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How Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. stacks up
CLF · against 193 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
28/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #169 of 194 · scores higher than 12% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score16 peers with a valuation score of 20–29, including CLF · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 28?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its earnings yield and free cash flow yield, which are weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -5.9% vs peer median 3.6%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -6.0% vs peer median 2.6%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 6.4% vs peer median 8.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CLF, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CLF | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 194 reported | -5.9% | 5.7% | 4% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 196 reported | 6.4% | 10.8% | 24% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 64 reported | -6.0% | 4.4% | 8% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 187 reported | 70.5% | 49.0% | 68% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CLF| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 155.7B ZAR (≈$8.6B) | 98 | 90 | |
| 1 | 5.3B USD | 98 | 81 | |
| 3 | 7.9B USD | 96 | 62 | |
| 3 | 226.1B THB (≈$6.3B) | 96 | 42 | |
| 3 | 5.9B CAD (≈$4.3B) | 96 | 77 | |
| 165 | 32.1B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 32 | 32 | |
| 165 | 30.7B CNY (≈$4.3B) | 32 | 71 | |
| 167 | 12.8B EUR (≈$14.1B) | 31 | 49 | |
| 168 | 3.9B CHF (≈$4.5B) | 29 | 63 | |
| 169 | 8.1B USD | 28 | 19 | |
| 169 | 5.1B GBP (≈$6.6B) | 28 | 43 | |
| 169 | 108.51T IDR (≈$6.7B) | 28 | 42 | |
| 172 | 597.7B INR (≈$7.2B) | 27 | 66 | |
| 172 | 559.3B INR (≈$6.7B) | 27 | 59 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score