Growth Metrics

Clearwater Paper (CLW) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 31.54% to $0.44 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $0.44 through Mar 2026, up 31.54% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $0.42 for FY2025, 27.0% up from the prior year.

Clearwater Paper (CLW) has disclosed Debt to Equity for 17 consecutive years, with $0.44 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 was $0.44 at Clearwater Paper, up from $0.42 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $1.74 in Q2 2024, with the low at $0.33 in Q4 2024.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $0.83, with a median of $0.87 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Debt to Equity surged 98.48% in 2024, then crashed 77.34% in 2025.
  • Clearwater Paper's Debt to Equity stood at $0.99 in 2022, then plummeted by 33.49% to $0.66 in 2023, then tumbled by 49.8% to $0.33 in 2024, then rose by 27.0% to $0.42 in 2025, then increased by 5.81% to $0.44 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CLW's Debt to Equity are $0.44 (Q1 2026), $0.42 (Q4 2025), and $0.43 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Suzano 38.93 Bn 34.37 Bn 600.58 Mn -
2 Sylvamo 1.51 Bn 1.31 Bn 125.00 Mn 0.94
3 Magnera 378.03 Mn 75.03 Mn 95.00 Mn 1.83
4 Clearwater Paper 227.85 Mn 191.35 Mn -900,000.00 0.44
5 Mercer International 64.31 Mn -25.23 Mn 36.32 Mn -292.15
6 It Tech Packaging - - 2.02 Mn 0.06

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.44
Dec 31, 2025 0.42
Sep 30, 2025 0.43
Jun 30, 2025 0.39
Mar 31, 2025 0.34
Dec 31, 2024 0.33
Sep 30, 2024 1.73
Jun 30, 2024 1.74
Mar 31, 2024 0.65
Dec 31, 2023 0.66
Sep 30, 2023 0.87
Jun 30, 2023 0.92
Mar 31, 2023 0.96
Dec 31, 2022 0.99
Sep 30, 2022 0.99
Jun 30, 2022 1.08
Mar 31, 2022 1.17
Dec 31, 2021 1.25
Sep 30, 2021 1.38
Jun 30, 2021 1.47
Mar 31, 2021 1.34
Dec 31, 2020 1.38
Sep 30, 2020 1.59
Jun 30, 2020 1.76
Mar 31, 2020 2.12
Dec 31, 2019 2.09
Sep 30, 2019 2.18
Jun 30, 2019 2.09
Mar 31, 2019 2.02
Dec 31, 2018 1.91
Sep 30, 2018 1.23
Jun 30, 2018 1.24
Mar 31, 2018 1.27
Dec 31, 2017 1.26
Sep 30, 2017 1.40
Jun 30, 2017 1.40
Mar 31, 2017 1.48
Dec 31, 2016 1.50
Sep 30, 2016 1.24
Jun 30, 2016 1.18