CLF vs FCX
Cleveland-cliffs Inc. and Freeport-mcmoran Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CLF | FCX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.6B | $25.9B |
| Net income | $-1.5B | $4.2B |
| Gross margin | −4.6% | 28.2% |
| Net margin | −7.7% | 16.0% |
| Return on equity | −23.2% | · |
| Diluted EPS | −$2.91 | · |
| Dividend / share | · | $0.60 |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $-1.0B | $1.1B |
| Equity | $6.1B | $18.9B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.18× | 0.29× |
| Current ratio | 1.95× | 2.29× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 28.3% | 12.8% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 36.9% |
FCX bills 1.4× 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 | CLF | FCX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $18.6B | $25.9B |
| FY2024 | $19.2B | $25.5B |
| FY2023 | $22.0B | $22.9B |
| FY2022 | $23.0B | $23.3B |
| FY2021 | $20.4B | $22.8B |
| FY2020 | $5.4B | $14.2B |
| FY2019 | $2.0B | $14.4B |
| FY2018 | $2.3B | $18.9B |
| FY2017 | $1.9B | $16.4B |
| FY2016 | $1.6B | $14.8B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CLF | FCX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-1.5B | $4.2B |
| FY2024 | $-760.0M | $4.4B |
| FY2023 | $385.0M | $3.8B |
| FY2022 | $1.3B | $4.5B |
| FY2021 | $3.0B | $5.4B |
| FY2020 | $-122.0M | $865.0M |
| FY2019 | $293.0M | $-189.0M |
| FY2018 | $1.1B | $2.9B |
| FY2017 | $367.0M | $2.1B |
| FY2016 | $174.1M | $-4.0B |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$7,305,000,000 | FCX |
| FY2024 | −$6,270,000,000 | FCX |
| FY2023 | −$859,000,000 | FCX |
| FY2022 | −$282,000,000 | FCX |
| FY2021 | −$2,401,000,000 | FCX |
| FY2020 | −$8,844,000,000 | FCX |
| FY2019 | −$12,412,000,000 | FCX |
| FY2018 | −$16,613,000,000 | FCX |
| FY2017 | −$14,537,000,000 | FCX |
| FY2016 | −$13,275,500,000 | FCX |
| FY2015 | −$12,593,700,000 | FCX |
| FY2014 | −$16,627,800,000 | FCX |
| FY2013 | −$17,030,200,000 | FCX |
| FY2012 | −$12,137,300,000 | FCX |
| FY2011 | −$14,316,100,000 | FCX |
FCX has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 15 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −23.7 pp | FCX |
| FY2024 | −21.0 pp | FCX |
| FY2023 | −14.4 pp | FCX |
| FY2022 | −13.3 pp | FCX |
| FY2021 | −8.6 pp | FCX |
| FY2020 | −7.6 pp | FCX |
| FY2019 | +16.0 pp | CLF |
| FY2018 | +33.1 pp | CLF |
| FY2017 | +6.7 pp | CLF |
| FY2016 | +40.0 pp | CLF |
| FY2015 | +45.6 pp | CLF |
| FY2014 | −242.7 pp | FCX |
| FY2013 | −7.1 pp | FCX |
| FY2012 | −41.3 pp | FCX |
| FY2011 | +0.1 pp | CLF |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CLF and FCX over this period.
15 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 FCX's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 65.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 27.0.
15 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 CLF and FCX over these 15 fiscal years — CLF led in 6 and FCX in 9.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.