Clearfield, Inc. (CLFD) stock

CLFDNasdaqTelephone & Telegraph ApparatusFiscal year ends September 30

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026Score 9/3059% above fair value

$31.27+0.68 (+2.22%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $424.77MP/E –Yield –

Clearfield statistics

94 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 3, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Jun 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $424.77M; $844.71M
Enterprise Value: $323.55M; $944.99M
PS Ratio: 2.76; 2.98
PB Ratio: 1.73; 2.83
P/TBV Ratio: 1.78; 3.58
P/FCF Ratio: 57.84; 34.64
P/OCF Ratio: 37.02; 23.41

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.11; 2.44
EV / EBITDA: 56.44; 20.42
EV / FCF: 44.06; 31.79

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 14M; 50M
Shares Change (YoY): -2.53%; 2.33%
Shares Change (QoQ): -0.15%; 0.21%
Float: 11M; 50M
Shares Held by Insiders: 18.0%; 5.32%
Shares Held by Institutions: 64.4%; 61.6%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 1M; –
Short Interest Change: -2.93%; -0.74%
Short % of Float: 11.4%; 6.78%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 9.33%; 5.10%
Days to Cover: 10.23; 3.58

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $52.73; –
52-Week Low: $23.76; –
20-Day Moving Average: $30.39; –
50-Day Moving Average: $30.70; –
200-Day Moving Average: $32.45; –
Average True Range (14): $2.00; –
Price Change (1 Week): 8.88%; 8.87%
Price Change (1 Month): 3.78%; -9.03%
Price Change (3 Months): 8.61%; -25.0%
Price Change (6 Months): -29.8%; -34.6%
Price Change (YTD): 7.27%; 1.08%
Price Change (1 Year): -2.98%; -0.41%
Price Change (3 Years): 27.6%; 27.4%
Price Change (5 Years): -55.5%; -28.5%
Price Change (10 Years): 62.4%; 111.7%
Average Volume (10 Days): 165,793; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 146,421; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 169,534; –
Relative Volume: 1.18; 0.80
Relative Strength Index (14): 52.0; 44.5
Volatility (1 Year): 63.7%; 82.1%
Beta (5 Years): 1.54; 1.39

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 33.0%; 34.6%
Operating Margin: -0.24%; 0.77%
Pretax Margin: 3.60%; 2.97%
Profit Margin: -4.70%; -0.51%
EBITDA Margin: 3.73%; 4.94%
FCF Margin: 4.78%; 2.73%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): -2.83%; -0.17%
Return on Assets (ROA): -2.48%; -1.58%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): -0.18%; 1.66%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): -0.15%; 0.42%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 12.53; 2.38
Quick Ratio: 9.04; 1.32

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 34.0%; 13.8%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -3710.0%; 14.8%
EPS Growth (YoY): -5300.0%; 19.7%
FCF Growth (YoY): -69.6%; 12.6%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -17.9%; 1.79%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 10.0%; 7.18%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.53; 0.66
Inventory Turnover: 2.36; 3.04
Revenue Per Employee: $632.33K; $373.11K
Profits Per Employee: -$29.71K; -$6.97K
Employee Count: 243; 534
WACC: 12.6%; 11.3%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $153.66M; $338.73M
Gross Profit: $50.72M; $99.67M
Operating Income: -$368.00K; -$314.66K
Pretax Income: $5.54M; $831.50K
Net Income: -$7.22M; -$1.22M
EBITDA: $5.73M; $2.84M
EPS (Diluted): -$0.52; -$0.01

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $101.22M; $93.38M
Net Cash (Debt): $101.22M; $7.36M
Net Cash Per Share: $7.45; $0.30
Equity (Book Value): $245.92M; $200.69M
Book Value Per Share: $18.10; $5.54
Tangible Book Value: $237.98M; $63.99M
Working Capital: $157.26M; $143.99M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $11.48M; $3.17M
Capital Expenditures: -$4.13M; -$18.11M
Free Cash Flow: $7.34M; $4.22M
FCF Per Share: $0.54; $0.21

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: -1.70%; -0.24%
FCF Yield: 1.73%; 0.82%
Buyback Yield: 3.17%; 0.45%
Shareholder Yield: 3.17%; 0.92%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $1.55M; $3.09M
Effective Tax Rate: 28.0%; 18.5%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 13.89; 2.80
Piotroski F-Score: 7; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.93; -2.57

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	CLFD	S&P 500	Difference	CLFD per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-5.6%	-2.7%	−2.9 pts
3 months	+7.5%	-1.7%	+9.2 pts
Year to date	+7.3%	+11.9%	−4.6 pts
1 year	-7.0%	+12.0%	−19.0 pts
3 years	+27.6%	+78.2%	−50.5 pts	+8.5%	+21.2%
5 years	-55.5%	+73.2%	−128.7 pts	-14.9%	+11.6%
10 years	+62.4%	+309.6%	−247.2 pts	+5.0%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

1M CLFD shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 2.9% from the previous report, or 11.38% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 10.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 68.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	1,267,737	-2.9%	123,960	10.2
Oct 15, 2026	1,305,996	+0.1%	130,369	10.0
Sep 30, 2026	1,304,782	-5.0%	141,203	9.2
Sep 15, 2026	1,373,764	+0.3%	128,267	10.7
Aug 31, 2026	1,369,076	+4.7%	165,715	8.3
Aug 14, 2026	1,307,908	+1.1%	273,062	4.8
Jul 31, 2026	1,294,290	-12.7%	202,661	6.4
Jul 15, 2026	1,482,622	+6.3%	172,646	8.6
Jun 30, 2026	1,394,592	-2.8%	217,245	6.4
Jun 15, 2026	1,434,516	-17.1%	295,374	4.9
May 29, 2026	1,730,287	-4.7%	469,315	3.7
May 15, 2026	1,815,249	-6.7%	457,099	4.0