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    Clearfield Inc (CLFD)

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    TECHNOLOGY • COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT • NASDAQ

    $29.99
    -0.14 (-0.46%)

    Market Cap: $409.29M

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    79%(31/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +24.33%
    Streak
    1 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.20
    Range$0.00 - $0.40
    2 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $44M
    Range$43M - $44M
    4 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.13
    Range$0.10 - $0.15
    2 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.37-66.2%
    60d ago$0.37-66.2%
    30d ago$0.37-66.2%
    7d ago$0.37-66.2%
    Current$0.13
    Revenue Consensus
    $42M
    Range$41M - $44M
    4 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.13---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.20---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 5
    		$0.22$0.20+10.00%Beat+100.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 6
    		$-0.04$0.01-500.00%Miss-144.4%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 4
    		$-0.02$-0.02+0.00%Beat+84.6%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 25
    		$0.13$0.14-7.14%Miss+316.7%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 6
    		$0.11$0.10+10.00%Beat+375.0%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 8
    		$0.09N/A+147.37%Beat+122.5%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 6
    		$-0.13N/A+59.38%Beat+62.9%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 7
    		$-0.06N/A+70.00%Beat-135.3%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 1
    		$-0.04N/A+86.67%Beat-112.1%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 2
    		$-0.40$-0.37-8.11%Miss-159.7%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 1
    		$-0.35$-0.36+2.78%Beat-135.0%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 9
    		$0.17$0.13+30.77%Beat-86.1%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 3
    		$0.33$0.11+200.00%Beat-64.1%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 4
    		$0.67$0.69-2.90%Miss+1.5%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 2
    		$1.00$0.98+2.04%Beat+33.3%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 17
    		$1.22$0.84+45.24%Beat+130.2%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 28
    		$0.92$0.67+37.31%Beat+109.1%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 28
    		$0.66$0.57+15.79%Beat+144.4%
    Dec 21
    Reported Jan 27
    		$0.75$0.45+66.67%Beat+226.1%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 4
    		$0.53$0.40+32.50%Beat+140.9%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 22
    		$0.44$0.30+46.67%Beat+100.0%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 22
    		$0.27$0.17+58.82%Beat+440.0%
    Dec 20
    Reported Jan 28
    		$0.23$0.13+76.92%Beat+475.0%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 4
    		$0.22$0.19+15.79%Beat+57.1%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 23
    		$0.22$0.08+175.00%Beat+120.0%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 23
    		$0.05$0.05+0.00%Beat+25.0%
    Dec 19
    Reported Jan 23
    		$0.04$0.06-33.33%Miss-50.0%
    Sep 19
    Reported Nov 7
    		$0.14$0.12+16.67%Beat+0.0%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 25
    		$0.10$0.09+11.11%Beat-23.1%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 25
    		$0.04$0.03+33.33%Beat-20.0%
    Dec 18
    Reported Jan 31
    		$0.08$0.05+60.00%Beat+33.3%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 8
    		$0.14$0.06+133.33%Beat+55.6%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 26
    		$0.13$0.09+44.44%Beat+116.7%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 26
    		$0.05$0.03+66.67%Beat-28.6%
    Dec 17
    Reported Jan 25
    		$0.06$0.06+0.00%Beat+0.0%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 9
    		$0.09$0.06+50.00%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.06$0.12-50.00%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.07$0.10-30.00%Miss-
    Dec 16
    Reported Jan 26
    		$0.06$0.08-25.00%Miss-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio103.41EV/EBITDA51.23x
    Price/FCF53.21xFCF Yield1.88%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin-4.70%Operating Margin5.86%
    ROE1.56%ROICN/A
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.00xInterest CoverageN/A
    Current Ratio12.53xQuick Ratio10.08x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta2.14Avg Volume137.54K
    52-Week High$52.7352-Week Low$23.76

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$32.62
    SMA 20$31.81
    SMA 50$29.98
    SMA 200$32.49
    EMA 10$31.84
    EMA 20$31.61
    EMA 50$31.30
    EMA 200$32.41

    MACD

    Line: 0.43Signal: 0.71Hist: -0.28

    ADX

    ADX: 20.9+DI: 21.8-DI: 27.4

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up84.0
    Aroon DownN/A
    PSAR$34.13

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$34.51
    Lower Band$29.11
    %B Position1698%(Upper)
    Band Width0.16

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    43.0

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K24.2
    Stoch %D48.6
    Williams %R-89.8
    ROC (10d)-6.8%
    Momentum-2.18
    CCI (20d)-112.4
    MFI (14d)45.3

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.30(4.3%)
    StdDev (20d)1.35
    Hist Vol44.1%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$29.89
    OBV2.6M
    AD Line4.5M
    CMF (20d)0.074

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)132.9K
    Vol Ratio0.7x
    VWMA (20d)$31.76

    Pivot Points

    R3$33.24
    R2$32.56
    R1$31.35
    Pivot Point$30.67
    S1$29.46
    S2$28.78
    S3$27.57

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI8.93
    Ultimate Osc50.1
    KST106.05

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$43.86M$34.39M$34.34M$17.59M$38.76M$40.62M$29.70M$5.63M$48.79M$36.91M$34.23M$6.69M
    Cost of Revenue$29.92M$23.23M$22.95M$4.66M$25.08M$26.66M$21.02M$-1,991,000$38.10M$34.08M$29.53M$116,000
    Gross Profit$13.94M$11.16M$11.39M$12.93M$13.68M$13.96M$8.68M$7.63M$10.69M$2.83M$4.70M$6.57M
    Operating Expenses$11.37M$13.23M$13.21M$8.59M$12.15M$12.28M$10.72M$6.65M$13.00M$12.57M$12.86M$4.56M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$11.37M$13.23M$13.21M$8.59M$12.15M$12.28M$10.72M$6.65M$13.00M$12.57M$12.86M$4.56M
    Operating Income$2.57M$-2,069,000$-1,824,000$4.34M$1.53M$1.68M$-2,046,000$975,000$-2,306,000$-9,741,000$-8,162,000$2.01M
    Interest Income$1.36M$1.36M$1.55M$1.90M$1.59M$1.59M$1.74M$2.20M$1.58M$1.75M$1.94M$2.25M
    Interest Expense$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Income Before Tax$3.93M$-704,000$-278,000$6.24M$3.12M$3.27M$-302,000$3.17M$-724,000$-7,994,000$-6,219,000$4.26M
    Income Tax Expense$934,000$-176,000$-1,000$956,000$787,000$722,000$53,000$63,000$-277,000$-2,083,000$-951,000$372,000
    Net Income$3.00M$-528,000$-614,000$-9,077,000$1.61M$1.33M$-1,906,000$-827,000$-447,000$-5,911,000$-5,268,000$2.70M
    EBITDA$4.06M$-647,000$-326,000$4.47M$2.88M$2.79M$-1,299,000$316,000$-1,506,000$-8,855,000$-7,671,000$1.11M
    EBIT$2.57M$-2,069,000$-1,824,000$4.34M$1.53M$1.68M$-2,046,000$975,000$-2,306,000$-9,741,000$-8,162,000$2.01M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    The Business Journals•10/7/26•Bullish

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    Zacks Research cuts Clearfield stock to Strong Sell

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    CLFD Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    103.4x
    Forward P/E
    26.8x
    EV/EBITDA
    51.2x
    P/FCF
    53.2x
    PEG
    0.0x
    P/B
    1.7x
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    CLFD Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    38.0%
    Operating margin
    5.9%
    Net margin
    -4.7%
    ROE
    1.6%
    FCF margin
    5.9%
    FCF yield
    1.9%

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    Sector: Technology

    CLFD Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • CLFD grew quarterly revenue 13.2% year over year.

    Bear case

    • CLFD trades at 103.4x trailing earnings.
    • CLFD has a -4.7% net profit margin.

    CLFD Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    5 of 8 quarters (62.5%)
    Average surprise
    -26.3%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.20

    Frequently Asked Questions About CLFD

    Does CLFD pay dividends?

    Clearfield Inc (CLFD) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is CLFD's P/E ratio?

    Clearfield Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 103.41.

    What is CLFD's market cap?

    Clearfield Inc (CLFD) has a market capitalization of $409.29M with a current stock price of $29.99.

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