Growth Metrics

Clearwater Paper (CLW) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Deferred Taxes fell 52.17% to -$3.5 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$23.7 million through Mar 2026, down 161.88% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$22.5 million for FY2025, 157.69% down from the prior year.

Clearwater Paper (CLW) has disclosed Deferred Taxes for 17 consecutive years, with -$3.5 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 was -$3.5 million at Clearwater Paper, up from -$15.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $49.0 million in Q4 2024, with the low at -$15.5 million in Q4 2025.
  • Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is -$570588.2, with a median of -$2.2 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Deferred Taxes tumbled 450.0% in 2022, then soared 744.74% in 2024.
  • Clearwater Paper's Deferred Taxes stood at -$2.1 million in 2022, then crashed by 261.9% to -$7.6 million in 2023, then soared by 744.74% to $49.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 131.63% to -$15.5 million in 2025, then surged by 77.42% to -$3.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CLW's Deferred Taxes are -$3.5 million (Q1 2026), -$15.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$6.4 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Suzano 38.93 Bn 34.37 Bn 600.58 Mn -411.76 Mn
2 Sylvamo 1.51 Bn 1.31 Bn 125.00 Mn 4.00 Mn
3 Magnera 378.03 Mn 75.03 Mn 95.00 Mn -1.00 Mn
4 Clearwater Paper 227.85 Mn 191.35 Mn -900,000.00 -3.50 Mn
5 Mercer International 64.31 Mn -25.23 Mn 36.32 Mn -8.01 Mn
6 It Tech Packaging - - 2.02 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -3.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -15.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -6.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 49.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -3.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -7.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -4.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -2.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -1.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -2.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 9.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -21.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -400,000.00
Dec 31, 2020 10.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 12.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 8.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 1.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 5.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -11.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 4.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 900,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 3.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 1.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 2.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -240,000.00
Dec 31, 2017 -55.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 6.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 3.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 4.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 6.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 3.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 4.31 Mn