Clearwater Paper (CLW) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Clearwater Paper (CLW) posted EBIT Margin of -6.38% for Q2 2026, down 8.88 percentage points from 2.50% a year earlier and down 3.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clearwater Paper (CLW) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBIT Margin at Clearwater Paper was -5.41%, down 4.70 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -2.71%, up 1.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of -11.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Clearwater Paper's EBIT Margin was -4.66% in FY2024 (-11.54 pp), 6.88% in FY2023 (-1.43 pp), 8.31% in FY2022 (+7.63 pp) and 0.68% in FY2021 (-7.78 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has run from a low of -13.88% in Q3 2025 to a high of 16.24% in Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.95 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin in the past five years was Q2 2022, with a gain of 19.91 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a drop of 29.86 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin for the three prior quarters was -2.89% (Q1 2026), 1.94% (Q4 2025) and -13.88% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 21.68 Bn | 18.58 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.85% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 21.22 Bn | 18.75 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 11.70% |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.73 Bn | 16.14 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 10.10% |
| 4 | International Paper | 17.89 Bn | 13.78 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 11.14% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.02 Bn | 14.01 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 9.63% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 12.43 Bn | 9.25 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 12.65% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 5.05 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 10.23% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.22 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 9.12% |
| 9 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.76 Bn | -316,998.09 Bn | 238.00 Mn | 6.71% |
| 10 | Clearwater Paper | 305.67 Mn | 108.67 Mn | -10.40 Mn | -6.38% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -13.93% |
API Access
Clearwater Paper EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();