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

Clearwater Paper (CLW) EBITDA (2010 - 2026)

Clearwater Paper's (CLW) quarterly EBITDA came in at -$23.9 million in Q2 2026, down 343.88% YoY from $9.8 million in Q2 2025, and down 129.81% on a QoQ basis from -$10.4 million in Q1 2026.

Clearwater Paper (CLW) EBITDA (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Clearwater Paper (CLW) has 17 years of EBITDA data on file, last reported at -$23.9 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBITDA fell 343.88% year-over-year to -$23.9 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$82.2 million (down 647.27% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$42.1 million, up 34.73% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA slipped to -$23.9 million in Q2 2026, from -$10.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA ranged from a high of $48.9 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$55.4 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $3.8 million and a median of $800000.0 in 2023 frame the typical range for EBITDA.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA soared 254.35% — and 2025, when it sank 4516.67%.
  • Tracing CLW's EBITDA over 5 years: stood at -$14.0 million in 2022, then soared by 117.14% to $2.4 million in 2023, then sank by 750.0% to -$15.6 million in 2024, then jumped by 148.08% to $7.5 million in 2025, then tumbled by 418.67% to -$23.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA figures came in at -$23.9 million (Q2 2026), -$10.4 million (Q1 2026), and $7.5 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 Suzano 10.53 Bn 5.34 Bn 558.88 Mn 550.97 Mn
2 Sylvamo 1.47 Bn 1.28 Bn 132.00 Mn 63.00 Mn
3 Clearwater Paper 352.35 Mn 256.95 Mn -10.40 Mn -23.90 Mn
4 Mercer International 28.71 Mn -55.06 Mn 10.48 Mn -58.97 Mn
5 It Tech Packaging 2.38 Mn -7.39 Mn 2.02 Mn -992,632.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -23.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -10.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -55.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 9.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -15.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -46.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -800,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 2.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 20.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 47.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 39.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -14.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 48.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 31.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 32.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 27.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 13.80 Mn