Company Overview
Clearfield, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber management, protection, and delivery products in the United States and internationally. The company offers FieldSmart, a series of panels, cabinets, wall boxes, and other enclosures; WaveSmart, an optical component integrated for signal coupling, splitting, termination, multiplexing, demultiplexing, and attenuation for integration within its fiber management platform; and FiberFlex, an outdoor active cabinet for mounting and configuration of electronic equipment. It also provides CraftSmart FiberFirst pedestals, an access terminal that offers cable management and mounting bracket kit that support the deployment of access terminals; YOURx, an access terminal that provides flexibility with cable mid-span and internal splicing options; FieldShield, a fiber pathway and protection method for reducing the cost of broadband deployment; Fiber Assemblies used for industry-standard or customer-specified configurations; and ClearPass Connector Cleaning Dust Cap, which simplifies fiber connector cleaning while enhancing network performance. In addition, the company offers fiber to the premise, fiber to the business, DC interconnect/campus network, meet-me room, main distribution area, and white space. Further, it provides metro core, backhaul, indoor/outdoor DAS, small cells, and FTT-cell site. The company serves various service providers, including national carriers, community broadband, multiple system operators, legacy build-to-print copper and fiber assemblies, large enterprises, and original equipment manufacturer markets. It sells its products through sales force and authorized distributors. The company was formerly known as APA Enterprises, Inc. and changed its name to Clearfield, Inc. in January 2008. Clearfield, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Why Investors Should Care
Revenue has grown at a 12.9% CAGR over the past five years.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Sep 2025 Revenue of $150.13M (+19.6% YoY); net profit $-8.05M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -15.3%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 12.9%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 12.89% |
| 1 Year: | -15.30% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -20.57% |
| 6 Months: | +8.80% |
| 3 Months: | +19.13% |
| 1 Month: | -17.45% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
- Price vs 50-DMABelow
- Price vs 200-DMABelow
- RSI (14)37.79 · Neutral
P/E of 143.52 is above the sector median of 36.02 — pricier than peers.
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Technical Trend
Computed from daily close history using EMA cross, slope, and RSI signals.
Note: intraday data is not stored locally. “Hourly” uses the most recent 10 daily candles as a short-term proxy.
Fundamental Growth Charts
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Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.
PROS
- Compounding revenue at 12.9% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Trading at a high P/E of 143.5.
- Trading 35.6% below its 52-week high.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Technology).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLFD Clearfield, Inc. R2K | 33.01 | 143.52 | $448.59M | 0.00% | 0.79% | 1.30% | 12.89% | - |
| 2 | NVDA NVIDIA Corporation NDXSPXAI | 211.80 | 32.43 | $5.13T | 0.49% | 74.66% | 114.29% | 24.64% | 32.12% |
| 3 | AAPL Apple Inc. NDXSPX | 314.86 | 38.07 | $4.62T | 0.37% | 68.72% | 141.47% | 1.81% | 3.92% |
| 4 | MSFT Microsoft Corporation NDXSPXAI | 384.93 | 22.91 | $2.86T | 0.93% | 26.90% | 34.01% | 9.48% | 10.85% |
| 5 | TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited AI | 420.39 | 36.18 | $2.18T | 0.90% | 30.20% | 36.21% | 18.94% | 19.57% |
| 6 | AVGO Broadcom Inc. NDXSPXAI | 389.11 | 64.85 | $1.85T | 0.68% | 16.70% | 37.28% | 24.38% | 26.24% |
| 7 | MU Micron Technology, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 983.12 | 46.37 | $1.11T | 0.06% | 13.69% | 39.82% | 13.68% | 26.02% |
| 8 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 548.13 | 181.50 | $893.78B | 0.00% | 6.33% | 8.06% | 13.64% | 48.64% |
| 9 | ASML ASML Holding N.V. NDXAI | 1,775.64 | 59.55 | $684.36B | 0.47% | 42.97% | 52.24% | 15.55% | 19.55% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2013 | Jun 2013 | Dec 2013 | Mar 2014 | Jun 2014 | Dec 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.87M | 16.83M | 21.48M | 20.09M | 19.08M | 21.89M | 19.38M | 20.41M | 25.97M | 27.09M | 29.69M | 38.73M | 51.11M | 53.49M | 71.25M | 85.94M | 71.81M | 61.28M | 34.23M | 36.91M | 48.79M | 29.70M | 40.62M | 49.90M | 34.34M | 34.39M |
| Gross Profit | 4.22M | 5.63M | 6.94M | 5.72M | 6.04M | 5.74M | 4.75M | 7.80M | 6.68M | 7.28M | 9.34M | 7.21M | 7.44M | 7.94M | 7.11M | 6.78M | 8.49M | 7.95M | 7.03M | 8.41M | 7.73M | 8.15M | 10.79M | 11.37M | 12.94M | 17.14M | 22.97M | 23.16M | 29.31M | 30.65M | 23.56M | 19.07M | 4.70M | 2.83M | 10.69M | 8.68M | 13.96M | 15.23M | 11.39M | 11.16M |
| Operating Income | 949.44K | 1.80M | 3.07M | 1.92M | 1.86M | 1.62M | 464.13K | 2.95M | 1.98M | 2.14M | 3.46M | 1.19M | 1.28M | 1.32M | 644.44K | -525.75K | 2.40M | 1.17M | 297.50K | 1.54M | 400.92K | 720.17K | 3.58M | 3.71M | 4.45M | 7.70M | 13.05M | 11.93M | 16.59M | 17.89M | 12.05M | 5.62M | -8.16M | -9.74M | -2.31M | -2.05M | 1.68M | 1.50M | -1.82M | -2.07M |
| Net Income | 545.28K | 1.15M | 1.98M | 1.23M | 1.17M | 1.07M | 288.66K | 1.95M | 1.49M | 1.49M | 2.36M | 876.93K | 907.52K | 803.32K | 943.16K | -305.38K | 1.76M | 1.01M | 367.94K | 1.30M | 501.16K | 747.90K | 2.99M | 3.16M | 3.64M | 6.10M | 10.39M | 9.24M | 12.74M | 14.26M | 10.36M | 5.22M | -5.27M | -5.91M | -447.00K | -1.91M | 1.33M | 1.61M | -614.00K | -528.00K |
| Diluted EPS | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.07 | -0.02 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.75 | 0.66 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.33 | -0.35 | -0.40 | -0.04 | -0.13 | 0.09 | 0.11 | -0.04 | -0.04 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 24.37M | 35.19M | 37.47M | 53.35M | 58.05M | 60.32M | 75.29M | 73.95M | 77.65M | 85.03M | 93.08M | 140.75M | 270.88M | 225.72M | 125.57M | 150.13M |
| Gross Profit | 9.14M | 14.66M | 15.29M | 21.99M | 24.60M | 24.87M | 32.87M | 30.26M | 31.00M | 32.69M | 37.91M | 61.18M | 112.95M | 79.86M | 25.85M | 50.54M |
| Operating Income | 1.12M | 3.72M | 4.27M | 7.44M | 8.52M | 7.05M | 10.73M | 5.31M | 5.07M | 5.19M | 8.38M | 25.23M | 63.82M | 37.58M | -19.23M | 2.12M |
| Net Income | 1.18M | 6.17M | 7.70M | 4.73M | 5.43M | 4.68M | 8.01M | 3.85M | 4.27M | 4.57M | 7.29M | 20.33M | 49.36M | 32.53M | -12.45M | -8.05M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.09 | 0.48 | 0.60 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.59 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.53 | 1.47 | 3.55 | 2.17 | -0.85 | -0.58 |
| R&D Expense | - | - | - | - | 703.69K | 750.11K | 838.12K | 865.57K | 787.36K | 1.09M | 1.27M | 243.00K | 895.00K | 3.12M | 3.00M | 2.42M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | 21.36M | 30.30M | 37.74M | 46.41M | 51.85M | 57.63M | 70.60M | 69.49M | 74.23M | 81.89M | 95.30M | 125.91M | 229.13M | 355.52M | 315.27M | 306.17M |
| Total Equity | 17.85M | 19.25M | 26.23M | 34.69M | 40.08M | 46.75M | 51.28M | 62.59M | 64.53M | 68.87M | 74.93M | 82.75M | 103.82M | 147.58M | 315.16M | 275.76M | 256.16M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 4.73M | 5.29M | 11.28M | 5.68M | 9.81M | 18.19M | 18.07M | 28.01M | 18.54M | 8.55M | 10.08M | 16.45M | 13.22M | 16.65M | 37.83M | 14.15M | 21.49M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | - | 2.11M | 4.07M | 3.05M | 6.34M | 5.10M | 6.35M | 8.00M | 4.97M | 5.35M | 6.96M | 12.54M | 22.09M | 81.55M | 40.35M | 39.51M | 50.01M |
| Current Liabilities | - | 2.04M | 4.01M | 3.02M | 6.31M | 5.10M | 5.04M | 7.35M | 4.24M | 4.98M | 6.61M | 10.41M | 20.47M | 51.69M | 29.00M | 24.35M | 36.60M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 629.35K | 5.30M | 3.83M | 4.34M | 11.53M | 6.85M | 11.55M | 6.30M | 4.55M | 14.73M | 6.66M | 10.90M | 2.26M | 18.42M | 22.22M | - |
| Investing Cash Flow | -91.86K | 417.78K | -9.71M | -113.81K | -3.59M | -5.74M | -1.64M | -11.54M | -12.61M | -12.96M | -41.00K | -13.60M | -8.20M | -112.25M | -6.90M | - |
| Financing Cash Flow | 16.50K | 280.31K | 284.83K | -95.44K | 440.88K | -1.22M | 31.97K | -4.24M | -1.93M | -236.67K | -247.00K | -536.00K | 9.40M | 115.00M | -36.91M | - |
| Capital Expenditure | -452.68K | -745.79K | -550.62K | -1.02M | -1.42M | -4.52M | -1.55M | -2.02M | -1.19M | -2.51M | -1.81M | - | -8.50M | -7.68M | -9.57M | - |
| Free Cash Flow | 176.67K | 4.55M | 3.28M | 3.32M | 10.11M | 2.33M | 10.00M | 4.28M | 3.36M | 12.22M | 4.85M | - | -6.24M | 10.74M | 12.66M | - |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | - | - | 849.16K | 333.76K | 3.65M | 1.76M | - | 429.00K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.37M | 16.65M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 37.5% | 41.7% | 40.8% | 41.2% | 42.4% | 41.2% | 43.7% | 40.9% | 39.9% | 38.4% | 40.7% | 43.5% | 41.7% | 35.4% | 20.6% | 33.7% |
| Operating Margin % | 4.6% | 10.6% | 11.4% | 14.0% | 14.7% | 11.7% | 14.3% | 7.2% | 6.5% | 6.1% | 9.0% | 17.9% | 23.6% | 16.6% | -15.3% | 1.4% |
| Net Margin % | 4.8% | 17.5% | 20.6% | 8.9% | 9.4% | 7.8% | 10.6% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 7.8% | 14.4% | 18.2% | 14.4% | -9.9% | -5.4% |
| ROE % | 6.1% | 23.5% | 22.2% | 11.8% | 11.6% | 9.1% | 12.8% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 6.1% | 8.8% | 19.6% | 33.4% | 10.3% | -4.5% | -3.1% |
| ROCE % | 5.8% | 14.1% | 12.3% | 18.6% | 18.2% | 13.4% | 17.0% | 8.1% | 7.3% | 6.9% | 9.9% | 23.9% | 36.0% | 11.5% | -6.6% | 0.8% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 6.61% | 897.87K | $31.86M |
| 2 | Ack Asset Management Llc | 5.41% | 735.20K | $26.08M |
| 3 | Mairs & Power Inc | 5.38% | 731.73K | $25.96M |
| 4 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.75% | 509.84K | $18.09M |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2.62% | 355.75K | $12.62M |
| 6 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2.60% | 353.49K | $12.54M |
| 7 | State Street Corporation | 2.37% | 322.25K | $11.43M |
| 8 | Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. | 2.13% | 289.61K | $10.28M |
| 9 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.10% | 285.84K | $10.14M |
| 10 | Royal Bank of Canada | 2.08% | 282.35K | $10.02M |
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CLFD — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Clearfield, Inc. (CLFD)?
As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, Clearfield, Inc. (CLFD) trades at $33.01 on NasdaqGM. Its 52-week range is $26.00 to $51.26.
What is the market capitalisation of CLFD?
Clearfield, Inc. (CLFD) has a market capitalisation of $448.59M on NasdaqGM.
What is the P/E ratio of CLFD?
CLFD trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 143.52. The industry average P/E is 36.02. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 2.21.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of CLFD?
CLFD has a return on equity (ROE) of 1.30%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 0.79%.
Is CLFD a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of Clearfield, Inc. (CLFD), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.