Clearwater Paper CLW
NYSE CLW
$21.66 +0.53 (+2.51%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Clearwater Paper (CLW) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)

Clearwater Paper's (CLW) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 6.38% in Q2 2026, down 888.0% YoY from 0.81% in Q2 2025, and down 120.92% on a QoQ basis from 2.89% in Q1 2026.

Clearwater Paper (CLW) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Clearwater Paper (CLW) has 17 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 6.38% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 888.0% year-over-year to 6.38% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 5.41% (down 470.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.71%, up 196.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin declined to 6.38% in Q2 2026, from 2.89% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 16.24% in Q2 2023 to a low of 13.88% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 1.42% and a median of 1.42% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBIT Margin jumped 1991 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 2986 bps.
  • Tracing CLW's EBIT Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.91% in 2022, then tumbled by 77 bps to 0.89% in 2023, then plunged by 551 bps to 4.03% in 2024, then jumped by 148 bps to 1.94% in 2025, then plunged by 429 bps to 6.38% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 6.38% (Q2 2026), 2.89% (Q1 2026), and 1.94% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Suzano 10.53 Bn 5.34 Bn 558.88 Mn 24.06%
2 Sylvamo 1.47 Bn 1.28 Bn 132.00 Mn 3.72%
3 Clearwater Paper 352.35 Mn 256.95 Mn -10.40 Mn -6.38%
4 Mercer International 28.71 Mn -55.06 Mn 10.48 Mn -12.81%
5 It Tech Packaging 2.38 Mn -7.39 Mn 2.02 Mn -3.88%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -6.38%
Mar 31, 2026 -2.89%
Dec 31, 2025 1.94%
Sep 30, 2025 -13.88%
Jun 30, 2025 2.50%
Mar 31, 2025 -1.06%
Dec 31, 2024 -4.03%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.31%
Jun 30, 2024 -13.62%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.31%
Dec 31, 2023 0.89%
Sep 30, 2023 7.42%
Jun 30, 2023 16.24%
Mar 31, 2023 13.39%
Dec 31, 2022 3.91%
Sep 30, 2022 9.08%
Jun 30, 2022 5.98%
Mar 31, 2022 6.74%
Dec 31, 2021 5.63%
Sep 30, 2021 3.06%