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
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
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$1.6B
-$19M
7.4%
-2.7%
-$77M
$274M
$31M
2024
$1.4B
$196M
5.5%
-4.7%
-$55M
$273M
$80M
2023
$1.1B
$108M
17.7%
6.9%
$117M
$440M
$42M
2022
$1.2B
$46M
17.8%
8.3%
$117M
$566M
$54M
2021
—
-$28M
—
—
$58M
$639M
$25M
2020
—
$77M
—
—
$207M
$718M
$36M
2019
—
-$6M
—
—
-$85M
$902M
$20M
2018
—
-$144M
—
—
-$127M
$693M
$23M
2017
—
$97M
—
—
-$21M
$571M
$16M
2016
—
$50M
—
—
$17M
$570M
$23M
2015
—
$56M
—
—
$31M
$569M
$6M
2014
—
-$2M
—
—
$46M
$568M
$27M
2013
—
$107M
—
—
$46M
$650M
$24M
2012
—
$64M
—
—
-$5M
$524M
$13M
2011
—
$40M
—
—
-$66M
$524M
$8M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
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
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Mar '26
$360M
-$13M
-0.2%
-2.9%
-$9M
$274M
$37M
Dec '25
$386M
$38M
4.5%
1.9%
-$10M
$274M
$31M
Sep '25
$399M
-$53M
4.7%
-13.9%
$16M
$274M
$34M
Jun '25
$392M
$3M
11.0%
2.5%
-$51M
$273M
$47M
Mar '25
$378M
-$6M
9.7%
-1.1%
-$31M
$282M
$44M
Dec '24
$387M
$199M
3.8%
-4.0%
-$68M
$273M
$80M
Sep '24
$393M
$6M
7.7%
-0.3%
-$31M
$1.2B
$36M
Jun '24
$344M
-$26M
-0.6%
-13.6%
$3M
$1.1B
$40M
Mar '24
$259M
$17M
12.9%
-0.3%
$41M
$442M
$55M
Dec '23
$269M
$18M
13.4%
0.9%
$41M
$440M
$42M
Sep '23
$279M
$37M
18.2%
7.4%
$74M
$565M
$110M
Jun '23
$291M
$30M
17.1%
16.2%
$33M
$565M
$42M
Mar '23
$525M
$24M
12.2%
7.6%
-$31M
$565M
$17M
Dec '22
$527M
-$6M
6.7%
0.1%
$4M
$566M
$54M
Sep '22
$539M
$21M
15.6%
9.1%
$7M
$565M
$51M
Jun '22
$526M
$15M
13.5%
6.0%
$73M
$590M
$70M
Mar '22
$488M
$17M
13.6%
6.7%
$33M
$618M
$36M
Dec '21
$490M
$10M
12.4%
5.6%
$24M
$639M
$25M
Sep '21
$451M
$2M
11.6%
3.1%
$7M
$677M
$28M
Jun '21
$406M
-$52M
3.5%
-13.9%
$4M
$716M
$61M
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 11.9× (Mar '23) to 1.5× (Nov '25).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 0.5× (Mar '23) to 0.2× (Jun '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. These are computed facts, not advice.
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?
As of Jun '26, Clearwater Paper Corp traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 1.5× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
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), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.