Cleveland-Cliffs vs Rio Tinto
CLF and RIO side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CLF and RIO compare
Cleveland-Cliffs grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.8% versus 7.4% for Rio Tinto).
Rio Tinto keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.3% compared with −2.4% at Cleveland-Cliffs.
Rio Tinto scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 6 for Cleveland-Cliffs), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CLF | RIO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.5B | – |
| Share price | $13.14 | $84.97 |
| Change, 1 year | 27.3% | 20.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −40.1% | 40.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.83 | 0.76 |
| Employees | 25K | 7,519 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.4× | – |
| P/B | 1.3× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.9× | – |
| FCF yield | −6.5% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.8% (better) | 7.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 28.3% (better) | 5.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −13.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −14.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 0.29% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 1.5% | – |
| Operating margin | −1.4% | 25.9% (better) |
| Net margin | −2.4% | 17.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | −2.4% | – |
| Return on equity | −8.5% | 16.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −1.7% | 14.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.34 | 0.33 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.83 | 0.58 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 14.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.87 (better) | 1.42 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.40 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 64.3% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 84.3% | 10.2% |
| Held by insiders | 1.2% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$41.9M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.0% | – |
Go deeper
- CLF stock overview
- CLF income statement
- CLF valuation and score
- RIO stock overview
- RIO income statement
- RIO valuation and score
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