Dividend compounder review

CLF

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · NYSE · US

Basic Materials · Steel

Score47.00/100
Confidence96.00/100
DecisionReject
RatingAvoid
Scoring

Quality breakdown

Dividend Reliability 13.0 / 25 Payment history, cuts, growth, and regularity.
Dividend Sustainability 8.5 / 20 Payout, free cash flow, dividend cover, and debt.
Business Quality 11.5 / 25 Scale, cash generation, growth, margins, and returns.
Valuation Discipline 8.0 / 15 Yield, P/E, and price stretch versus long-term trend.
Long-Term Trend 6.0 / 15 Trend line, long return history, and drawdown control.
Metrics

Dividend and business context

Dividend Years27
Dividend Yield0.87%
Payout Ratio0.0%
Dividend Cut 5YYes
Net Income$-1.5B
Free Cash Flow$-1.0B
FCF Covers DividendNo
Debt / Equity1.29
P/E-
Revenue Growth 5Y28.3%
Net Margin-6.4%
ROE-18.6%
Price vs Trend19.0%
3Y Return-13.0%
5Y Return-35.0%
CurrencyUSD
Warnings

Review flags

Dividend cut or material annual decrease detected in the last five completed years.
Free cash flow is negative.
Free cash flow does not cover dividends paid.
Dividend diary

Activity record

CLF dividend review warning Warning · Warning

Free cash flow does not cover dividends paid.

CLF dividend payment 0.06 USD Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Dividend decreased -40.0% Dividend Decrease · Negative

Payment changed from 0.1 to 0.06.

CLF dividend payment 0.06 USD Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Dividend increased 66.7% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 0.06 to 0.1.

CLF dividend payment 0.1 USD Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Dividend increased 20.0% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 0.05 to 0.06.

CLF dividend payment 0.06 USD Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

CLF dividend payment 0.05 USD Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Dividend cut -66.7% Dividend Cut · Negative

Payment changed from 0.15 to 0.05.

CLF dividend payment 0.05 USD Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

CLF dividend payment 0.15 USD Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

CLF dividend payment 0.15 USD Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

CLF dividend payment 0.15 USD Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

CLF dividend payment 0.15 USD Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

CLF dividend payment 0.15 USD Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

CLF dividend payment 0.15 USD Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Dividend cut -76.0% Dividend Cut · Negative

Payment changed from 0.625 to 0.15.

Dividend increased 123.2% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 0.28 to 0.625.