Growth Metrics

Clearwater Paper (CLW) FCF Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic FCF Margin for Clearwater Paper (CLW) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 3.93%.

  • Clearwater Paper's FCF Margin rose 117700.0% to 3.93% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 8.66%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 128800.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 3.99% for FY2024, which is 142900.0% down from last year.
  • Clearwater Paper's FCF Margin amounted to 3.93% in Q3 2025, which was up 117700.0% from 13.04% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Clearwater Paper's FCF Margin's 5-year high stood at 26.53% during Q3 2023, with a 5-year trough of 17.59% in Q4 2024.
  • In the last 5 years, Clearwater Paper's FCF Margin had a median value of 1.64% in 2021 and averaged 2.64%.
  • Over the last 5 years, Clearwater Paper's FCF Margin had its largest YoY gain of 260200bps in 2024, and its largest YoY loss of -343600bps in 2024.
  • Clearwater Paper's FCF Margin (Quarter) stood at 4.8% in 2021, then plummeted by -122bps to 1.06% in 2022, then surged by 1522bps to 15.08% in 2023, then tumbled by -217bps to 17.59% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 122bps to 3.93% in 2025.
  • Its FCF Margin was 3.93% in Q3 2025, compared to 13.04% in Q2 2025 and 8.25% in Q1 2025.