Clearwater Paper (CLW) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026)
Clearwater Paper's Cash from Operations was $69 million in Q2 2026, compared with -$28.2 million a year earlier.
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Clearwater Paper (CLW) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Clearwater Paper's Cash from Operations was $108.5 million through Jun 30, 2026; for FY2025, it came in at $12.3 million, down 80.0% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -45.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash from Operations was $61.4 million in FY2024 (-67.8%), $190.7 million in FY2023 (+27.0%), $150.2 million in FY2022 (+55.8%) and $96.4 million in FY2021 (-61.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cash from Operations since Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash from Operations was higher in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 34.0%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations over five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 563.2%); the worst was Q1 2025 (a decline of 97.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, CLW's Cash from Operations in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $500,000 (Q1 2026), $5 million (Q4 2025) and $34 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 22.31 Bn | 19.24 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 765.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.37 Bn | 17.90 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 376.00 Mn |
| 3 | International Paper | 20.05 Bn | 15.94 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 526.00 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.36 Bn | 14.79 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 14.92 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 608.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.54 Bn | 8.86 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 713.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.82 Bn | 3.82 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 300.62 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.68 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 294.88 Mn | -194.28 Mn |
| 9 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.66 Bn | 2.67 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 292.00 Mn |
| 10 | Clearwater Paper | 319.49 Mn | 122.49 Mn | -10.40 Mn | 69.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 69.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 500,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -28.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -35.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 59.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 65.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 88.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 46.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -9.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 78.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 41.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 32.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.30 Mn |
API Access
Clearwater Paper Cash from Operations 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=cash-from-operations&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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=cash-from-operations&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();