Assay
Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.CLF · other | |
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| Grade |  Eweakest fifth of 336 graded peers; percentile 92.2, sampling error 2.6 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 310 of 336 |
| Profitability | D/Epercentile 82.4 |
| Solvency | B/Cpercentile 41.2 |
| Growth and financing | Dpercentile 77.2 |
| Reliability | 0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | over $2.67B assetstotal assets $20.0B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | short runwaynot computable: distress |
| Inputs computable | 9 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Feb 9, 2026242 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $12.212026-10-08; market equity $7.0B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date. Open this report as it stood on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Feb 9, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
We are a leading North America-based steel producer with focus on value-added sheet products, particularly for the automotive industry. We are vertically integrated from the mining of iron ore, production of pellets and direct reduced iron, and processing of ferrous scrap through primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling and tubing. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, we employ approximately 25,000 people across our operations in the United States and Canada. As a leading North America-based steel producer, we benefit from having the size and scale necessary in a competitive, capital intensive business.
Warnings [top]
7 checks ran; none of them enters the letter. The checks are listed on the warnings screen.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 82.4 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | (4.3%) | [1-2,4] | 27.1% | 97.9 | 289 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | (8.3%) | [5-13] | 10.0% | 92.7 | 151 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Accruals ratio | (5.0%) | [1,14-16] | (5.9%) | 55.6 | 506 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 9.2 pts | [2,4,17-24] | 2.2 pts | 83.3 | 204 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 41.2 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 0.88 | [1,5,9,25-28] | 2.05 | 54.3 | 386 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 2.52x | |||||
| EBITDA must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Interest coverage | not computable | 2.18x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2011-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31 | |||||||
| Current ratio | 1.95x | [25-26] | 1.32x | 28.1 | 506 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 77.2 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | (6.8%) | [2,17,19,21] | 5.1% | 85.6 | 403 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | not computable | 8.7% | |||||
| current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Reinvestment rate | not computable | 11.9% | |||||
| NOPAT must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Asset growth, three years | 2.2% | [1,16,29-30] | 4.1% | 59.3 | 438 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | 15.4% | [31-32] | (0.4%) | 86.8 | 356 | 2026-02-09 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite 0.356; sampling error 2.6 percentile points on 336 peers.
Among 336 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 305 | Matrix Service Co. (MTRX) Matrix Service Co. (MTRX) Eweakest fifth; percentile 90.7 Nasdaq · Construction - Special Trade Contractors market equity $300.7M; last close $10.64 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 90.7 | E | |
| 306 | Inuvo, Inc. (INUV) Inuvo, Inc. (INUV) Eweakest fifth; percentile 91.0 NYSE · Services-Advertising market equity $8.4M; last close $0.51 Warnings: short runway; 7 of 14 inputs | 91.0 | E | short runway |
| 307 | Katapult Holdings, Inc. (KPLT) Katapult Holdings, Inc. (KPLT) Eweakest fifth; percentile 91.3 Nasdaq · Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC market equity $22.2M; last close $4.47 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 91.3 | E | |
| 308 | U-Haul Holding Co. (UHAL) U-Haul Holding Co. (UHAL) Eweakest fifth; percentile 91.8 NYSE · Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) last close $57.82 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 91.8 | E | |
| 309 | U-Haul Holding Co. (UHAL-B) U-Haul Holding Co. (UHAL-B) Eweakest fifth; percentile 91.8 NYSE · Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) last close $50.94 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 91.8 | E | |
| 310 | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF) Eweakest fifth; percentile 92.2 NYSE · Metal Mining market equity $7.0B; last close $12.21 Warnings: short runway; 9 of 14 inputs | 92.2 | E | short runway |
| 311 | Amentum Holdings, Inc. (AMTM) Amentum Holdings, Inc. (AMTM) Eweakest fifth; percentile 92.5 NYSE · Services-Business Services, NEC market equity $4.6B; last close $18.96 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 92.5 | E | |
| 312 | Greenpro Capital Corp. (GRNQ) Greenpro Capital Corp. (GRNQ) Eweakest fifth; percentile 92.8 Nasdaq · Services-Management Consulting Services market equity $16.1M; last close $8.88 Warnings: short runway, late filer; 8 of 14 inputs | 92.8 | E | short runway, late filer |
| 313 | Claritev Corp. (CTEV) Claritev Corp. (CTEV) Eweakest fifth; percentile 93.1 NYSE · Services-Business Services, NEC market equity $412.3M; last close $24.37 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 93.1 | E | |
| 314 | Perma FIX Environmental Services Inc. (PESI) Perma FIX Environmental Services Inc. (PESI) Eweakest fifth; percentile 93.4 Nasdaq · Hazardous Waste Management market equity $300.5M; last close $14.20 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 93.4 | E | fortress balance sheet |
| 315 | Chegg, Inc. (CHGG) Chegg, Inc. (CHGG) Eweakest fifth; percentile 93.7 NYSE · Services-Educational Services market equity $81.6M; last close $0.74 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 93.7 | E |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | E | 91.6 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | E | 92.2 | 336 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | E | 94.2 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | E | 95.5 | 336 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 336 graded peers, about 67 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | (5.3%) | 2.0% | 43 | hotter than 43 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (24.7%) | (26.8%) | 53 | closer to its high than 53 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | (10.8%) | 4.4% | 9 | pricier than 91 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | (14.7%) | 4.1% | 10 | pricier than 90 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.81 | 0.34 | 80 | pricier than 20 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 2.68 | 0.70 | 85 | pricier than 15 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | 13.4% | (8.8%) | 79 | more equity-funded than 79 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.20) | (0.13) | 43 | ahead of 43 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $7.0B; EBIT -$1.6B; free cash flow -$1.0B; book equity $5.6B; sales $18.6B; debt $7.7B; cash $70.0M[33].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: 2 of 9, period end 2025-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | (7.1%) | ✗ fail[14,16] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | -$462.0M | ✗ fail[15] |
| Return on assets improved | (2.7 pts) | ✗ fail[14,16,29,34] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $1.0B | ✓ pass[14-15] |
| Long-term leverage fell | (1.3 pts) | ✓ pass[1,16,29,35-36] |
| Current ratio improved | (10.6 pts) | ✗ fail[25-26,37-38] |
| No new shares issued | 15.4% | ✗ fail[31-32] |
| Gross margin improved | (4.9 pts) | ✗ fail[2,4,17-18] |
| Asset turnover improved | (20.6 pts) | ✗ fail[2,16-17,29] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $70.0M[3] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | -$251.0M[3,15,39-42] |
| Months of runway | 3.3 |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 78 |
| 10-Q received Jul 23, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $173.3M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 242 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
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| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $20.0B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $18.6B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $70.0M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-23 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $19.5B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | -$1.6B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | -$2.0B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | -$581.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $7.3B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $6.1B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $57.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $7.1B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $6.6B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $54.0M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$1.5B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$462.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $20.9B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $19.2B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $19.1B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $22.0B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $20.6B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $23.0B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $20.5B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | revenue | us-gaap:Revenues | $20.4B | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-08 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $15.9B | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-08 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $6.4B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $3.3B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | -$529.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $13.7B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $17.5B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $18.8B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 570,390,499 | 2026-02-09 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 494,481,275 | 2025-02-25 | 2025-02-25 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 570,540,047 | 2026-07-23 | 2026-07-23 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$760.0M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $7.3B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $7.1B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $6.9B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $3.4B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$95.0M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-23 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 40 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$325.0M | 2026-03-31 | 2026-04-21 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 41 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$449.0M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-10-22 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 42 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$306.0M | 2025-06-30 | 2026-07-23 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 92.2 is 12.2 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.6 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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