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Clearwater Paper Corp CLW

NYSE · stock · Paperboard Mills · website · IPO 2008-12-05 · LEI

Clearwater Paper Corp statistics & valuation

Market cap$270.9M
P / S0.2×
P / B0.3×
Net margin-1.2%
Return on equity-2.3%
FCF margin-4.9%
Net debt$314.8M
Net debt / EBITDA6.3×
Enterprise value USD$585.7M
EV / EBITDA11.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-7.2%
Return on capital-3.1%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.90% 5.60% -8.30% -0.30% 4.10% -1.60% 3.80% 9.50% 14.20% -1.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.60% 4.10% -5.70% 2.60% 8.50% 0.70% 8.30% 6.90% -4.70% -2.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
10.50% 16.90% -33.70% -1.30% 14.80% -5.50% 8.00% 16.10% 23.00% -2.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
17.1M 16.6M 16.5M 16.5M 16.7M 16.8M 17.2M 17.1M 16.8M 16.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$546.8M $554.8M $670.4M $864.5M $680.5M $612.4M $511.2M $397.9M $202.0M $314.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.90% 5.40% -8.00% -0.30% 4.30% -1.70% 2.70% 6.40% 11.70% -1.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
1.00% -1.20% -7.40% -4.80% 11.10% 3.30% 9.80% 10.30% -4.00% -4.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.21× 0.99× 1.62× 2.05× 1.37× 1.25× 0.99× 0.66× 0.33× 0.42× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.90 $5.88 -$8.72 -$0.34 $4.61 -$1.67 $2.68 $6.30 $11.70 -$1.15 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Clearwater Paper Corp trades at about 1.9× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 2.7×–22×, median 13.2×).

1.9× 22×

Shaded band = 10-year range (2.7×–22×); dot = today's 1.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin-2.7%-4.7%6.9%8.3%0.7%8.5%2.6%-5.7%4.1%6.6%
Net margin-1.2%14.2%9.5%3.8%-1.6%4.1%-0.3%-8.3%5.6%2.9%
FCF margin-4.9%-4.0%10.3%9.8%3.3%11.1%-4.8%-7.4%-1.2%1.0%
Return on assets-1.2%11.7%6.4%2.7%-1.7%4.3%-0.3%-8.0%5.4%2.9%
Return on equity-2.3%23.0%16.1%8.0%-5.5%14.8%-1.3%-33.7%16.9%10.5%
Debt / equity0.42×0.33×0.66×0.99×1.25×1.37×2.05×1.62×0.99×1.21×
Current ratio2.431.701.971.881.921.941.660.991.081.22

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.