BHP vs CLF
BHP Group Ltd. and Cleveland-cliffs Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BHP | CLF |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $51.3B | $18.6B |
| Net income | $9.0B | $-1.5B |
| Gross margin | · | −4.6% |
| Net margin | 21.7% | −7.7% |
| Return on equity | 19.5% | −23.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.77 | −$2.91 |
| Dividend / share | $1.24 | · |
| Payout ratio | 69.7% | · |
| Free cash flow | $9.3B | $-1.0B |
| Equity | $47.7B | $6.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.20× | 1.18× |
| Current ratio | 1.46× | 1.95× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.7% | 28.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 2.5% | · |
BHP bills 2.8× the revenue of CLF, and CLF closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BHP | CLF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $51.3B | $19.2B |
| FY2023 | $55.7B | $22.0B |
| FY2022 | $53.8B | $23.0B |
| FY2021 | $65.1B | $20.4B |
| FY2020 | $56.9B | $5.4B |
| FY2019 | $38.9B | $2.0B |
| FY2018 | $44.3B | $2.3B |
| FY2017 | $43.1B | $1.9B |
| FY2016 | $35.7B | $1.6B |
| FY2015 | $28.6B | $2.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BHP | CLF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $9.0B | $-760.0M |
| FY2023 | $7.9B | $385.0M |
| FY2022 | $12.9B | $1.3B |
| FY2021 | $30.9B | $3.0B |
| FY2020 | $11.3B | $-122.0M |
| FY2019 | $8.0B | $293.0M |
| FY2018 | $8.3B | $1.1B |
| FY2017 | $3.7B | $367.0M |
| FY2016 | $5.9B | $174.1M |
| FY2015 | $-6.4B | $-749.3M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | +$32,077,000,000 | BHP |
| FY2023 | +$33,662,000,000 | BHP |
| FY2022 | +$30,828,000,000 | BHP |
| FY2021 | +$44,654,000,000 | BHP |
| FY2020 | +$51,567,000,000 | BHP |
| FY2019 | +$36,934,000,000 | BHP |
| FY2018 | +$41,956,000,000 | BHP |
| FY2017 | +$41,263,000,000 | BHP |
| FY2016 | +$34,185,500,000 | BHP |
| FY2015 | +$26,553,700,000 | BHP |
BHP has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | +25.5 pp | BHP |
| FY2023 | +15.3 pp | BHP |
| FY2022 | +20.6 pp | BHP |
| FY2021 | +35.9 pp | BHP |
| FY2020 | +25.1 pp | BHP |
| FY2019 | +7.7 pp | BHP |
| FY2018 | −27.6 pp | CLF |
| FY2017 | −8.3 pp | CLF |
| FY2016 | +4.6 pp | BHP |
| FY2015 | +15.4 pp | BHP |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BHP and CLF over this period.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CLF's net margin has been more volatile than BHP's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 20.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 16.8.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BHP and CLF over these 10 fiscal years — BHP led in 8 and CLF in 2.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CLF's return on equity has been more volatile than BHP's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 37.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 16.6.
6 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BHP and CLF over these 6 fiscal years — BHP led in 4 and CLF in 2.
6 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.