CLF vs RIO
Cleveland-cliffs Inc. and RIO Tinto PLC, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CLF | RIO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.6B | $57.6B |
| Net income | $-1.5B | $10.0B |
| Gross margin | −4.6% | · |
| Net margin | −7.7% | 17.8% |
| Return on equity | −23.2% | 17.0% |
| Diluted EPS | −$2.91 | $6.08 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | 61.7% |
| Free cash flow | $-1.0B | · |
| Equity | $6.1B | $62.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.18× | 0.21× |
| Current ratio | 1.95× | 1.44× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 28.3% | 5.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 0.4% |
RIO bills 3.1× 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 | RIO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $18.6B | $57.6B |
| FY2024 | $19.2B | $53.7B |
| FY2023 | $22.0B | $54.0B |
| FY2022 | $23.0B | $55.6B |
| FY2021 | $20.4B | $63.5B |
| FY2020 | $5.4B | $44.6B |
| FY2019 | $2.0B | $43.2B |
| FY2018 | $2.3B | $40.5B |
| FY2017 | $1.9B | $40.0B |
| FY2016 | $1.6B | $33.8B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CLF | RIO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-1.5B | $10.0B |
| FY2024 | $-760.0M | $11.6B |
| FY2023 | $385.0M | $10.1B |
| FY2022 | $1.3B | $12.4B |
| FY2021 | $3.0B | $21.1B |
| FY2020 | $-122.0M | $9.8B |
| FY2019 | $293.0M | $8.0B |
| FY2018 | $1.1B | $13.6B |
| FY2017 | $367.0M | $8.8B |
| FY2016 | $174.1M | $4.6B |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$39,028,000,000 | RIO |
| FY2024 | −$34,473,000,000 | RIO |
| FY2023 | −$32,045,000,000 | RIO |
| FY2022 | −$32,565,000,000 | RIO |
| FY2021 | −$43,051,000,000 | RIO |
| FY2020 | −$39,257,000,000 | RIO |
| FY2019 | −$41,175,000,000 | RIO |
| FY2018 | −$38,190,000,000 | RIO |
| FY2017 | −$38,164,000,000 | RIO |
| FY2016 | −$32,226,500,000 | RIO |
| FY2015 | −$32,815,700,000 | RIO |
RIO has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −25.5 pp | RIO |
| FY2024 | −25.3 pp | RIO |
| FY2023 | −16.4 pp | RIO |
| FY2022 | −17.5 pp | RIO |
| FY2021 | −20.8 pp | RIO |
| FY2020 | −24.8 pp | RIO |
| FY2019 | −1.4 pp | RIO |
| FY2018 | +14.0 pp | CLF |
| FY2017 | −2.7 pp | RIO |
| FY2016 | −1.3 pp | RIO |
| FY2015 | −32.2 pp | RIO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CLF and RIO over this period.
11 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 RIO's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 20.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.3.
11 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 RIO over these 11 fiscal years — CLF led in 1 and RIO in 10.
11 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 RIO's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 38.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.1.
7 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 CLF and RIO over these 7 fiscal years — CLF led in 2 and RIO in 5.
7 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.