CLF vs SCCO
Cleveland-cliffs Inc. and Southern Copper Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CLF | SCCO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.6B | $13.4B |
| Net income | $-1.5B | $4.3B |
| Gross margin | −4.6% | 60.1% |
| Net margin | −7.7% | 32.4% |
| Return on equity | −23.2% | 43.0% |
| Diluted EPS | −$2.91 | $5.24 |
| Dividend / share | · | $3.10 |
| Payout ratio | · | 57.2% |
| Free cash flow | $-1.0B | $3.4B |
| Equity | $6.1B | $11.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.18× | 0.22× |
| Current ratio | 1.95× | 3.89× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 28.3% | 10.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 22.5% |
CLF bills 1.4× the revenue of SCCO, 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 | SCCO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $18.6B | $13.4B |
| FY2024 | $19.2B | $11.4B |
| FY2023 | $22.0B | $9.9B |
| FY2022 | $23.0B | $10.0B |
| FY2021 | $20.4B | $10.9B |
| FY2020 | $5.4B | $8.0B |
| FY2019 | $2.0B | $7.3B |
| FY2018 | $2.3B | $7.1B |
| FY2017 | $1.9B | $6.7B |
| FY2016 | $1.6B | $5.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CLF | SCCO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-1.5B | $4.3B |
| FY2024 | $-760.0M | $3.4B |
| FY2023 | $385.0M | $2.4B |
| FY2022 | $1.3B | $2.6B |
| FY2021 | $3.0B | $3.4B |
| FY2020 | $-122.0M | $1.6B |
| FY2019 | $293.0M | $1.5B |
| FY2018 | $1.1B | $1.5B |
| FY2017 | $367.0M | $732.4M |
| FY2016 | $174.1M | $778.8M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$5,190,000,000 | CLF |
| FY2024 | +$7,751,600,000 | CLF |
| FY2023 | +$12,100,200,000 | CLF |
| FY2022 | +$12,941,100,000 | CLF |
| FY2021 | +$9,509,900,000 | CLF |
| FY2020 | −$2,630,900,000 | SCCO |
| FY2019 | −$5,295,600,000 | SCCO |
| FY2018 | −$4,764,700,000 | SCCO |
| FY2017 | −$4,788,500,000 | SCCO |
| FY2016 | −$3,825,300,000 | SCCO |
| FY2015 | −$3,032,600,000 | SCCO |
| FY2014 | −$2,414,500,000 | SCCO |
| FY2013 | −$2,062,100,000 | SCCO |
| FY2012 | −$796,600,000 | SCCO |
| FY2011 | −$254,800,000 | SCCO |
| FY2010 | −$665,700,000 | SCCO |
| FY2009 | −$1,392,300,000 | SCCO |
The higher-revenue side has changed between CLF and SCCO over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −40.1 pp | SCCO |
| FY2024 | −33.4 pp | SCCO |
| FY2023 | −22.6 pp | SCCO |
| FY2022 | −20.4 pp | SCCO |
| FY2021 | −16.4 pp | SCCO |
| FY2020 | −21.3 pp | SCCO |
| FY2019 | −5.8 pp | SCCO |
| FY2018 | +26.6 pp | CLF |
| FY2017 | +8.5 pp | CLF |
| FY2016 | −1.7 pp | SCCO |
| FY2015 | −51.9 pp | SCCO |
| FY2014 | −269.5 pp | SCCO |
| FY2013 | −18.0 pp | SCCO |
| FY2012 | −48.3 pp | SCCO |
| FY2011 | −6.8 pp | SCCO |
| FY2010 | −7.6 pp | SCCO |
| FY2009 | −16.3 pp | SCCO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CLF and SCCO over this period.
17 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 SCCO's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 62.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.5.
17 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 SCCO over these 17 fiscal years — CLF led in 2 and SCCO in 15.
17 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 SCCO's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 30.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.0.
14 of 19 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 SCCO over these 14 fiscal years — CLF led in 2 and SCCO in 12.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.