Clearfield (CLFD) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Clearfield's EBITDA Margin came in at 9.40% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 0.52 percentage points from 8.89% a year earlier and up 10.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Clearfield (CLFD) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Clearfield reported EBITDA Margin of 3.73%, down 3.14 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 5.49%, up 16.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin carries a five-year change of -6.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBITDA Margin was -10.60% in FY2024 (-29.28 pp), 18.68% in FY2023 (-6.14 pp), 24.82% in FY2022 (+5.26 pp) and 19.56% in FY2021 (+7.95 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.66 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 29.95 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 41.41 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CLFD's EBITDA Margin at -1.44% (Q2 2026), -0.61% (Q1 2026) and 5.63% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,943.67 Bn | 4,691.16 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 35.66% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 421.20 Bn | 357.13 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 28.41% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 347.85 Bn | 303.60 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 13.07% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 258.42 Bn | 211.87 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 46.16% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 250.08 Bn | 238.60 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.91% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 208.99 Bn | 203.98 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 44.89% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 163.62 Bn | 151.74 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 44.36% |
| 8 | Sony | 143.48 Bn | 93.86 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 25.63% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 83.23 Bn | 61.11 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 18.48% |
| 10 | Clearfield | 416.91 Mn | 22.20 Mn | 13.94 Mn | 9.40% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -21.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -19.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 32.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.98% |
Clearfield EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CLFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "CLFD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CLFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();