CLF (Cleveland-Cliffs) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -9.60% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Cleveland-Cliffs 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Cleveland-Cliffs's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -9.60%.

CLF's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
83.83% of 334 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: -1.45 vs CLF: -9.60

Competitive Comparison of Cleveland-Cliffs's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Steel subindustry, Cleveland-Cliffs's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Cleveland-Cliffs's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Cleveland-Cliffs's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Cleveland-Cliffs 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:CLF) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Cleveland-Cliffs Business Description

Industry

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Address

200 Public Square, Suite 3300, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44114-2315

Website

https://www.clevelandcliffs.com

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc is a flat-rolled steel producer and manufacturer of iron ore pellets in North America. It is organized into four operating segments based on differentiated products, Steelmaking, Tubular, Tooling and Stamping and European Operations, but operates through one reportable segment -Steelmaking. It is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling and tubing. It serves a diverse range of other markets due to its comprehensive offering of flat-rolled steel products. Geographically, it operates in the United States, Canada and other countries. The majority of revenue is from the United States. It is a supplier of steel to the automotive industry in North America.

Executives

James D Graham	officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Sec	200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
John T Baldwin	director	200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Keith Koci	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	ONE RIVERWAY, SUITE 1100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Michael Ralph S Iii	director
Goncalves Celso L Jr	officer: EVP, CFO	200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Douglas C Taylor	director	200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Lourenco Goncalves	director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO
Susan Miranda Green	director	11211 LANDY COURT, KENSINGTON MD 20895
Arlene M Yocum	director	99 PINE STREET, ALBANY NY 12207
Terry G. Fedor	officer: EVP, United States Iron Ore	200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44067
Clifford T Smith	officer: EVP, Seaborne Iron Ore	200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Janet L Miller	director	200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Fisher Robert P Jr	director	200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44067
Arcelormittal North America Holdings Llc	other: Former 10% Owner	1 SOUTH DEARBORN STREET, 13TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603
Rcelormittal	other: Former 10% Owner	24-26, BOULEVARD D?AVRANCHES, L-1160 LUXEMBOURG, GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG N4 00000