Clearwater Paper (CLW) Payables (2010 - 2026)
Clearwater Paper's Payables was $231.6 million in Q2 2026, down 10.4% from $258.5 million a year earlier but up 15.9% from the prior quarter.
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Clearwater Paper (CLW) Payables (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Payables at Clearwater Paper came in at $215.6 million, down 32.6% from FY2024.
- Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Payables was $319.7 million in FY2024 (+63.5%), $195.5 million in FY2023 (-37.2%), $311.1 million in FY2022 (+23.2%) and $252.5 million in FY2021 (+3.9%).
- Quarterly Payables has moved between $195.5 million (Q4 2023) and $418.1 million (Q2 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables has declined for six straight quarters, with an average decline of 7.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 81.6%); the worst was Q2 2025 (a decline of 38.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, CLW's Payables in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $199.8 million (Q1 2026), $215.6 million (Q4 2025) and $231.7 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.65 Bn | 20.58 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 3.47 Bn |
| 2 | International Paper | 21.34 Bn | 17.23 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.88 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 753.80 Mn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.78 Bn | 15.21 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 4.16 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 15.12 Bn | 12.14 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 4.55 Bn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.68 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 3.12 Bn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.94 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 1.10 Bn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.80 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 891.75 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.74 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 955.00 Mn |
| 10 | Clearwater Paper | 320.78 Mn | 123.78 Mn | -10.40 Mn | 231.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 231.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 199.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 215.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 231.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 258.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 299.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 319.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 301.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 418.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 300.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 195.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 260.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 262.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 264.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 311.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 294.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 299.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 254.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 252.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 255.20 Mn |
API Access
Clearwater Paper Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();