Growth Metrics

Clearwater Paper (CLW) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Change in Cash rose 116.29% to $5.8 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$7.5 million through Mar 2026, up 32.43% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$48.9 million for FY2025, 229.71% down from the prior year.

Clearwater Paper (CLW) has disclosed Change in Cash for 17 consecutive years, with $5.8 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Change in Cash for Q1 2026 was $5.8 million at Clearwater Paper, up from -$3.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Cash was $68.5 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$68.2 million in Q4 2023.
  • Average Change in Cash over 5 years is $605882.4, with a median of $2.6 million recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Change in Cash surged 771.05% in 2022, then tumbled 2451.72% in 2023.
  • Clearwater Paper's Change in Cash stood at $2.9 million in 2022, then tumbled by 2451.72% to -$68.2 million in 2023, then soared by 164.81% to $44.2 million in 2024, then tumbled by 108.37% to -$3.7 million in 2025, then surged by 256.76% to $5.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CLW's Change in Cash are $5.8 million (Q1 2026), -$3.7 million (Q4 2025), and -$12.2 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Suzano 38.93 Bn 34.37 Bn 600.58 Mn -475.32 Mn
2 Sylvamo 1.51 Bn 1.31 Bn 125.00 Mn -5.00 Mn
3 Magnera 378.03 Mn 75.03 Mn 95.00 Mn 39.00 Mn
4 Clearwater Paper 227.85 Mn 191.35 Mn -900,000.00 5.80 Mn
5 Mercer International 64.31 Mn -25.23 Mn 36.32 Mn -97.26 Mn
6 It Tech Packaging - - 2.02 Mn 1.61 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -12.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -35.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 44.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -15.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 13.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -68.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 68.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 24.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -37.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 2.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -19.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 33.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 11.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -2.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -33.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 3.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 21.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -11.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -600,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 -12.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 39.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 12.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -34.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 29.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -10.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -54.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 25.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 41.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -3.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 8.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -41,000.00
Jun 30, 2017 -7.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -7.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 22.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -9.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 7.17 Mn