clearwater paper corp. - CLW

CLW

Close Chg Chg %
16.03 -0.69 -4.30%

Closed Market

15.34

-0.69 (4.30%)

Volume: 216.28K

Last Updated:

Jun 5, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: clearwater paper corp. - CLW

CLW Key Data

Open

$15.96

Day Range

15.11 - 16.44

52 Week Range

11.77 - 30.92

Market Cap

$257.84M

Shares Outstanding

16.13M

Public Float

15.30M

Beta

0.27

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$1.66

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

206.97K

 

CLW Performance

1 Week
 
-5.58%
 
1 Month
 
12.58%
 
3 Months
 
4.55%
 
1 Year
 
-46.78%
 
5 Years
 
-46.62%
 

CLW Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 3
Full Ratings ➔

About clearwater paper corp. - CLW

Clearwater Paper Corp. engages in the manufacturing and selling of private label tissue, paperboard, and pulp-based products. It operates through the Consumer Products and Pulp and Paperboard segments. The Consumer Products segment manufactures and sells a complete line of at-home tissue products. The Pulp and Paperboard segment produces and markets solid bleached sulfate paperboard for the high-end segment of the packaging industry and offers custom sheeting, slitting, and cutting of paperboard. The company was founded on December 9, 2008 and is headquartered in Spokane, WA.

CLW At a Glance

Clearwater Paper Corp.
601 West Riverside Avenue
Spokane, Washington 99201
Phone 1-509-344-5900 Revenue 1.56B
Industry Pulp & Paper Net Income -20,100,000.00
Sector Process Industries 2025 Sales Growth 12.417%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 1,900
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CLW Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 0.181
Price to Book Ratio 0.338
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 22.87
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 5.747
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.412
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.609

CLW Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 818,631.579
Income Per Employee -10,578.947
Receivables Turnover 7.964
Total Asset Turnover 0.952

CLW Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.433
Quick Ratio 1.13
Cash Ratio 0.142

CLW Profitability

Gross Margin 7.432
Operating Margin 1.209
Pretax Margin -3.864
Net Margin -1.292
Return on Assets -3.244
Return on Equity -6.311
Return on Total Capital -4.361
Return on Invested Capital -4.479

CLW Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 47.268
Total Debt to Total Capital 32.096
Total Debt to Total Assets 24.561
Long-Term Debt to Equity 45.705
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 31.035
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Annual Financials for Clearwater Paper Corp. - CLW

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
2.08B 2.08B 1.38B 1.56B
Sales Growth
+17.35% +0.13% -33.57% +12.42%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
1.82B 1.75B 1.31B 1.44B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
103.30M 98.70M 70.00M 92.70M
Depreciation
101.10M 96.60M 67.90M 90.60M
Amortization of Intangibles
2.20M 2.10M 2.10M 2.10M
COGS Growth
+14.68% -3.92% -25.37% +10.12%
Gross Income
256.70M 330.80M 76.10M 115.60M
Gross Income Growth
+40.58% +28.87% -77.00% +51.91%
Gross Profit Margin
+12.34% +15.88% +5.50% +7.43%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
133.90M 149.20M 116.30M 99.80M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
133.90M 149.20M 116.30M 99.80M
SGA Growth
+17.46% +11.43% -22.05% -14.19%
Other Operating Expense
800.00K 500.00K 800.00K (3.00M)
Unusual Expense
8.20M 7.00M 32.70M 60.90M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
113.80M 174.10M (73.70M) (42.10M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
(5.10M) 2.50M 4.70M 600.00K
Non-Operating Interest Income
1.00M 2.40M 2.90M 1.80M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
35.60M 32.40M 32.10M 18.60M
Interest Expense Growth
-3.78% -8.99% -0.93% -42.06%
Gross Interest Expense
35.60M 32.40M 33.70M 19.90M
Interest Capitalized
- - 1.60M 1.30M
-
Pretax Income
73.10M 144.20M (101.10M) (60.10M)
Pretax Income Growth
+304.76% +97.26% -170.11% +40.55%
Pretax Margin
+3.51% +6.92% -7.31% -3.86%
Income Tax
27.00M 36.50M (27.10M) (7.10M)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
34.90M 51.40M (75.00M) 14.10M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(7.90M) (14.90M) 47.90M (21.20M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
46.00M 107.70M (74.00M) (53.00M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
46.00M 107.70M (74.00M) (53.00M)
Net Income Growth
+263.70% +134.13% -168.71% +28.38%
Net Margin Growth
+2.21% +5.17% -5.35% -3.41%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - (36.90M) 32.90M
-
Discontinued Operations
- - (36.90M) 32.90M
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
46.00M 107.70M (110.90M) (20.10M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
46.00M 107.70M (110.90M) (20.10M)
EPS (Basic)
2.7083 6.3868 -6.6087 -1.2431
EPS (Basic) Growth
+261.60% +135.82% -203.47% +81.19%
Basic Shares Outstanding
16.98M 16.86M 16.78M 16.17M
EPS (Diluted)
2.6774 6.3016 -6.6087 -1.2431
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+259.76% +135.36% -204.87% +81.19%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
17.18M 17.09M 16.78M 16.17M
EBITDA
225.30M 279.80M 29.00M 111.50M
EBITDA Growth
+28.38% +24.19% -89.64% +284.48%
EBITDA Margin
+10.83% +13.43% +2.10% +7.17%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 17.00
Number of Ratings 3 Current Quarters Estimate -1.607
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate -4.52
Last Quarter’s Earnings -1.29 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -0.15 Next Fiscal Year Estimate -1.54
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 3 3 3 3
Mean Estimate -1.61 -0.46 -4.52 -1.54
High Estimates -1.54 -0.15 -4.21 -1.33
Low Estimate -1.65 -1.04 -5.10 -1.94
Coefficient of Variance -3.65 -109.28 -11.12 -22.50

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 1 1 2
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 2 2 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Clearwater Paper Corp. - CLW

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Jan 7, 2026 Jeanne M. Hillman Director 9,947 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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