Clearwater Paper (CLW) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2025)
Clearwater Paper's Price to Earnings was 2.34 in Q3 2025, down 92.7% from 31.95 a year earlier but up 7.4% from the prior quarter.
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Clearwater Paper (CLW) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, Price to Earnings at Clearwater Paper came in at 2.45, down 55.6% from FY2023.
- In earlier years, Price to Earnings was 5.53 in FY2023 (-59.9%), 13.78 in FY2022 and 8.13 in FY2020.
- Quarterly Price to Earnings has moved between 2.18 (Q2 2025) and 107.43 (Q2 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Price to Earnings has declined for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 10.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings over five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 348.0%); the worst was Q1 2021 (a decline of 98.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, CLW's Price to Earnings in the three quarters before Q3 2025 was 2.18 (Q2 2025), 2.39 (Q1 2025) and 2.45 (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 22.31 Bn | 19.24 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.37 Bn | 17.90 Bn | 512.50 Mn |
| 3 | International Paper | 20.05 Bn | 15.94 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.36 Bn | 14.79 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 14.92 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 697.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.54 Bn | 8.86 Bn | 748.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.82 Bn | 3.82 Bn | 392.38 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.68 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 294.88 Mn |
| 9 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.66 Bn | 2.67 Bn | 238.00 Mn |
| 10 | Clearwater Paper | 319.49 Mn | 122.49 Mn | -10.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.34 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.18 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.39 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.45 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.95 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.68 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.21 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.53 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.13 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.68 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.63 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.78 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.26 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.19 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 107.43 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.96 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 8.13 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 11.13 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 24.84 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 401.57 |
API Access
Clearwater Paper Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();