clearwater paper corp. - CLW

CLW

Close Chg Chg %
20.42 0.10 0.49%

Closed Market

20.52

+0.10 (0.49%)

Volume: 253.56K

Last Updated:

Jan 13, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: clearwater paper corp. - CLW

CLW Key Data

Open

$20.70

Day Range

20.12 - 20.70

52 Week Range

16.44 - 33.57

Market Cap

$327.82M

Shares Outstanding

16.04M

Public Float

15.37M

Beta

0.20

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$9.97

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

204.17K

 

CLW Performance

1 Week
 
0.98%
 
1 Month
 
14.58%
 
3 Months
 
8.35%
 
1 Year
 
-32.18%
 
5 Years
 
-48.97%
 

CLW Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 2
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 1.38B
Industry Pulp & Paper Net Income -110,900,000.00
Sector Process Industries Employees 2,200
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025
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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 0.361
Price to Book Ratio 0.577
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 8.14
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 25.571
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.536
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.434

CLW Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 628,909.091
Income Per Employee -50,409.091
Receivables Turnover 7.332
Total Asset Turnover 0.826

CLW Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.702
Quick Ratio 0.897
Cash Ratio 0.248

CLW Profitability

Gross Margin 5.50
Operating Margin -2.963
Pretax Margin -7.307
Net Margin -8.015
Return on Assets -4.417
Return on Equity -9.716
Return on Total Capital -6.293
Return on Invested Capital -6.314

CLW Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 37.64
Total Debt to Total Capital 27.347
Total Debt to Total Assets 19.152
Long-Term Debt to Equity 36.271
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 26.352
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Annual Financials for Clearwater Paper Corp. - CLW

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.77B 2.08B 2.08B 1.38B
Sales Growth
-5.14% +17.35% +0.13% -33.57%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
1.59B 1.82B 1.75B 1.31B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
105.10M 103.30M 98.70M 70.00M
Depreciation
102.20M 101.10M 96.60M 67.90M
Amortization of Intangibles
2.90M 2.20M 2.10M 2.10M
COGS Growth
+0.83% +14.68% -3.92% -25.37%
Gross Income
182.60M 256.70M 330.80M 76.10M
Gross Income Growth
-37.40% +40.58% +28.87% -77.00%
Gross Profit Margin
+10.30% +12.34% +15.88% +5.50%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
114.00M 133.90M 149.20M 116.30M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
114.00M 133.90M 149.20M 116.30M
SGA Growth
-8.73% +17.46% +11.43% -22.05%
Other Operating Expense
(1.80M) 800.00K 500.00K 800.00K
Unusual Expense
9.40M 8.20M 7.00M 32.70M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
61.00M 113.80M 174.10M (73.70M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
(59.70M) (5.10M) 2.50M 4.70M
Non-Operating Interest Income
600.00K 1.00M 2.40M 2.90M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
37.00M 35.60M 32.40M 32.10M
Interest Expense Growth
-20.43% -3.78% -8.99% -0.93%
Gross Interest Expense
37.00M 35.60M 32.40M 33.70M
Interest Capitalized
- - - 1.60M
-
Pretax Income
(35.70M) 73.10M 144.20M (101.10M)
Pretax Income Growth
-136.35% +304.76% +97.26% -170.11%
Pretax Margin
-2.01% +3.51% +6.92% -7.31%
Income Tax
(7.70M) 27.00M 36.50M (27.10M)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
2.00M 34.90M 51.40M (75.00M)
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(9.70M) (7.90M) (14.90M) 47.90M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
(28.10M) 46.00M 107.70M (74.00M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
(28.10M) 46.00M 107.70M (74.00M)
Net Income Growth
-136.45% +263.70% +134.13% -168.71%
Net Margin Growth
-1.59% +2.21% +5.17% -5.35%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - (36.90M)
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - (36.90M)
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(28.10M) 46.00M 107.70M (110.90M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(28.10M) 46.00M 107.70M (110.90M)
EPS (Basic)
-1.6759 2.7083 6.3868 -6.6087
EPS (Basic) Growth
-136.02% +261.60% +135.82% -203.47%
Basic Shares Outstanding
16.77M 16.98M 16.86M 16.78M
EPS (Diluted)
-1.6759 2.6774 6.3016 -6.6087
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-136.35% +259.76% +135.36% -204.87%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
16.77M 17.18M 17.09M 16.78M
EBITDA
175.50M 225.30M 279.80M 29.00M
EBITDA Growth
-37.39% +28.38% +24.19% -89.64%
EBITDA Margin
+9.90% +10.83% +13.43% +2.10%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 30.00
Number of Ratings 2 Current Quarters Estimate -0.74
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate -0.475
Last Quarter’s Earnings -0.49 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -1.20 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 0.73
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 1 1 2 2
Mean Estimate -0.74 0.07 -0.48 0.73
High Estimates -0.74 0.07 -0.03 1.37
Low Estimate -0.74 0.07 -0.92 0.09
Coefficient of Variance N/A N/A -132.49 123.99

Analysts Recommendations

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

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
Mar 6, 2025 Kari G. Moyes SVP, HR 83,360 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $26.15 per share 2,179,864.00
Mar 6, 2025 Michael S. Gadd SVP, GC, Corp Secretary 95,370 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $26.15 per share 2,493,925.50
Mar 6, 2025 Michael J. Urlick Sr. V.P. 32,129 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $26.15 per share 840,173.35
Mar 6, 2025 Rebecca Anne Barckley VP, Controller 16,573 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $26.15 per share 433,383.95
Mar 6, 2025 Steve M. Bowden Sr. V.P. 78,364 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $26.15 per share 2,049,218.60
Mar 6, 2025 Arsen S. Kitch President, CEO 332,511 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $26.15 per share 8,695,162.65
Feb 27, 2025 Matt Passarello Sr. V.P. 16,540 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 27, 2025 Michael J. Urlick Sr. V.P. 32,596 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $27.3 per share 889,870.80
Feb 27, 2025 Michael J. Urlick Sr. V.P. 36,401 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $27.3 per share 993,747.30
Feb 27, 2025 Steve M. Bowden Sr. V.P. 78,898 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $27.3 per share 2,153,915.40
Feb 27, 2025 Steve M. Bowden Sr. V.P. 83,214 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $27.3 per share 2,271,742.20
Feb 27, 2025 Arsen S. Kitch President, CEO 336,283 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $27.3 per share 9,180,525.90
Feb 27, 2025 Arsen S. Kitch President, CEO 359,942 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $27.3 per share 9,826,416.60
Feb 27, 2025 Sherri Baker SVP, CFO 31,866 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 27, 2025 Rebecca Anne Barckley VP, Controller 16,730 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $27.3 per share 456,729.00
Feb 27, 2025 Rebecca Anne Barckley VP, Controller 18,103 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $27.3 per share 494,211.90
Feb 27, 2025 Michael S. Gadd SVP, GC, Corp Secretary 95,901 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $27.3 per share 2,618,097.30
Feb 27, 2025 Michael S. Gadd SVP, GC, Corp Secretary 100,171 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $27.3 per share 2,734,668.30
Feb 27, 2025 Kari G. Moyes SVP, HR 86,577 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $27.3 per share 2,363,552.10

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