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Cleveland-Cliffs CLF Free cash flow margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$5.2B+5.9%
Gross profit$132.0M+162%
Operating income-$49.0M+90.2%
Net income-$134.0M+71.7%
EPS (diluted)-$0.25+74.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$70.0M+14.8%
Total debt$7.7B-0.3%
Total equity$5.6B-3.7%
Total assets$20.1B-1.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$325.0M+7.4%
CapEx$157.0M+40.2%
Free cash flow-$477.0M+5.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$7.22B+55.7%
Enterprise value$14.85B+20.7%
P/S0.4×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin-1.1%
Operating margin-4.2%-1.5pp
Net margin-4.3%-1.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-14.6%-4.3pp
Debt / equity1.4×0.0×
Current ratio1.9×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cleveland-Cliffs’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The source filing: Cleveland-Cliffs’s 10-Q, filed April 21, 2026. Open the filing →

Filed
Apr 21, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q1 2026
Accession
0000764065-26-000070

FAQ

What is Cleveland-Cliffs's free cash flow margin?
Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) reported free cash flow margin of -5.3% in Q1 2026.
How has Cleveland-Cliffs's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Cleveland-Cliffs's free cash flow margin increased by 6.8% year-over-year, from -5.7% to -5.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Cleveland-Cliffs's free cash flow margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cleveland-Cliffs's free cash flow margin has grown at a -14.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 10.2% to -5.5%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.

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