CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:CLW • US18538R1032

15.27 USD
-0.09 (-0.59%)
At close: Feb 20, 2026
15.24 USD
-0.03 (-0.2%)
After Hours: 2/20/2026, 8:24:47 PM
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Fundamental Rating

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Taking everything into account, CLW scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. CLW was compared to 9 industry peers in the Paper & Forest Products industry. The financial health of CLW is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. CLW has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CLW had negative earnings in the past year.
  • CLW had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: CLW reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • CLW had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
CLW Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCLW Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M -100M 200M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 9.11%, CLW belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Return On Equity of CLW (18.16%) is better than 77.78% of its industry peers.
  • CLW has a Return On Invested Capital (0.12%) which is in line with its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 9.11%
ROE 18.16%
ROIC 0.12%
ROA(3y)6.94%
ROA(5y)4.69%
ROE(3y)15.7%
ROE(5y)11.28%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
CLW Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCLW Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 -10 20 -20 -30

1.3 Margins

  • CLW has a Profit Margin of 9.14%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CLW outperforms 88.89% of its industry peers.
  • CLW has a Operating Margin of 0.13%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CLW outperforms 55.56% of its industry peers.
  • CLW's Gross Margin of 7.27% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CLW is outperformed by 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • CLW's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 0.13%
PM (TTM) 9.14%
GM 7.27%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-18.87%
GM growth 5Y-10.05%
CLW Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCLW Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5 -5 10 15

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CLW has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • CLW has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
CLW Yearly Shares OutstandingCLW Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5M 10M 15M
CLW Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCLW Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • CLW has an Altman-Z score of 2.13. This is not the best score and indicates that CLW is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • The Altman-Z score of CLW (2.13) is better than 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.43 indicates that CLW is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • With a decent Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.43, CLW is doing good in the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.43
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 2.13
ROIC/WACC0.01
WACC10.28%
CLW Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCLW Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.3 Liquidity

  • CLW has a Current Ratio of 2.10. This indicates that CLW is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CLW has a Current ratio (2.10) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.88 indicates that CLW may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of CLW (0.88) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.1
Quick Ratio 0.88
CLW Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCLW Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • CLW shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -448.91%.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-448.91%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%43.24%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-19.97%

3.2 Future

  • CLW is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 29.84% yearly.
  • CLW is expected to show a decrease in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will decrease by -0.99% yearly.
EPS Next Y63.61%
EPS Next 2Y41.87%
EPS Next 3Y29.84%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-2.74%
Revenue Next 2Y0.67%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.99%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

CLW Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCLW Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
CLW Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCLW Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 2 -2 4 6

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • CLW reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Also next year CLW is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
CLW Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCLW Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 -10 20

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CLW is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 77.78% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 5.94
CLW Per share dataCLW EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 20 40 60 80

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • CLW's earnings are expected to grow with 29.84% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y41.87%
EPS Next 3Y29.84%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for CLW!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CLEARWATER PAPER CORP

NYSE:CLW (2/20/2026, 8:24:47 PM)

After market: 15.24 -0.03 (-0.2%)

15.27

-0.09 (-0.59%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryPaper & Forest Products
Earnings (Last)02-18
Earnings (Next)04-27
Inst Owners83.86%
Inst Owner Change4.66%
Ins Owners3.11%
Ins Owner Change-0.01%
Market Cap244.93M
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)142.20M
Analysts77.14
Price Target24.14 (58.09%)
Short Float %4.33%
Short Ratio3.26
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-296.22%
Min EPS beat(2)-516.48%
Max EPS beat(2)-75.95%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-154.11%
Min EPS beat(4)-516.48%
Max EPS beat(4)98.02%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-89.36%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-74.72%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)-52.94%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.22%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.29%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.86%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.65%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.24%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.86%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.25%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.66%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.11%
PT rev (1m)-21.11%
PT rev (3m)-28.28%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-11.63%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-200%
EPS NY rev (1m)-91.19%
EPS NY rev (3m)-155.29%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-1.89%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.89%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.51%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.51%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.16
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.31
P/tB 0.31
EV/EBITDA 5.94
EPS(TTM)-3.21
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.17
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-8.39
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-1.73
OCFYN/A
SpS97.01
BVpS48.82
TBVpS48.65
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 9.11%
ROE 18.16%
ROCE 0.16%
ROIC 0.12%
ROICexc 0.12%
ROICexgc 0.12%
OM 0.13%
PM (TTM) 9.14%
GM 7.27%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)6.94%
ROA(5y)4.69%
ROE(3y)15.7%
ROE(5y)11.28%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-18.87%
GM growth 5Y-10.05%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.43
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 3.63
Cap/Depr 118.51%
Cap/Sales 6.87%
Interest Coverage 0.09
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.1
Quick Ratio 0.88
Altman-Z 2.13
F-Score6
WACC10.28%
ROIC/WACC0.01
Cap/Depr(3y)74.67%
Cap/Depr(5y)59.25%
Cap/Sales(3y)5.91%
Cap/Sales(5y)4.4%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-448.91%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%43.24%
EPS Next Y63.61%
EPS Next 2Y41.87%
EPS Next 3Y29.84%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-19.97%
Revenue Next Year-2.74%
Revenue Next 2Y0.67%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.99%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-95.53%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year695.74%
EBIT Next 3Y102.71%
EBIT Next 5Y73.87%
FCF growth 1Y-267.41%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-119.44%
OCF growth 3Y-13.96%
OCF growth 5Y2%

CLEARWATER PAPER CORP / CLW FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to CLW.


What is the valuation status of CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for CLEARWATER PAPER CORP?

CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW) is expected to grow by 63.61% in the next year.