Growth Metrics

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

Quarterly Net Margin fell 4744.0% to 9.08% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 2.26% through Mar 2026, down 1442.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 2.21% for FY2025, 1732.0% down from the prior year.

Clearwater Paper (CLW) has disclosed Net Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 9.08% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Net Margin for Q4 2025 was 9.08% at Clearwater Paper, up from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 56.52% in Q4 2024, with the low at 12.72% in Q2 2021.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 5.26%, with a median of 3.12% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Net Margin skyrocketed 4900bps in 2024, then crashed -4744bps in 2025.
  • Clearwater Paper's Net Margin stood at 1.96% in 2021, then tumbled by -111bps to 0.22% in 2022, then surged by 3468bps to 7.52% in 2023, then soared by 652bps to 56.52% in 2024, then crashed by -84bps to 9.08% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CLW's Net Margin are 9.08% (Q4 2025), 0.15% (Q3 2025), and 0.23% (Q2 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Suzano 38.93 Bn 34.37 Bn 600.58 Mn 58.27%
2 Sylvamo 1.51 Bn 1.31 Bn 125.00 Mn -0.40%
3 Magnera 378.03 Mn 75.03 Mn 95.00 Mn -2.26%
4 Clearwater Paper 227.85 Mn 191.35 Mn -900,000.00 -
5 Mercer International 64.31 Mn -25.23 Mn 36.32 Mn -10.63%
6 It Tech Packaging - - 2.02 Mn -5.66%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 9.08%
Sep 30, 2025 0.15%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.23%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.11%
Dec 31, 2024 56.52%
Sep 30, 2024 4.22%
Jun 30, 2024 4.56%
Mar 31, 2024 7.46%
Dec 31, 2023 7.52%
Sep 30, 2023 7.82%
Jun 30, 2023 6.11%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.27%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.22%
Sep 30, 2022 3.82%
Jun 30, 2022 2.79%
Mar 31, 2022 3.40%
Dec 31, 2021 1.96%
Sep 30, 2021 0.44%
Jun 30, 2021 -12.72%
Mar 31, 2021 2.84%
Dec 31, 2020 4.97%
Sep 30, 2020 4.68%
Jun 30, 2020 4.74%
Mar 31, 2020 -0.44%
Dec 31, 2019 0.44%
Sep 30, 2019 -2.47%
Jun 30, 2019 -0.09%
Mar 31, 2019 0.89%
Dec 31, 2018 -43.81%
Sep 30, 2018 8.08%
Jun 30, 2018 1.61%
Mar 31, 2018 0.60%
Dec 31, 2017 18.52%
Sep 30, 2017 0.20%
Jun 30, 2017 1.87%
Mar 31, 2017 1.72%
Dec 31, 2016 2.20%
Sep 30, 2016 0.21%
Jun 30, 2016 4.78%