Growth Metrics

Clearwater Paper (CLW) Change in Inventory (2019 - 2026)

Quarterly Change in Inventory fell 1277.78% to -$12.4 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $12.0 million through Mar 2026, up 155.81% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $23.5 million for FY2025, 289.52% up from the prior year.

Clearwater Paper (CLW) has disclosed Change in Inventory for 8 consecutive years, with -$12.4 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 was -$12.4 million at Clearwater Paper, down from -$1.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $39.2 million in Q3 2022, with the low at -$18.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Change in Inventory over 5 years is $1.8 million, with a median of -$2.3 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Change in Inventory soared 1020.0% in 2022, then plummeted 1277.78% in 2026.
  • Clearwater Paper's Change in Inventory stood at -$2.8 million in 2022, then crashed by 403.57% to -$14.1 million in 2023, then decreased by 27.66% to -$18.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 90.0% to -$1.8 million in 2025, then crashed by 588.89% to -$12.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CLW's Change in Inventory are -$12.4 million (Q1 2026), -$1.8 million (Q4 2025), and $26.2 million (Q2 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Suzano 38.93 Bn 34.37 Bn 600.58 Mn -
2 Sylvamo 1.51 Bn 1.31 Bn 125.00 Mn 56.00 Mn
3 Magnera 378.03 Mn 75.03 Mn 95.00 Mn -
4 Clearwater Paper 227.85 Mn 191.35 Mn -900,000.00 -12.40 Mn
5 Mercer International 64.31 Mn -25.23 Mn 36.32 Mn 35.13 Mn
6 It Tech Packaging - - 2.02 Mn -1.22 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -12.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -12.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 26.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 26.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -900,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 -900,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 -18.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -18.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -9.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -9.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -14.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -14.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -6.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -6.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -5.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -5.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 22.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 22.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -2.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -2.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 39.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 39.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -5.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -5.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 4.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 4.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -8.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -8.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -4.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -4.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 29.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 29.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 6.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 6.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 21.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 21.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -5.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -5.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -40.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -40.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 100,000.00
Dec 31, 2019 100,000.00
Sep 30, 2019 -4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 3.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 3.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 21.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 21.60 Mn