Clearwater Paper (CLW) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Clearwater Paper's Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 0.90 for Q3 2026, down 7.4% from 0.97 a year earlier and down 7.0% from the prior quarter.
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Clearwater Paper (CLW) Asset Utilization Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Clearwater Paper's Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.95, up 15.3% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.83 in FY2024 (+22.7%), 0.67 in FY2023 (-4.4%), 0.70 in FY2022 (-30.7%) and 1.02 in FY2021 (unchanged).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Asset Utilization Ratio increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 31.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Asset Utilization Ratio over five years came in Q3 2025 (growth of 90.8%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 75.3%).
- Business Quant data shows CLW's Asset Utilization Ratio at 0.97 (Q2 2026), 0.97 (Q1 2026) and 0.99 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.05 Bn | 20.09 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 0.70 |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.08 Bn | 19.65 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 0.88 |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.81 Bn | 16.21 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 0.65 |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.29 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 0.67 |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 0.75 |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.08 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 0.94 |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 5.02 Bn | 4.07 Bn | 405.32 Mn | 0.70 |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.36 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 0.71 |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.33 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 0.75 |
| 10 | Clearwater Paper | 214.26 Mn | 15.96 Mn | 21.20 Mn | 0.90 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.90 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.97 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.97 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.99 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.97 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.95 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.91 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.66 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.55 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.65 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.67 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.59 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.70 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.20 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.15 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.09 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.04 |
API Access
Clearwater Paper Asset Utilization Ratio 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=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-utilization-ratio", "ticker": "CLW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();