Clearwater Paper Corporation: stock overview

CLWNYSEPaperboard Mills

Price

$14.56

November 13, 2026Market cap $234M

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Notes on these figures

The share price has fallen 24% since Oct 26, 2026, when the 10-Q these figures come from was filed ($19.22 then, $14.56 on Nov 13, 2026). The figures date from before that move.10-Q
Most of the reported profit is a tax credit, not money earned from customers. We leave out the P/E and the earnings growth, which would not compare with a company that paid tax.

In short

Clearwater Paper had revenue of $1.5B over the last 12 months and net income of $2.4M, a net margin of 0.2%. Revenue fell by 3.6% a year on average over the last 5 years. It has net debt of $254M. It pays no dividend.

From its SEC filings (latest fiscal year to December 31, 2025) and the price of November 13, 2026.

Its SEC filings

Market cap: $234M; 16.04M shares
P/E: –; median of 3 years: 5.7
Revenue, 12 months: $1.5B; -3.6% a year over 5 years
Net margin: 0.2%; 2025: -1.2%, above 41% of its industry

Worth knowing

What a holder would want to hear from the company's SEC filings of the last three years. Each with its filing, without comment.

3 fiscal years in figures

Each fiscal year's figures as the company filed them, and the share price at its end.

2023–2025 fiscal years

+17.0% a year over 2 years

202510-K
Revenue$1.6B
202410-K
Revenue$1.4B
202310-K
Revenue$1.1B

Year	Revenue	Net income	EPS	Free cash flow	Dividend per share	Price
202510-K	$1.6B	-$19M	-$1.15	-$77M	–	$17.40
202410-K	$1.4B	$196M	$11.70	-$55M	–	$29.77
202310-K	$1.1B	$108M	$6.30	$117M	–	$36.12

Fiscal years in figures

CLW's revenue, profit, cash flow and dividend with each year-end price, from 2009 to 2022, 14 more fiscal years

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Key figures

The company's current figures in five groups. Each term is explained behind its ⓘ.

Valuation

Market cap 3-year median: $482M: $234M
Enterprise value: $487M
P/E: –
EV / EBIT: –
EV / Revenue: 0.3
P/B 3-year median: 0.6: 0.3
FCF yield 3-year median: -11.5%: 24.3%
Earnings yield 3-year median: 17.4%: –

Profitability

Gross margin: 1.8%
Operating margin: -1.6%
Net margin 3-year median: 9.5%: 0.2%
ROIC: -1.6%
ROIC, 5-year average: 1.2%
ROE: 0.3%

Growth

Revenue, yearly change: +12.4%
EPS, yearly change: –
FCF, yearly change: –
Revenue, average a year: -3.6%

The yearly change compares FY2025 with FY2024.

Balance sheet

Cash: $320M
Total debt: $587M
Of which operating leases: $13M
Net debt: $254M
Net debt / EBITDA: 3.7x
Interest cover: -1.2x
Current ratio: 1.47

Balance sheet of September 30, 2026.

Returns to shareholders

Dividend yield: 0.00%
Buybacks: 7.37%
Total returned: 7.37%
Shares, yearly change: -0.8%

Valuation against its own pastEach fiscal year's P/E, P/FCF and P/B beside today's, and the DCF calculator for the company.Valuation

Against its industry

Where its margins and returns stood in fiscal 2025 among the SEC filers of its industry (SIC code 26).

Operating margin

-2.7%

Above 29% of all companies (its industry has too few to compare).

Net margin

-1.2%

Above 41% of the 16 companies in its industry, and 30% of all.

ROE

-2.3%

Above 41% of the 16 companies in its industry, and 27% of all.

ROA

-1.2%

Above 41% of the 16 companies in its industry, and 29% of all.

Revenue growth

12.4%

Above 72% of the 16 companies in its industry, and 68% of all.

From the yearly figures every company files with the SEC, for those with revenue of at least $25 million. The industry is the first two digits of the SIC code.

The company at the SEC

How it is registered and when its fiscal year ends.

Name at the SEC: Clearwater Paper Corp
CIK: 1441236
Exchange: NYSE
Industry (SIC): 2631 · Paperboard Mills
Fiscal year ends: December 31
Latest annual report: December 31, 2025
Reporting currency: USD
Shares: 16.04M

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What is CLW's market cap?

Clearwater Paper Corporation's market cap is $234M, at a price of $14.56 on November 13, 2026 and 16.04M shares.

How much revenue does CLW have?

Clearwater Paper had revenue of $1.5B over the last 12 months. Over the last 5 years it changed by -3.6% a year on average.

Does CLW pay a dividend?

No. Clearwater Paper paid no regular dividend over the last 12 months.

Where do the figures come from?

From Clearwater Paper Corporation's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and the share price. They hold no analyst estimates and no score, and they are not a recommendation.

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