Cleveland-Cliffs vs Vale
CLF and VALE side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CLF and VALE compare
Cleveland-Cliffs grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.8% versus 0.91% for Vale).
Vale keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.1% compared with −2.4% at Cleveland-Cliffs.
Cleveland-Cliffs scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 3 for Vale), 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 | VALE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.5B | – |
| Share price | $13.14 | $11.58 |
| Change, 1 year | 27.3% | −5.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −40.1% | 1.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.83 | 0.72 |
| Employees | 25K | 15K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| 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) | 0.91% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 28.3% (better) | −0.58% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −61.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 1.5% | 35.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | −1.4% | 15.4% (better) |
| Net margin | −2.4% | 6.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | −2.4% | – |
| Return on equity | −8.5% | 6.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −1.7% | 8.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.34 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 9.83 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 4.5× |
| Current ratio | 1.87 (better) | 1.19 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.40 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 1 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 252% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 84.3% | 19.4% |
| Held by insiders | 1.2% | 0.03% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$41.9M | $389K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.0% | – |
Go deeper
- CLF stock overview
- CLF income statement
- CLF valuation and score
- VALE stock overview
- VALE income statement
- VALE valuation and score
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