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Clearwater Paper Corporation CLW R2KR3K

Basic Materials · Paper & Paper Products · United States
https://www.clearwaterpaper.com
Company Profile ↓
$20.92
-8.12% 1Y
Mkt Cap$337.34M
P/E-3.97
P/B0.47
52W High$23.31
52W Low$12.44
Book Value$49.24
EPS (TTM)$-5.27

Company Overview

Clearwater Paper Corporation manufactures and supplies solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard packaging products in the United States and internationally. The company offers SBS paperboard for use in folding cartons, food service, and commercial printing items; folding carton paperboards, such as blister, carded packaging, and top sheet products; food service paperboard, including liquid packaging, and cup and plate categories, as well as rigid containers comprising juice, milk, and wine; and custom sheeting and slitting of paperboard products. It serves packaging converters through sales managers. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Spokane, Washington.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $1.56B (+12.4% YoY); net profit $-18.60M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -4.3%, earnings -109.5%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 1.5%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:1.47%
1 Year:-4.30%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-
1 Year:-109.48%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-8.12%
6 Months:+42.12%
3 Months:+35.93%
1 Month:-8.49%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bullish
52-Week Range 78% of range
$12.44 $23.31
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMAAbove
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)52.42 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-8.49%
3M+35.93%
6M+42.12%
1Y-8.12%

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

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

  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

No notable concerns flagged.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
-3.97
Industry PE
22.37
Forward P/E
-23.86
PEG Ratio
3.21
Book Value
$49.24
Price to Book
0.47
P/S
0.25
EV/EBITDA
25.73
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
1.47%
Profit 5Y
-
Revenue (YoY)
-4.30%
Earnings (YoY)
-109.48%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
0.89%
ROE
-10.42%
ROA
-2.67%
Profit Margin
-3.24%
Op Margin
-10.35%
Gross Margin
1.03%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$-0.80
EPS (TTM)
$-5.27

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.47
Quick Ratio
1.11
Current Ratio
2.29
Debt
$373.10M
Total Assets
$1.57B
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
3.62%
Chg in Prom Hold
-0.03%
FII / Inst Holding
90.02%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.00%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$337.34M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$1.52B
EBITDA
$25.40M
Free Cash Flow
$-9.82M
Operating Cash Flow
$108.50M
Shares Outstanding
16.13M
Gross Margin
1.03%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Basic Materials).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 CLW Clearwater Paper Corporation R2KR3K 20.92 -3.97 $337.34M 0.00% 0.89% -10.42% 1.47% -
2 LIN Linde plc NDXSPXR3K 477.57 30.83 $220.15B 1.31% 12.46% 18.40% 13.90% 18.47%
3 SCCO Southern Copper Corporation R3K 198.76 29.49 $165.83B 2.28% 36.40% 49.90% 8.32% 3.80%
4 NEM Newmont Corporation SPXR3K 128.09 16.15 $134.97B 0.99% - 25.91% 6.53% 20.15%
5 AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Limited 204.73 17.53 $103.67B 1.01% 19.78% 22.97% 27.53% 88.11%
6 FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc. SPXR3K 72.73 35.65 $101.82B 0.88% 12.50% 14.75% 1.35% -1.26%
7 SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company SPXR3K 333.71 30.81 $81.01B 0.88% 21.93% 65.12% 6.18% 8.26%
8 ECL Ecolab Inc. SPXR3K 279.28 37.49 $78.29B 1.03% 15.10% 21.96% 6.55% 9.74%
9 B Barrick Mining Corporation 44.75 10.31 $74.98B 1.60% 16.65% 25.18% 15.47% 126.10%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Mar 2015Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026
Revenue -------------432.10M426.46M-428.80M452.00M445.20M477.90M480.60M457.40M425.90M406.40M450.50M488.20M526.40M538.80M297.20M291.30M278.90M268.60M258.80M344.40M393.30M387.10M378.20M391.80M399.00M360.30M
Gross Profit ----------------------------64.20M49.90M50.70M35.90M33.30M-2.00M30.10M14.70M----
Operating Income 15.24M32.07M40.05M36.31M37.76M40.16M9.28M24.11M20.51M19.15M5.16M26.37M11.54M18.38M46.90M-174.73M14.40M15.30M-2.40M18.80M48.20M49.20M27.10M-56.60M13.80M32.90M31.50M48.90M39.80M47.30M20.70M--800.00K-46.90M-1.20M--4.00M9.80M-55.40M-10.40M
Net Income 5.76M15.60M23.06M11.56M18.45M20.86M901.00K9.34M7.51M8.04M863.00K80.92M2.60M6.96M34.44M-187.77M3.80M-400.00K-11.00M10.30M22.80M21.40M12.10M-51.60M1.90M16.60M14.70M20.60M23.80M29.70M36.60M17.60M17.20M-25.80M5.80M199.10M-6.30M2.70M-53.30M-12.80M
Diluted EPS 0.300.811.210.651.051.210.050.560.450.480.054.880.160.422.08-11.390.23-0.03-0.660.621.361.280.71-3.100.110.970.861.211.401.752.171.061.03-1.550.3511.91-0.380.17-3.30-0.80

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 1.25B1.37B1.93B1.87B1.89B1.97B1.75B1.73B1.73B1.72B1.76B1.87B-1.20B1.14B1.38B1.56B
Cost of Revenue -------------982.50M935.30M1.31B1.44B
Gross Profit -------------212.50M200.70M76.10M115.60M
Operating Expenses -------------111.60M120.60M117.10M103.40M
Operating Income -98.77M115.44M145.39M99.33M79.81M123.67M114.76M71.20M-97.90M45.40M158.10M-100.90M80.10M-41.00M12.20M
EBITDA -------------134.10M117.80M-900.00K48.80M
Interest Expense -------------11.60M11.50M30.40M16.50M
Pretax Income -------------81.90M65.60M-101.10M-60.10M
Tax Provision -------------29.20M16.90M-27.10M-7.10M
Net Income 182.46M73.80M39.67M64.13M106.95M-2.31M55.98M49.55M97.30M-143.80M-5.60M77.10M-46.00M107.70M196.30M-18.60M
Diluted EPS 7.753.121.662.724.80-0.112.972.905.88-8.72-0.344.61-2.686.3011.70-1.15

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets -947.46M1.55B1.57B1.63B1.74B1.58B1.53B1.68B1.80B1.79B1.88B1.80B1.69B1.70B1.67B1.68B1.59B
Total Equity 180.99M363.74M468.35M484.90M540.89M605.09M497.54M474.87M469.90M575.40M426.40M432.00M521.10M511.70M572.10M668.80M854.60M825.30M
Cash & Equivalents 3.22M2.82M18.93M8.44M12.58M23.68M27.33M5.61M23.00M15.70M22.50M20.00M35.90M25.20M53.70M42.00M79.60M30.70M
Long Term Debt --538.31M523.69M523.93M650.00M568.22M568.99M569.75M570.52M692.90M884.50M716.40M637.60M564.90M439.90M281.60M345.50M
Total Liabilities -------1.05B1.21B1.23B1.36B1.45B1.28B1.18B1.13B1.00B824.70M763.00M
Current Liabilities --195.11M154.49M174.73M199.43M223.74M227.93M366.52M419.25M449.20M280.40M244.80M254.10M312.00M286.00M320.40M216.20M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 224.76M185.59M68.39M198.69M136.36M139.10M159.68M172.75M178.70M168.90M55.60M247.00M96.40M150.20M190.70M61.40M12.30M
Investing Cash Flow -196.39M-227.94M-50.15M-177.00M-140.59M35.69M-78.55M-222.51M-198.80M-224.00M-140.10M-39.60M-25.10M-33.50M-73.70M167.70M-100.40M
Financing Cash Flow -28.77M58.45M-29.10M-17.55M15.33M-171.13M-102.85M67.15M13.80M63.30M82.00M-192.90M-82.00M-88.60M-129.40M-191.40M39.30M
Capital Expenditure -19.33M-46.09M-134.07M-203.78M-90.59M-93.03M-128.90M-155.35M-199.70M-295.70M-140.10M-39.60M-38.40M-33.50M-73.70M-116.60M-88.80M
Free Cash Flow 205.44M139.50M-65.67M-5.08M45.76M46.07M30.77M17.40M-21.00M-126.80M-84.50M207.40M58.00M116.70M117.00M-55.20M-76.50M
Share Buybacks -011.35M18.65M100.00M100.00M99.99M65.33M4.90M00005.00M17.90M10.00M17.20M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % -------------17.8%17.7%5.5%7.4%
Operating Margin % -7.2%6.0%7.8%5.3%4.1%7.1%6.6%4.1%-5.7%2.6%8.5%-8.4%7.1%-3.0%0.8%
Net Margin % 14.6%5.4%2.1%3.4%5.7%-0.1%3.2%2.9%5.6%-8.3%-0.3%4.1%-3.8%9.5%14.2%-1.2%
ROE % 50.2%15.8%8.2%11.9%17.7%-0.5%11.8%10.5%16.9%-33.7%-1.3%14.8%-8.0%16.1%23.0%-2.3%
ROCE % -7.3%8.1%10.0%6.5%5.9%9.5%8.7%5.1%-7.3%2.8%10.2%-7.3%5.8%-3.0%0.9%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
3.62%
Institutions
90.02%
Public Float
93.40%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Southeastern Asset Management Inc/TN/ 9.55% 1.54M $32.05M
2 Blackrock Inc. 7.83% 1.26M $26.27M
3 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6.59% 1.06M $22.12M
4 Gate City Capital Management, LLC 5.82% 938.50K $19.54M
5 Readystate Asset Management LP 4.84% 781.38K $16.27M
6 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 4.31% 694.94K $14.47M
7 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.81% 453.65K $9.45M
8 AQR Capital Management, LLC 2.61% 420.77K $8.76M
9 Invenomic Capital Management, LP 2.61% 420.42K $8.75M
10 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.51% 404.31K $8.42M

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CLW — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW)?

As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW) trades at $20.92 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $12.44 to $23.31.

What is the market capitalisation of CLW?

Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW) has a market capitalisation of $337.34M on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of CLW?

CLW trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -3.97. The industry average P/E is 22.37. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 0.47.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of CLW?

CLW has a return on equity (ROE) of -10.42%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 0.89%.

Is CLW a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW), 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.

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