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    Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW)

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    BASIC MATERIALS • PAPER & PAPER PRODUCTS • NYSE

    $19.28
    +0.82 (+4.44%)

    Market Cap: $311.22M

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    51%(20/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +226.34%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$-0.14
    Range$-0.18 - $-0.10
    3 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    2
    0
    7d
    2
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$-0.46+68.8%
    60d ago$-0.46+68.8%
    30d ago$-0.46+68.8%
    7d ago$-0.52+72.4%
    Current$-0.14
    Revenue Consensus
    $387M
    Range$382M - $393M
    3 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$-0.55
    Range$-0.95 - $-0.09
    3 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $369M
    Range$349M - $387M
    4 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$-0.55---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$-0.14---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 28
    		$-1.75$-1.40-25.00%Miss-488.9%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 28
    		$-1.29$-1.33+3.01%Beat-258.3%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 18
    		$-0.42$-0.49+14.29%Beat-103.5%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 28
    		$-0.57$-0.52-9.62%Miss-262.9%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 29
    		$0.45$0.70-35.71%Miss+190.0%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 29
    		$-0.36$-0.04-800.00%Miss-125.2%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 13
    		$11.91$-0.33+3709.09%Beat+782.2%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 4
    		$0.35$0.29+20.69%Beat-84.0%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 6
    		$-0.50$0.30-266.67%Miss-128.7%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 29
    		$1.43$1.11+28.83%Beat-2.7%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 20
    		$1.35$1.42-4.93%Miss+550.0%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 30
    		$2.19$1.82+20.33%Beat+19.7%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 1
    		$1.74$1.18+47.46%Beat+56.8%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 2
    		$1.47$1.75-16.00%Miss+42.7%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 14
    		$-0.30$-0.09-233.33%Miss-136.6%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 31
    		$1.83$1.40+30.71%Beat+232.7%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 2
    		$1.11$1.14-2.63%Miss+203.7%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 28
    		$1.03$0.87+18.39%Beat+49.3%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 15
    		$0.82$0.79+3.80%Beat-43.4%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.55$0.49+12.24%Beat-65.4%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 4
    		$-1.07$-1.48+27.70%Beat-164.1%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 5
    		$0.69$0.87-20.69%Miss+21.1%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 25
    		$1.45$1.53-5.23%Miss+291.9%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 3
    		$1.59$1.38+15.22%Beat+418.0%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 4
    		$1.67$1.44+15.97%Beat+8450.0%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 5
    		$0.57$-0.01+5800.00%Beat+171.4%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 26
    		$0.37$0.12+208.33%Beat-17.8%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 24
    		$-0.50$-0.33-51.52%Miss-137.0%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 31
    		$-0.02N/A-118.18%Miss-104.7%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 1
    		$0.21$0.34-38.24%Miss-32.3%
    Dec 18
    Reported Mar 12
    		$0.45$0.43+4.65%Beat-48.3%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 8
    		$1.35$0.44+206.82%Beat+321.9%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.43$0.29+48.28%Beat-10.4%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 19
    		$0.31N/A-52.31%Miss-51.6%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 5
    		$0.87$0.88-1.14%Miss+6.1%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 19
    		$0.32$0.08+300.00%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.48$0.51-5.88%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 20
    		$0.64$0.76-15.79%Miss-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 8
    		$0.82$0.87-5.75%Miss-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio-4.78EV/EBITDA57.09x
    Price/FCF5.49xFCF Yield18.20%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin-3.24%Operating Margin-10.30%
    ROE-10.40%ROIC-5.99%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.45xInterest Coverage25.23x
    Current Ratio2.29xQuick Ratio1.17x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.33Avg Volume129.81K
    52-Week High$23.5952-Week Low$11.73

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$19.36
    SMA 20$19.88
    SMA 50$20.71
    SMA 200$17.17
    EMA 10$19.31
    EMA 20$19.68
    EMA 50$19.80
    EMA 200$18.63

    MACD

    Line: -0.43Signal: -0.35Hist: -0.08

    ADX

    ADX: 31.1+DI: 17.3-DI: 30.1

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up32.0
    Aroon Down100.0
    PSAR$20.17

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$21.71
    Lower Band$18.05
    %B Position1843%(Upper)
    Band Width0.34

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    45.6

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K35.8
    Stoch %D27.9
    Williams %R-47.9
    ROC (10d)-0.9%
    Momentum-0.17
    CCI (20d)-90.3
    MFI (14d)36.6

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$0.91(4.7%)
    StdDev (20d)0.92
    Hist Vol46.0%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$18.89
    OBV-4.9M
    AD Line-2.7M
    CMF (20d)0.075

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)128.4K
    Vol Ratio1.7x(High)
    VWMA (20d)$20.00

    Pivot Points

    R3$20.33
    R2$19.84
    R1$19.15
    Pivot Point$18.66
    S1$17.97
    S2$17.48
    S3$16.79

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-14.85
    Ultimate Osc51.6
    KST-71.67

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$374.80M$360.30M$386.40M$399.00M$391.80M$378.20M$387.10M$393.30M$344.40M$258.80M$-192,900,000$278.90M
    Cost of Revenue$385.20M$361.20M$369.20M$380.30M$348.80M$341.50M$372.40M$363.20M$346.40M$225.50M$-180,200,000$228.30M
    Gross Profit$-10,400,000$-900,000$17.20M$18.70M$43.00M$36.70M$14.70M$30.10M$-2,000,000$33.30M$-12,700,000$50.60M
    Operating Expenses$13.60M$9.50M$9.60M$74.20M$33.20M$40.70M$30.40M$31.30M$44.90M$34.10M$16.80M$30.00M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$21.10M$20.60M$11.10M$24.70M$26.10M$28.90M$30.10M$31.60M$44.90M$34.10M$19.20M$28.30M
    Operating Income$-23,900,000$-10,400,000$7.50M$-55,400,000$9.80M$-4,000,000$-15,600,000$-1,200,000$-46,900,000$-800,000$-29,700,000$20.70M
    Interest Income$-5,100,000$-5,000,000$-4,900,000$-4,700,000$-3,900,000$-3,300,000$-5,300,000$-13,100,000$-9,600,000$-1,200,000$7.80M$-2,200,000
    Interest Expense$6.20M$6.10M$5.20M$5.00M$4.20M$3.60M$13.50M$12.80M$9.30M$900,000$0$2.10M
    Income Before Tax$-30,100,000$-16,500,000$2.30M$-60,400,000$5.60M$-7,600,000$-29,100,000$-14,000,000$-56,200,000$-1,700,000$-25,200,000$18.60M
    Income Tax Expense$-8,600,000$-3,700,000$-700,000$-6,500,000$1.90M$-1,800,000$-9,700,000$-3,300,000$-14,600,000$500,000$-5,400,000$3.70M
    Net Income$-21,500,000$-12,800,000$38.30M$-53,300,000$2.70M$-6,300,000$199.10M$5.80M$-25,800,000$17.20M$17.60M$36.60M
    EBITDA$-1,800,000$11.90M$31.40M$-31,400,000$32.50M$17.70M$16.60M$24.20M$-15,700,000$22.70M$-1,600,000$45.50M
    EBIT$-25,000,000$-11,500,000$7.20M$-55,700,000$9.50M$-4,300,000$-14,700,000$-900,000$-46,600,000$-500,000$-29,900,000$20.80M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    CLW Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    -4.8x
    Forward P/E
    10.9x
    EV/EBITDA
    57.1x
    P/FCF
    5.5x
    PEG
    3.2x
    P/B
    0.4x
    See GNG's fair value

    CLW Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    1.6%
    Operating margin
    -10.3%
    Net margin
    -3.2%
    ROIC
    -6.0%
    ROE
    -10.4%
    FCF margin
    3.7%
    FCF yield
    18.2%

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    Sector: Basic Materials

    CLW Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Hold
    Analysts
    4
    Strong Buy
    1
    Buy
    0
    Hold
    3
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    CLW Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bear case

    • CLW has a -3.2% net profit margin.
    • CLW's quarterly revenue changed -4.3% year over year.

    CLW Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    4 of 8 quarters (50.0%)
    Average surprise
    359.6%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $-0.14
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    2 up, 0 down

    Frequently Asked Questions About CLW

    Does CLW pay dividends?

    Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is CLW's market cap?

    Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW) has a market capitalization of $311.22M with a current stock price of $19.28.

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