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CLFCleveland-Cliffs Inc.Sell5.3·$11.46

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

BEAT+19.9% vs estimateEPS $0.28 vs $0.23 estCurrent verdict Sell 5.3/10

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Event detail · Q3 2026

Key numbers

Adjusted EPS
$0.28
Estimate
$0.23
Surprise
+19.9%
Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
$5.61B
Score today
5.3/10

Revenue source: xbrl.

Report record · Q3 2026

How the report landed

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) beat the $0.23 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.28 — a large 19.9% upside surprise.

Around the report

Coverage in the report window

  • Canada's PM Carney Says We Will See If Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Is Acting In Good Faith; Carney, Asked Why Canada Is Not Sui — benzinga, 2026-10-21
  • Canadian Prime Minister Carney Says Cleveland-Cliffs Must Meets Its Obligations — benzinga, 2026-10-21
  • Canadian Government Considers Options Regarding Cleveland-Cliffs' Ontario Plant Idling — fiscal.ai, 2026-10-20
Current read · as of 2026-11-08

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates CLF Sell at 5.3/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.

4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +19.9% surprise compares with a +15.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-08.

What argues against it

  • Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0)
  • Momentum score 2.6/10 — below 4.5 minimum
  • Reward/Risk 0.6:1 at current price — below 1.5:1 minimum

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$11.46
Price target
$12.48
Stop
$10.91
Upside to target
+8.9%
Reward-to-risk
0.6:1

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-08 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Basic Materials context

CLF at TrendMatrix's latest read

Materials producers report against the commodity cycle — realized-price capture and volume, not the EPS line, are the tells in a quarter like this.

Industry
Steel
Market cap
$6.54B
P/E (fwd)
6.7
52-week range
$7.73–$15.35
Off 52-week high
25.3%
RSI (14)
32
Volume vs avg
0.63×
Score today
5.3/10

EPS and the estimate come from Yahoo Finance’s earnings calendar, captured around the report date. That EPS is the adjusted figure analysts forecast, so it can differ from the GAAP diluted EPS in the company’s filing, and consensus estimates vary between data providers. Revenue comes from SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise. Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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