Clearwater Paper (CLW) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026)
Clearwater Paper's Price to Earnings was 128.80 in Q3 2026, compared with 2.34 a year earlier.
Analysis
Clearwater Paper (CLW) Price to Earnings (2011 - 2026) 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.
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q1 2020.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings over five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 348.0%); the worst was Q3 2025 (a decline of 92.7%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.05 Bn | 20.09 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.08 Bn | 19.65 Bn | 603.90 Mn |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.81 Bn | 16.21 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.29 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 1.93 Bn |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.08 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 724.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 5.02 Bn | 4.07 Bn | 405.32 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.36 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 328.59 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.33 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 307.00 Mn |
| 10 | Clearwater Paper | 214.26 Mn | 15.96 Mn | 21.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 128.80 |
| 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 |
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_KEY
import 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();