bps to 0.08% in 2025, then increased by 22bps to 0.06% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Return on Invested Capital were 0.06% in Q1 2026, 0.08% in Q4 2025, and 0.09% in Q3 2025.