Clearwater Paper (CLW) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Clearwater Paper (CLW) posted EBT Margin of -8.03% for Q2 2026, down 9.43 percentage points from 1.40% a year earlier and down 3.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clearwater Paper (CLW) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBT Margin at Clearwater Paper was -6.87%, down 3.94 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -3.86%, up 3.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin shows a five-year change of -9.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Clearwater Paper's EBT Margin was -7.31% in FY2024 (-13.08 pp), 5.77% in FY2023 (-1.08 pp), 6.85% in FY2022 (+8.87 pp) and -2.01% in FY2021 (-7.27 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has run from a low of -16.32% in Q2 2024 to a high of 13.70% in Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.98 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin in the past five years was Q2 2022, with a gain of 20.46 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a drop of 30.02 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin for the three prior quarters was -4.58% (Q1 2026), 0.65% (Q4 2025) and -15.14% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.14 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.59% |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.80 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -0.43% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.43 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 10.40% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.35 Bn | 14.78 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 7.58% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.84 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 6.96% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.46 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 9.95% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.83 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 7.55% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.67 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 6.32% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.68 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 1.19% |
| 10 | Clearwater Paper | 308.85 Mn | 111.85 Mn | -10.40 Mn | -8.03% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -16.83% |
API Access
Clearwater Paper EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();