CLW

Clearwater Paper Corporation

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13.27 USD +0.29 +2.23%
As of Oct 30, 2026 Extended hours 13.27 0.00%
Bid
13.14 × 400
Ask
13.32 × 300
12.45 Day range 13.35
12.44 52-week range 23.31
YTD
-23.74%
1 year
-24.56%
Open
12.76
Prev close
12.98
Mkt cap
214.20M
Vol
347.05K
Avg vol
175.51K
EPS
-2.03
P/E
0.00
Div yield
0.00%
More statistics
Low
12.45
High
13.35
Forward P/E
25.03
Beta
0.34
Short ratio
1.39
Inst. own
97.99%
Dividend
0.00
Ex-div date
50-d avg
26.76
200-d avg
38.18
1y target
37.00

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Financial health

Altman Z-Score

1.74 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

C+2 / 5 overall

  • DCF 1
  • Return on Equity 2
  • Return on Assets 3
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 5

Valuation

P/E -15.1×
FY 2016: 22.5×FY 2017: 7.7×FY 2018: -2.8×FY 2019: -62.8×FY 2020: 8.1×FY 2021: -22.0×FY 2022: 14.0×FY 2023: 5.7×FY 2024: -4.5×FY 2025: -15.1×
FY 2016 5y median -4.5× FY 2025
P/S 0.2×
FY 2016: 0.6×FY 2017: 0.4×FY 2018: 0.2×FY 2019: 0.2×FY 2020: 0.3×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: 0.3×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.4×FY 2025: 0.2×
FY 2016 5y median 0.3× FY 2025
P/B 0.3×
FY 2016: 2.4×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 1.2×FY 2022: 1.1×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 0.3×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
P/FCF -3678×
FY 2016: 64.0×FY 2017: -33.9×FY 2018: -3.2×FY 2019: -4.2×FY 2020: 3.0×FY 2021: 10.6×FY 2022: 5.5×FY 2023: 5.2×FY 2024: -9.1×FY 2025: -3678×
FY 2016 5y median 5.2× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 14.4×
FY 2016: 9.0×FY 2017: 8.4×FY 2018: -1090×FY 2019: 8.3×FY 2020: 5.4×FY 2021: 12.3×FY 2022: 5.7×FY 2023: 8.8×FY 2024: -824×FY 2025: 14.4×
FY 2016 5y median 8.8× FY 2025
EV/Sales 0.5×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 0.7×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 0.5×
FY 2016 5y median 0.6× FY 2025
FCF Yield -0.0%
FY 2016: 1.6%FY 2017: -3.0%FY 2018: -31.6%FY 2019: -24.0%FY 2020: 33.2%FY 2021: 9.4%FY 2022: 18.2%FY 2023: 19.2%FY 2024: -11.0%FY 2025: -0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 9.4% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 7.4%
FY 2016: 13.9%FY 2017: 12.1%FY 2018: 10.9%FY 2019: 9.3%FY 2020: 15.7%FY 2021: 10.3%FY 2022: 12.3%FY 2023: 17.7%FY 2024: 5.5%FY 2025: 7.4%
FY 2016 5y median 10.3% FY 2025
Operating Margin 0.8%
FY 2016: 6.6%FY 2017: 4.1%FY 2018: -5.7%FY 2019: 2.6%FY 2020: 8.5%FY 2021: 0.7%FY 2022: 5.9%FY 2023: 15.6%FY 2024: -3.0%FY 2025: 0.8%
FY 2016 5y median 0.8% FY 2025
Net Margin -1.2%
FY 2016: 2.9%FY 2017: 5.6%FY 2018: -8.3%FY 2019: -0.3%FY 2020: 4.1%FY 2021: -1.6%FY 2022: 2.2%FY 2023: 9.5%FY 2024: -8.0%FY 2025: -1.2%
FY 2016 5y median -1.2% FY 2025
ROE -2.3%
FY 2016: 10.5%FY 2017: 16.9%FY 2018: -33.7%FY 2019: -1.3%FY 2020: 14.8%FY 2021: -5.5%FY 2022: 8.0%FY 2023: 16.1%FY 2024: -13.0%FY 2025: -2.3%
FY 2016 5y median -2.3% FY 2025
ROIC 0.8%
FY 2016: 4.9%FY 2017: 4.6%FY 2018: -6.7%FY 2019: 2.0%FY 2020: 7.9%FY 2021: 0.6%FY 2022: 5.5%FY 2023: 9.4%FY 2024: -2.2%FY 2025: 0.8%
FY 2016 5y median 0.8% FY 2025
ROA -1.2%
FY 2016: 2.9%FY 2017: 5.4%FY 2018: -8.0%FY 2019: -0.3%FY 2020: 4.3%FY 2021: -1.7%FY 2022: 2.7%FY 2023: 6.4%FY 2024: -6.6%FY 2025: -1.2%
FY 2016 5y median -1.2% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 12.4%
FY 2016: -1.0%FY 2017: -0.3%FY 2018: -0.4%FY 2019: 2.2%FY 2020: 6.1%FY 2021: -5.1%FY 2022: 17.3%FY 2023: -45.4%FY 2024: 21.8%FY 2025: 12.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 129.8%
FY 2016: -7.2%FY 2017: -38.0%FY 2018: -237.5%FY 2019: 146.4%FY 2020: 248.2%FY 2021: -92.4%FY 2022: 916.7%FY 2023: 45.2%FY 2024: -123.2%FY 2025: 129.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 82.6%
FY 2016: -2.4%FY 2017: 102.8%FY 2018: -248.3%FY 2019: 96.1%FY 2020: 1455.9%FY 2021: -136.2%FY 2022: 260.5%FY 2023: 135.1%FY 2024: -204.9%FY 2025: 82.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 99.9%
FY 2016: -43.5%FY 2017: -226.9%FY 2018: -474.4%FY 2019: 33.4%FY 2020: 345.4%FY 2021: -72.0%FY 2022: 101.2%FY 2023: 0.3%FY 2024: -147.2%FY 2025: 99.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.4×
FY 2016: 1.2×FY 2017: 1.1×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 1.7×FY 2020: 1.9×FY 2021: 1.9×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 2.0×FY 2024: 1.7×FY 2025: 2.4×
FY 2016 5y median 1.9× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 2.4×
FY 2016: 0.5×FY 2017: 0.4×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.9×FY 2021: 0.8×FY 2022: 0.8×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 0.9×FY 2025: 2.4×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.5×
FY 2016: 1.5×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 1.9×FY 2019: 2.3×FY 2020: 1.5×FY 2021: 1.4×FY 2022: 1.1×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 0.4×FY 2025: 0.5×
FY 2016 5y median 0.7× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 8.6×
FY 2016: 3.5×FY 2017: 4.2×FY 2018: -725×FY 2019: 6.1×FY 2020: 3.0×FY 2021: 6.4×FY 2022: 2.6×FY 2023: 3.7×FY 2024: -269×FY 2025: 8.6×
FY 2016 5y median 3.7× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 0.7×
FY 2016: 3.8×FY 2017: 2.3×FY 2018: -3.2×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 3.4×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: 3.4×FY 2023: 14.9×FY 2024: -1.3×FY 2025: 0.7×
FY 2016 5y median 0.7× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.0%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 0.0%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31