Clearwater Paper (CLW) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Clearwater Paper's Debt Ratio came in at 0.23 for Q2 2026, up 14.6% from 0.20 a year earlier but down 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Clearwater Paper (CLW) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Clearwater Paper's Debt Ratio was 0.22, up 29.7% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.17 in FY2024 (-36.1%), 0.26 in FY2023 (-20.8%), 0.33 in FY2022 (-12.2%) and 0.38 in FY2021 (-5.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Debt Ratio is 0.17 (Q4 2024) to 0.46 (Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 7.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 42.0%), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a decline of 56.5%).
- Business Quant data shows CLW's Debt Ratio at 0.23 (Q1 2026), 0.22 (Q4 2025) and 0.22 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.65 Bn | 20.58 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.31 |
| 2 | International Paper | 21.34 Bn | 17.23 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 0.25 |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.88 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 0.36 |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.78 Bn | 15.21 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 0.38 |
| 5 | Ball | 15.12 Bn | 12.14 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 0.36 |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.68 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 0.42 |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.94 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 0.41 |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.80 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 0.50 |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.74 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 0.49 |
| 10 | Clearwater Paper | 320.78 Mn | 123.78 Mn | -10.40 Mn | 0.23 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.23 |
| 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 |
API Access
Clearwater Paper Debt 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=debt-ratio&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-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=debt-ratio&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();