CLW vs AMCR vs SW Stock Comparison

Clearwater Paper, Amcor and Smurfit Westrock Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLW Clearwater Paper Corp
$13.05 -34.4% 1M -32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$210.65M
P/E
87.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.51B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
AMCR Amcor plc
$45.67 +6.7% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.12B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.51B
Div. yield
11.39%
Plastic Packaging Basic Materials
10 wins
SW Smurfit Westrock plc
$40.35 -10.5% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.16B
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.48B
Div. yield
4.41%
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Amcor leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Amcor 10, Smurfit Westrock 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLWAMCRSWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $210.65M $21.12B $21.16B SW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 87.7x 19.1x 46.8x AMCR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.1x 17.8x AMCR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% +56.6% +1.1% AMCR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 4.7% — AMCR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.3% 6.1% — AMCR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 3.8x — AMCR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 11.39% 4.41% AMCR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.4% +9.4% -6.4% AMCR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.8%/yr -5.4%/yr -4.9%/yr SW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.0% 31.6% 44.4% AMCR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 67/100 64/100 AMCR

Percentile Scorecard

CLWAMCRSW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCLWAMCRSW
Valuation 100 #1 of 16 40 #10 of 16 80 #4 of 16
Growth 40 #10 of 16 93 #2 of 16 13 #14 of 16
Profitability 36 #10 of 15 71 #5 of 15 79 #4 of 15
Financial Health 53 #8 of 16 40 #10 of 16 87 #3 of 16
Shareholder Returns 15 #12 of 14 92 #2 of 14 62 #6 of 14
Overall 49 67 64
  • CLW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • AMCR ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • SW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCLWAMCRSWSPY
1 month -34.4%+6.7%-10.5% +0.9%
3 months -39.7%-0.4%-16.4% +5.9%
6 months +1.2%+22.3%+1.7% +8.5%
Year to date -25.0%+9.5%+4.3% +13.3%
1 year -32.4%+9.4%-6.4% +12.4%
3 years -62.2%+5.5%+29.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -27.7%+1.8%+9.1% +23.5%
5 years -68.8%-24.3%-22.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -20.8%-5.4%-4.9% +11.0%
10 years -75.8%—+84.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -13.2%—+6.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCLWAMCRSWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.0%31.6%44.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.1%29.0%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.800.821.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.510.30-0.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-45.6%-55.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-9.7%-22.2% -0.9%
52-week high $23.30$50.58$51.84 $779.14
52-week low $12.44$36.69$32.79 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCLWAMCRSW
P/E now vs peer median 87.7xmedian 19.1x 19.1xmedian 19.1x 46.8xmedian 19.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 9.9x 9.9xmedian 9.9x —median 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 15.5x 17.2xmedian 15.5x 22.9xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.27median 0.78 -1.54median 0.78 —median 0.78

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCLWAMCRSW
Revenue $1.51B $23.51B $31.48B
Gross profit $27.10M $4.69B $5.49B
Operating income -$24.30M $1.90B $1.44B
Net income $2.40M $1.11B $473.00M
Free cash flow $56.80M $1.23B –
R&D – $170.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $2.38 –
Cash & equivalents $35.70M $1.12B –
Total debt $567.40M $14.01B –
Shares (diluted) 16.13M 463.80M 526.00M
Enterprise value $12.35M $16.54B $21.19B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCLWAMCRSW
P/E 87.7x 19.1x 46.8x
P/FCF 3.7x 17.2x 22.9x
P/Operating cash flow 2.0x 9.8x 7.0x
P/S 0.1x 0.9x 0.7x
P/B 0.3x 1.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 4.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 9.9x –
EV/EBIT -30.5x 17.9x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF 13.1x 27.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.1x 15.8x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.27 -1.54 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLWAMCRSW
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% 56.6% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 43.6% 17.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -76.0% 65.5% -10.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 19.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.7% 88.2% -16.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.2% 8.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -98.3% 113.5% -36.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -69.5% 1.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -98.3% 48.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.0% -12.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 478.1% 54.7% 2.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 19.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.2% 51.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 18.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLWAMCRSW
Gross margin 1.8% 20.0% –
EBITDA margin 4.6% 14.6% –
Operating margin -1.6% 8.1% –
Pretax margin -3.2% 5.5% –
Net margin 0.2% 4.7% –
FCF margin 3.8% 5.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% 9.2% 9.6%
Return on equity 0.3% 9.4% 2.6%
Return on assets 0.1% 3.0% 1.0%
Return on invested capital -1.3% 6.1% –
Return on capital employed -2.1% 6.4% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 43.8x 1.9x 6.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.4% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLWAMCRSW
Debt / assets 31.9% 37.8% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 3.8x –
Debt / FCF 10.0x 11.4x –
Liabilities / assets 55.3% 68.2% 60.1%
Equity / assets 44.7% 31.8% 39.9%
Interest coverage – 2.8x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.74 1.38 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLWAMCRSW
Dividend yield – 11.4% 4.4%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 11.4% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 108.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 97.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 41.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 18.2% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCLWAMCRSW
Forward P/E – 11.1xFY2027 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.74FY2026 $4.12FY2027 $2.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.5%FY2027 +10.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.2% +67.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.55BFY2026 $23.41BFY2027 $33.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 -0.4%FY2027 +8.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% -2.2% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLWAMCRSW
Held by institutions 88.7% 77.1% –
Institutions holding 134 684 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.9% +3.7% –
Institutions buying 85 409 –
Institutions selling 33 211 –
Buyers to sellers 2.58 1.94 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CLWAMCRSW
CLW 1.00 0.30 0.31
AMCR 0.30 1.00 0.67
SW 0.31 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLW, AMCR and SW?

Smurfit Westrock (SW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clearwater Paper (CLW) $210.65M, Amcor (AMCR) $21.12B, Smurfit Westrock (SW) $21.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLW, AMCR and SW?

Amcor (AMCR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clearwater Paper (CLW) 87.7x, Amcor (AMCR) 19.1x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 46.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amcor (AMCR) is cheapest (Amcor (AMCR) 11.1x, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 17.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amcor (AMCR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clearwater Paper (CLW) -3.2%, Amcor (AMCR) +56.6%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) +1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest net margin (Clearwater Paper (CLW) 0.2%, Amcor (AMCR) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, Amcor (AMCR) leads (Clearwater Paper (CLW) -1.3%, Amcor (AMCR) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amcor (AMCR) returned the most: Clearwater Paper (CLW) -32.4%, Amcor (AMCR) +9.4%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -6.4%. Over five years, Smurfit Westrock (SW) compounded fastest (Clearwater Paper (CLW) -20.8%/yr, Amcor (AMCR) -5.4%/yr, Smurfit Westrock (SW) -4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amcor (AMCR) has the highest dividend yield: Amcor (AMCR) 11.39%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 4.41%. Clearwater Paper (CLW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amcor (AMCR) has been the steadiest (Clearwater Paper (CLW) 63.0%, Amcor (AMCR) 31.6%, Smurfit Westrock (SW) 44.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLW, AMCR and SW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amcor (AMCR) leads on 10. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.