Clearwater Paper CLW
NYSE CLW
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Clearwater Paper's (CLW) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 8.03% in Q2 2026, down 943.0% YoY from 0.95% in Q2 2025, and down 75.37% on a QoQ basis from 4.58% in Q1 2026.

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

Clearwater Paper (CLW) has 17 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 8.03% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin fell 943.0% year-over-year to 8.03% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 6.87% (down 394.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.86%, up 344.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin declined to 8.03% in Q2 2026, from 4.58% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 13.7% in Q2 2023 to a low of 16.32% in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.56% and a median of 0.43% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin surged 2046 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 3002 bps.
  • Tracing CLW's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.2% in 2022, then tumbled by 376 bps to 0.93% in 2023, then plunged by 713 bps to 7.57% in 2024, then surged by 109 bps to 0.65% in 2025, then plunged by 1341 bps to 8.03% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 8.03% (Q2 2026), 4.58% (Q1 2026), and 0.65% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Suzano 10.53 Bn 5.34 Bn 558.88 Mn 23.97%
2 Sylvamo 1.47 Bn 1.28 Bn 132.00 Mn 0.12%
3 Clearwater Paper 352.35 Mn 256.95 Mn -10.40 Mn -8.03%
4 Mercer International 28.71 Mn -55.06 Mn 10.48 Mn -19.42%
5 It Tech Packaging 2.38 Mn -7.39 Mn 2.02 Mn -4.46%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -8.03%
Mar 31, 2026 -4.58%
Dec 31, 2025 0.65%
Sep 30, 2025 -15.14%
Jun 30, 2025 1.40%
Mar 31, 2025 -2.04%
Dec 31, 2024 -7.57%
Sep 30, 2024 -3.56%
Jun 30, 2024 -16.32%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.66%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.93%
Sep 30, 2023 6.67%
Jun 30, 2023 13.70%
Mar 31, 2023 10.87%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.20%
Sep 30, 2022 7.33%
Jun 30, 2022 3.63%
Mar 31, 2022 4.63%
Dec 31, 2021 3.21%
Sep 30, 2021 0.38%