Cleveland-Cliffs CLF Return on invested capital
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Cleveland-Cliffs’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Cleveland-Cliffs’s 10-Q, filed April 21, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Cleveland-Cliffs's return on invested capital?
- Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) reported return on invested capital of -9.1% in Q1 2026.
- How has Cleveland-Cliffs's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
- Cleveland-Cliffs's return on invested capital increased by 11.1% year-over-year, from -10.3% to -9.1%.
- What is the long-term trend for Cleveland-Cliffs's return on invested capital?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Cleveland-Cliffs's return on invested capital has grown at a -30.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 33.3% to -11.1%.
- What does return on invested capital mean?
- Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.