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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |