Growth Metrics

Clearwater Paper (CLW) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 33.18% to 0.23 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.23 through Mar 2026, up 33.18% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.22 for FY2025, 29.66% up from the prior year.

Clearwater Paper (CLW) has disclosed Debt Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.23 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 was 0.23 at Clearwater Paper, up from 0.22 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.46 in Q3 2024, with the low at 0.17 in Q4 2024.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.3, with a median of 0.33 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Debt Ratio soared 41.97% in 2024, then crashed 56.51% in 2025.
  • Clearwater Paper's Debt Ratio stood at 0.33 in 2022, then decreased by 20.78% to 0.26 in 2023, then crashed by 36.13% to 0.17 in 2024, then increased by 29.66% to 0.22 in 2025, then increased by 5.56% to 0.23 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CLW's Debt Ratio are 0.23 (Q1 2026), 0.22 (Q4 2025), and 0.22 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Suzano 38.93 Bn 34.37 Bn 600.58 Mn 0.53
2 Sylvamo 1.51 Bn 1.31 Bn 125.00 Mn 0.32
3 Magnera 378.03 Mn 75.03 Mn 95.00 Mn 0.49
4 Clearwater Paper 227.85 Mn 191.35 Mn -900,000.00 0.23
5 Mercer International 64.31 Mn -25.23 Mn 36.32 Mn 0.82
6 It Tech Packaging - - 2.02 Mn 0.06

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.23
Dec 31, 2025 0.22
Sep 30, 2025 0.22
Jun 30, 2025 0.20
Mar 31, 2025 0.17
Dec 31, 2024 0.17
Sep 30, 2024 0.46
Jun 30, 2024 0.46
Mar 31, 2024 0.26
Dec 31, 2023 0.26
Sep 30, 2023 0.33
Jun 30, 2023 0.33
Mar 31, 2023 0.33
Dec 31, 2022 0.33
Sep 30, 2022 0.33
Jun 30, 2022 0.35
Mar 31, 2022 0.37
Dec 31, 2021 0.38
Sep 30, 2021 0.39
Jun 30, 2021 0.41
Mar 31, 2021 0.40
Dec 31, 2020 0.40
Sep 30, 2020 0.43
Jun 30, 2020 0.45
Mar 31, 2020 0.50
Dec 31, 2019 0.48
Sep 30, 2019 0.49
Jun 30, 2019 0.46
Mar 31, 2019 0.45
Dec 31, 2018 0.46
Sep 30, 2018 0.39
Jun 30, 2018 0.38
Mar 31, 2018 0.41
Dec 31, 2017 0.40
Sep 30, 2017 0.39
Jun 30, 2017 0.40
Mar 31, 2017 0.42
Dec 31, 2016 0.42
Sep 30, 2016 0.38
Jun 30, 2016 0.37