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Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW)

Basic Materials Paper & Paper Products
21.00 $
-0.6% vs. previous close
Closing price · As of: 31. Jul 2026
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Trading Day

Previous Close
21.20$
Open
21.20$
Day High
21.20$
Day Low
20.50$
Volume
202,610shares

Key levels of the most recently completed trading day — not a live quote.

52-Week Range

52-Week Low 52-Week High
12.40 $ 23.00 $
03/20/2026 08/07/2025

Current price 21.00 $ — 81% of the range above the low.

Lowest and highest closing price over the last 52 weeks. The marker shows where the current price sits within that range: close to the high speaks for strength, close to the low for weakness.

Basics

Market Cap
0.3$B
Shares Outstanding
16Mio.
Float
96.6%
Beta
0.3

Performance

Perf. 1M
-0.70%
Perf. 3M
13.10%
Perf. 6M
-11.10%
YTD Performance (%)
-10.20%
52-Week-High Distance
-46.2%
Perf. 1Y
-6.78%
Perf. 3Y
-34.75%
Perf. 5Y
-28.69%
Perf. 10Y
-66.57%
Perf. Since Inception
86.93%

Technical Indicators

MA 38 Days
16.70$
MA 50 Days
16.40$
MA 200 Days
16.50$
RSI (14)
74.8
Volatility 30 Days
76.3%
Volatility 250 Days
52.1%

Calculated from the price history · as of 08/03/2026

Valuation

P/E
Forward P/E
156.3
PEG
3.2
P/B
0.4
P/S
0.2
EV/EBITDA
13.9
Price/FCF

Profitability

Gross Margin
4.7%
EBIT Margin
Net Margin
-1.6%
Return on Equity
-7.3%
Return on Assets
-0.6%

Balance Sheet & Safety

Equity Ratio
Debt/Equity
0.1
fortress balance sheet
Altman Z″
7.27
Piotroski
5 out of 9

Growth

Sales Growth Last Quarter
-4.70%
EPS Growth Last Quarter
Sales Growth (Year)
12.42%
Forward Sales Growth
3.21%
Forward EPS Growth
65.90%

Dividend

This stock currently pays no dividend.

Quality & Screener

Stage
4
RS Rating
23
Top 10%
EPS Rating
97
Piotroski
5 out of 9
Fundamental Rating
D (40 out of 100)
fortress balance sheet
Altman Z″
7.27

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Analysts & Price Target

Current Price 21.00 $
Price Target (average) 16.75 $

The price target sits 20.2% below the current price.

Combined picture of the price targets and recommendations of every analyst covering the stock. Price targets are expectations for the next 12 months, not promises — and they often follow the price rather than predict it.

Next Reporting Date

4. Aug 2026

Expected date of the next quarterly or annual figures. Dates do shift occasionally — only the invitation issued by the company is binding.

Revenue & Profit

Cash Flow

Balance Sheet

Margins

Per Share

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Sales Per Quarter ($M)
2024: Q4 · 387.1 $M Q4 2025: Q1 · 378.2 $M Q1 2025: Q2 · 391.8 $M Q2 2025: Q3 · 399.0 $M Q3 2025: Q4 · 386.4 $M Q4 2026: Q1 · 360.3 $M Q1

Source: fundamental data

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Quarterly Figures

Quarterly Figures
Quarter EPS (Earnings Per Share) EPS YoY (%) Sales ($M) Sales YoY (%) Net Margin (%) OCF ($M) FCF ($M)
2024: Q4 -6.44 -716.80 387 44.10 -27.90 -35 -68
2025: Q1 -0.38 -137.80 378 -23.80 -1.70 2 -31
2025: Q2 0.17 392 13.80 0.70 -28 -51
2025: Q3 -3.30 -1,030.10 399 1.40 -13.40 34 16
2025: Q4 2.38 386 -0.20 9.90 5 -10
2026: Q1 -0.80 360 -4.70 -3.60 1 -9
What Do These Terms Mean?
EPS (Earnings Per Share):
Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
YoY (Year over Year):
Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
Sales:
All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
Net Margin:
What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
FCF (Free Cash Flow):
Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.

About the Company

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…

Employees1,900
HeadquartersSpokane, WA
Websiteclearwaterpaper.com
IPO Date5. Dec 2008

Management

Management
Name Title Birth Year
Arsen S. Kitch CEO, President & Director 1982
Sherri J. Baker Senior VP of Finance & CFO 1974
Matthew D. Passarello Senior Vice President of Supply Chain & Corporate Development 1992
Steven M. Bowden Senior Vice President of Commercial 1964
Cheri Ellison Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Finance
Sloan Bohlen Investor Relations Officer
Marc D. Rome Senior VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary 1979
Virginia Aulin Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Corporate Affairs 1963
Sean Krajnik Senior Vice President of Manufacturing 1969

Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.

Chart

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Data as of: July 31, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)

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