Clearwater Paper (CLW) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Clearwater Paper (CLW) reported EBITDA Margin of -0.19% for Q2 2026, down 8.56 percentage points from 8.37% a year earlier and down 3.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clearwater Paper (CLW) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Clearwater Paper's EBITDA Margin came in at 0.78%, down 4.36 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.23%, up 0.68 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of -11.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBITDA Margin came in at 2.55% in FY2024 (-13.00 pp), 15.55% in FY2023 (-1.40 pp), 16.95% in FY2022 (+10.35 pp) and 6.60% in FY2021 (-7.80 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBITDA Margin spans a low of -7.94% in Q3 2025 and a high of 24.68% in Q2 2023.
- Year over year, EBITDA Margin gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.34 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA Margin in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 18.20 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2024 (a drop of 29.33 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 3.61% (Q1 2026), 8.07% (Q4 2025) and -7.94% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.65 Bn | 20.58 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 12.29% |
| 2 | International Paper | 21.34 Bn | 17.23 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 19.27% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.88 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 18.81% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.78 Bn | 15.21 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 15.93% |
| 5 | Ball | 15.12 Bn | 12.14 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 12.81% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.68 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 15.81% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.94 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 17.18% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.80 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 14.22% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.74 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 10.97% |
| 10 | Clearwater Paper | 320.78 Mn | 123.78 Mn | -10.40 Mn | -0.19% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.19% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.37% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.74% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.94% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.82% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.81% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -7.33% |
API Access
Clearwater Paper EBITDA Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();