CLW vs CCK vs EXP Stock Comparison

Clearwater Paper, Crown Holdings and Eagle Materials Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLW Clearwater Paper Corp
$19.20 -5.8% 1M -3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$214.58M
P/E
89.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.51B
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc.
$116.70 +7.9% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.76B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.77B
Div. yield
–
Metal Packaging Basic Materials
5 wins
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$173.97 -2.6% 1M -25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.41B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eagle Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Eagle Materials 6, Crown Holdings 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLWCCKEXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $214.58M $12.76B $5.41B CCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 89.4x 16.0x 13.4x EXP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.3x 14.2x EXP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% +13.4% +1.7% CCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% — 17.3% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.3% — 12.9% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x — 2.2x EXP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.7% +18.1% -25.4% CCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.3%/yr +2.6%/yr +4.7%/yr EXP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.7% 25.4% 34.5% CCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 57/100 51/100 CCK

Percentile Scorecard

CLWCCKEXP

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

AxisCLWCCKEXP
Valuation 100 #1 of 16 53 #8 of 16 22 #8 of 10
Growth 40 #10 of 16 60 #7 of 16 –
Profitability 36 #10 of 15 100 #1 of 15 100 #1 of 8
Financial Health 57 #7 of 15 – 25 #7 of 9
Shareholder Returns 31 #10 of 14 15 #12 of 14 57 #4 of 8
Overall 53 57 51
  • CLW ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • CCK ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLWCCKEXPSPY
1 month -5.8%+7.9%-2.6% -0.8%
3 months +11.0%-1.4%-19.8% +3.5%
6 months +31.3%+14.9%-17.1% +7.0%
Year to date +10.3%+13.3%-15.8% +12.2%
1 year -3.7%+18.1%-25.4% +13.0%
3 years -44.4%+46.8%+17.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -17.8%+13.7%+5.6% +23.1%
5 years -53.8%+13.7%+26.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.3%+2.6%+4.7% +11.0%
10 years -63.9%+114.0%+117.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -9.7%+7.9%+8.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLWCCKEXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.7%25.4%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.6%24.0%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.461.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.71-0.73 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-48.5%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-4.5%-27.6% -1.8%
52-week high $23.30$122.16$240.24 $779.14
52-week low $12.44$92.04$163.37 $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.

MultipleCLWCCKEXP
P/E now vs peer median 129.1xmedian 19.3x 16.1xmedian 19.3x 13.4xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x 9.8xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 15.7x 9.7xmedian 15.7x 31.4xmedian 31.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 1.4x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.87median 0.82 0.82median 0.82 -10.95median 2.78

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 monthsCLWCCKEXP
Revenue $1.51B $13.77B $2.32B
Gross profit $27.10M – $628.19M
Operating income -$24.30M $1.65B $539.59M
Net income $2.40M – $402.57M
Free cash flow $56.80M – $170.51M
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $7.24 $12.95
Cash & equivalents $35.70M $629.00M $233.54M
Total debt $567.40M – $6.57B
Shares (diluted) 16.13M 109.80M 31.09M
Enterprise value $16.28M $12.76B $4.43B

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
MetricCLWCCKEXP
P/E 129.1x 16.1x 13.4x
P/FCF 5.5x 9.7x 31.4x
P/Operating cash flow 2.9x 8.2x 8.5x
P/S 0.2x 0.9x 2.3x
P/B 0.4x 3.7x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 0.4x 3.7x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x – 9.8x
EV/EBIT -34.6x – 12.8x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.9x 3.0x
EV/FCF 14.8x – 40.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 8.2x 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.87 0.82 -10.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLWCCKEXP
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% 13.4% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 43.6% 4.2% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -76.0% – -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.2% – -1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.7% 7.5% -9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.2% 9.9% -4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -98.3% – -11.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -69.5% – -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -98.3% -11.4% -6.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.0% 19.6% -1.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 478.1% 16.0% 14.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 1.1% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.2% – -45.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.9% – -26.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLWCCKEXP
Gross margin 1.8% – 27.0%
EBITDA margin 4.6% – 30.3%
Operating margin -1.6% – 23.2%
Pretax margin -3.2% – 21.5%
Net margin 0.2% – 17.3%
FCF margin 3.8% – 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.0% 11.3% 27.2%
Return on equity 0.3% 27.7% 26.1%
Return on assets 0.1% 6.5% 10.0%
Return on invested capital -1.3% – 12.9%
Return on capital employed -2.1% – 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 43.8x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLWCCKEXP
Debt / assets 31.9% – 45.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x – 2.2x
Debt / FCF 10.0x – 10.3x
Liabilities / assets 55.3% – 62.0%
Equity / assets 44.7% 23.7% 38.0%
Interest coverage – – 11.3x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.81 – 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLWCCKEXP
Dividend yield – 1.1% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 7.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.1% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 8.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 18.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -4.5%

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.

ConsensusCLWCCKEXP
Forward P/E – 14.3xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.74FY2026 $8.17FY2026 $12.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.9%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.8% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.55BFY2026 $13.25BFY2026 $2.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +5.1% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLWCCKEXP
Held by institutions 88.7% 98.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 134 601 529
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.9% -3.3% +4.2%
Institutions buying 85 255 272
Institutions selling 33 270 167
Buyers to sellers 2.58 0.94 1.63

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.

CLWCCKEXP
CLW 1.00 0.33 0.37
CCK 0.33 1.00 0.49
EXP 0.37 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLW, CCK and EXP?

Crown Holdings (CCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clearwater Paper (CLW) $214.58M, Crown Holdings (CCK) $12.76B, Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLW, CCK and EXP?

Eagle Materials (EXP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clearwater Paper (CLW) 89.4x, Crown Holdings (CCK) 16.0x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eagle Materials (EXP) is cheapest (Crown Holdings (CCK) 14.3x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crown Holdings (CCK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clearwater Paper (CLW) -3.2%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +13.4%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Clearwater Paper (CLW) 0.2%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Clearwater Paper (CLW) -1.3%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crown Holdings (CCK) returned the most: Clearwater Paper (CLW) -3.7%, Crown Holdings (CCK) +18.1%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.4%. Over five years, Eagle Materials (EXP) compounded fastest (Clearwater Paper (CLW) -14.3%/yr, Crown Holdings (CCK) +2.6%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Clearwater Paper (CLW) 0.00%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 0.00%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%. Clearwater Paper (CLW) and Crown Holdings (CCK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crown Holdings (CCK) has been the steadiest (Clearwater Paper (CLW) 52.7%, Crown Holdings (CCK) 25.4%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLW, CCK and EXP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads on 6. 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.