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Cleveland-Cliffs vs Reliance

Cleveland-Cliffs CLF · Reliance RS · Steel

Cleveland-Cliffs reported revenue of $18.6 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Reliance's $14.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Cleveland-Cliffs' revenue fell 3.0% in its latest year, and Reliance's grew 3.3%. Cleveland-Cliffs had an operating margin of -8.5%, against 7.1% at Reliance. Free cash flow was −$1.0 billion at Cleveland-Cliffs and $502 million at Reliance.

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Cleveland-CliffsReliance
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$18.6B$14.3B
Revenue growth−3.0%3.3%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years28.3%10.2%
Gross margin−4.6%—
Operating margin−8.5%7.1%
Net margin−7.9%5.2%
Free cash flow−$1.0B$502M
Free cash flow margin−5.5%3.5%
Return on capital−8.8%9.4%
Net debt to EBITDA—0.9x
Dividends and buybacks$0M$594M
Change in diluted share count5.8%−6.0%
Last close$13.38$421.87
P/E at the last close—27.5×
Insider trades, last 12 monthsbought $299,387, sold $42.2 millionsold $16.0 million
Piotroski F-score2 of 96 of 8
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

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Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Cleveland-Cliffs and Reliance pages.