Growth Metrics

Clearwater Paper (CLW) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Operating Margin fell 183.0% to 2.89% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 3.15% through Mar 2026, up 135.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 2.71% for FY2025, 196.0% up from the prior year.

Clearwater Paper (CLW) has disclosed Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 2.89% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 2.89% at Clearwater Paper, down from 1.94% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 16.24% in Q2 2023, with the low at 13.88% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 1.88%, with a median of 1.94% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin skyrocketed 1991bps in 2022, then crashed -2986bps in 2024.
  • Clearwater Paper's Operating Margin stood at 3.91% in 2022, then tumbled by -77bps to 0.89% in 2023, then tumbled by -551bps to 4.03% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 148bps to 1.94% in 2025, then plummeted by -249bps to 2.89% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CLW's Operating Margin are 2.89% (Q1 2026), 1.94% (Q4 2025), and 13.88% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Suzano 38.93 Bn 34.37 Bn 600.58 Mn 16.18%
2 Sylvamo 1.51 Bn 1.31 Bn 125.00 Mn 2.52%
3 Magnera 378.03 Mn 75.03 Mn 95.00 Mn 2.14%
4 Clearwater Paper 227.85 Mn 191.35 Mn -900,000.00 -2.89%
5 Mercer International 64.31 Mn -25.23 Mn 36.32 Mn -6.72%
6 It Tech Packaging - - 2.02 Mn -3.88%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.89%
Dec 31, 2025 1.94%
Sep 30, 2025 -13.88%
Jun 30, 2025 2.50%
Mar 31, 2025 -1.06%
Dec 31, 2024 -4.03%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.31%
Jun 30, 2024 -13.62%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.31%
Dec 31, 2023 0.89%
Sep 30, 2023 7.42%
Jun 30, 2023 16.24%
Mar 31, 2023 13.39%
Dec 31, 2022 3.91%
Sep 30, 2022 9.08%
Jun 30, 2022 5.98%
Mar 31, 2022 6.74%
Dec 31, 2021 5.63%
Sep 30, 2021 3.06%
Jun 30, 2021 -13.93%
Mar 31, 2021 6.36%
Dec 31, 2020 9.26%
Sep 30, 2020 10.76%
Jun 30, 2020 10.03%
Mar 31, 2020 3.93%
Dec 31, 2019 4.18%
Sep 30, 2019 -0.54%
Jun 30, 2019 3.38%
Mar 31, 2019 3.36%
Dec 31, 2018 -40.76%
Sep 30, 2018 11.00%
Jun 30, 2018 4.25%
Mar 31, 2018 2.64%
Dec 31, 2017 6.04%
Sep 30, 2017 1.21%
Jun 30, 2017 4.46%
Mar 31, 2017 4.69%
Dec 31, 2016 5.67%
Sep 30, 2016 2.13%
Jun 30, 2016 9.20%