Clearwater Paper Corp (CLW) stock
CLWNYSEPaperboard MillsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 26, 2026Score 5/30142% above fair value
$14.56+0.59 (+4.22%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $235.02MP/E 91.0Yield –
Clearwater Paper statistics
99 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 17, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 0.30
- 2.91
- P/OCF Ratio
- 2.24
- 7.43
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.51
- 1.12
- EV / FCF
- 13.50
- 22.57
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 32.0%
- 0.52%
- Float
- 15M
- 68M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 5.22%
- 1.61%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 89.5%
- 96.0%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 581,187
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -7.95%
- -3.09%
- Short % of Float
- 3.80%
- 4.68%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.60%
- 4.31%
- Days to Cover
- 1.68
- 4.50
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $23.59
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $11.73
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $15.24
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $18.14
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $16.83
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.91
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 9.72%
- -1.52%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -24.6%
- 3.92%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -29.4%
- -8.94%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 9.89%
- 11.3%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -16.3%
- -15.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -21.1%
- -11.3%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -59.3%
- -13.2%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -62.7%
- -31.1%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -76.2%
- -43.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 220,930
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 296,250
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 194,954
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.75
- 0.61
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 40.7
- 48.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 60.4%
- 51.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.64
- 0.71
MarginsIndustry
- EBITDA Margin
- 4.60%
- 9.90%
- FCF Margin
- 3.77%
- 4.27%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 0.30%
- -6.77%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 0.14%
- -2.07%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -1.59%
- 1.10%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -1.91%
- 0.08%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.47
- 1.34
- Quick Ratio
- 0.39
- 0.58
- Debt / Equity
- 0.71
- 1.02
- Debt / EBITDA
- 8.19
- 3.35
- Debt / FCF
- 9.99
- 7.85
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 7.67
- 3.18
- Interest Coverage
- -1.17
- -0.08
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -3.19%
- 0.84%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -98.3%
- -36.8%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -98.1%
- -40.3%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 9.18%
- -0.76%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -3.60%
- 5.69%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.90
- 0.75
- Inventory Turnover
- 5.55
- 6.58
- Revenue Per Employee
- $451.02K
- $422.91K
- Profits Per Employee
- $719
- -$18.21K
- Employee Count
- 3,340
- 5,500
- WACC
- 5.28%
- 7.05%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$531.70M
- -$1.55B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$32.94
- -$17.60
- Equity (Book Value)
- $794.20M
- $905.60M
- Book Value Per Share
- $49.20
- $11.00
- Tangible Book Value
- $794.20M
- $76.53M
- Working Capital
- $239.80M
- $276.90M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$48.30M
- -$175.25M
- FCF Per Share
- $3.52
- $1.48
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 1.02%
- -8.22%
- FCF Yield
- 24.2%
- 4.59%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.04%
- 0.16%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.04%
- 4.47%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $20.80M
- $88.00M
- Income Tax
- -$16.00M
- $10.51M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $13.31
- $22.89
- Graham Upside
- -8.59%
- -29.6%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.76
- 1.39
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.79
- -2.64
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CLW | S&P 500 | Difference | CLW per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -25.7% | -3.0% | −22.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | -33.7% | -2.8% | −30.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | -16.3% | +11.5% | −27.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | -21.5% | +13.5% | −35.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | -57.6% | +77.7% | −135.3 pts | -24.9% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -62.7% | +72.6% | −135.4 pts | -17.9% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | -74.6% | +308.2% | −382.8 pts | -12.8% | +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 CLW shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 8.0% from the previous report, or 3.80% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 1.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 47.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 581,187 | -8.0% | 345,009 | 1.7 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 631,415 | +0.7% | 119,459 | 5.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 626,983 | -8.3% | 140,154 | 4.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 683,778 | +9.7% | 118,524 | 5.8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 623,567 | +10.7% | 163,196 | 3.8 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 563,287 | -9.7% | 175,009 | 3.2 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 623,850 | -20.4% | 279,666 | 2.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 783,480 | -14.0% | 127,271 | 6.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 910,572 | -4.2% | 219,250 | 4.2 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 950,620 | +0.7% | 235,187 | 4.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 944,138 | +15.1% | 213,920 | 4.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 820,472 | -6.0% | 174,026 | 4.7 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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