15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 9.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Financial health
Total debt ($274M) exceeds cash ($31M); net debt is $243M.
Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-17.5% vs 9.2% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense -2.4× in the latest year, down from 3.6× 5 years ago.
Total debt is 5.4× EBITDA.
The company is unprofitable and has less than a year of cash runway at its current free-cash-flow burn.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$1.6B
-$19M
7.4%
-2.7%
-2.3%
-1.2%
-$77M
$274M
$31M
2024
$1.4B
$196M
5.5%
-4.7%
23.0%
11.7%
-$55M
$273M
$80M
2023
$1.1B
$108M
17.7%
6.9%
16.1%
6.4%
$117M
$440M
$42M
2022
$1.2B
$46M
17.8%
8.3%
8.0%
2.7%
$117M
$566M
$54M
2021
—
-$28M
—
—
-5.5%
-1.7%
$58M
$639M
$25M
2020
—
$77M
—
—
14.8%
4.3%
$207M
$718M
$36M
2019
—
-$6M
—
—
-1.3%
-0.3%
-$85M
$902M
$20M
2018
—
-$144M
—
—
-33.7%
-8.0%
-$127M
$693M
$23M
2017
—
$97M
—
—
16.9%
5.4%
-$21M
$571M
$16M
2016
—
$50M
—
—
10.5%
2.9%
$17M
$570M
$23M
2015
—
$56M
—
—
11.8%
3.7%
$31M
$569M
$6M
2014
—
-$2M
—
—
-0.5%
-0.1%
$46M
$568M
$27M
2013
—
$107M
—
—
17.7%
6.2%
$46M
$650M
$24M
2012
—
$64M
—
—
11.9%
3.9%
-$5M
$524M
$13M
2011
—
$40M
—
—
8.2%
2.5%
-$66M
$524M
$8M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Sep '26
$385M
-$2M
5.5%
0.6%
-0.2%
-0.1%
$16M
$274M
$36M
Jun '26
$375M
-$22M
-2.8%
-6.4%
-2.7%
-1.4%
$59M
$274M
$95M
Mar '26
$360M
-$13M
-0.2%
-2.9%
-1.6%
-0.8%
-$9M
$274M
$37M
Dec '25
$386M
$38M
4.5%
1.9%
4.6%
2.4%
-$10M
$274M
$31M
Sep '25
$399M
-$53M
4.7%
-13.9%
-6.8%
-3.4%
$16M
$274M
$34M
Jun '25
$392M
$3M
11.0%
2.5%
0.3%
0.2%
-$51M
$273M
$47M
Mar '25
$378M
-$6M
9.7%
-1.1%
-0.8%
-0.4%
-$31M
$282M
$44M
Dec '24
$387M
$199M
3.8%
-4.0%
23.3%
11.9%
-$68M
$273M
$80M
Sep '24
$393M
$6M
7.7%
-0.3%
0.9%
0.2%
-$31M
$1.2B
$36M
Jun '24
$344M
-$26M
-0.6%
-13.6%
-3.9%
-1.0%
$3M
$1.1B
$40M
Mar '24
$259M
$17M
12.9%
-0.3%
2.5%
1.0%
$41M
$442M
$55M
Dec '23
$269M
$18M
13.4%
0.9%
2.6%
1.1%
$41M
$440M
$42M
Sep '23
$279M
$37M
18.2%
7.4%
5.6%
2.1%
$74M
$565M
$110M
Jun '23
$291M
$30M
17.1%
16.2%
4.8%
1.7%
$33M
$565M
$42M
Mar '23
$525M
$24M
12.2%
7.6%
4.0%
1.4%
-$31M
$565M
$17M
Dec '22
$527M
-$6M
6.7%
0.1%
-1.0%
-0.3%
$4M
$566M
$54M
Sep '22
$539M
$21M
15.6%
9.1%
3.6%
1.2%
$7M
$565M
$51M
Jun '22
$526M
$15M
13.5%
6.0%
2.7%
0.9%
$73M
$590M
$70M
Mar '22
$488M
$17M
13.6%
6.7%
3.1%
1.0%
$33M
$618M
$36M
Dec '21
$490M
$10M
12.4%
5.6%
1.9%
0.6%
$24M
$639M
$25M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced CLW against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 12.0× (Mar '23) to 1.5× (Nov '25).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 0.5× (Mar '23) to 0.1× (Nov '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Frequently asked questions
Is CLW growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Clearwater Paper Corp's revenue has grown 9.2% per year.
How much debt does CLW have?
As of FY2025, Clearwater Paper Corp reported $274M of total debt against $31M of cash; operating income covered interest expense -2.4×.
What is CLW's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 7.4%, operating margin -2.7%, and net margin -1.2%.
What is CLW's P/E ratio?
Clearwater Paper Corp's P/E (TTM) is 93.42 as of the 2026-11-05 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the CLW stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 1.5× as of Nov '26) can differ.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing.