Clearwater Paper CLW
NYSE CLW
$19.92 -0.41 (-2.02%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Clearwater Paper (CLW) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)

Clearwater Paper's (CLW) quarterly Price to Earnings came in at 11.76 in Q2 2026, down 107.24% on a YoY basis from 162.47 in Q2 2025, and up 35.07% quarter-over-quarter from 18.12 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Clearwater Paper (CLW) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Clearwater Paper (CLW) has reported Price to Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with 11.76 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Price to Earnings fell 107.24% year-over-year to 11.76; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 2.11 (down 196.8% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.12, down 251.17% from the prior year.
  • Price to Earnings advanced to 11.76 in Q2 2026 per CLW's latest filing, from 18.12 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Price to Earnings topped out at 792.21 in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 65.46 in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Price to Earnings has averaged 62.28 across 5 years, with a median of 20.58 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Price to Earnings jumped 1142.44% in 2022, then sank 456.31% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Price to Earnings stood at 792.21 in 2022, then plunged by 95.71% to 34.02 in 2023, then tumbled by 92.89% to 2.42 in 2024, then tumbled by 456.31% to 8.61 in 2025, then plunged by 36.56% to 11.76 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings over the past three periods registered 11.76, 18.12, and 8.61 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 International Paper 51.92 Bn 51.20 Bn 1.66 Bn
2 Smurfit Westrock 22.15 Bn 21.47 Bn 1.40 Bn
3 Packaging Corp Of America 20.16 Bn 19.57 Bn 512.50 Mn
4 Sonoco Products 4.81 Bn 4.64 Bn 392.38 Mn
5 Graphic Packaging Holding 2.85 Bn 2.64 Bn 292.00 Mn
6 Ranpak Holdings 345.53 Mn 302.33 Mn 34.50 Mn
7 Clearwater Paper 321.07 Mn 225.67 Mn -10.40 Mn
8 Millennium Group International Holdings 17.10 Mn 10.24 Mn -
9 Dss 7.48 Mn 2.32 Mn -
10 It Tech Packaging 2.20 Mn -7.57 Mn 2.02 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -11.76
Mar 31, 2026 -18.12
Dec 31, 2025 -8.61
Sep 30, 2025 -6.25
Jun 30, 2025 162.47
Mar 31, 2025 -65.46
Dec 31, 2024 2.42
Sep 30, 2024 80.14
Jun 30, 2024 -31.13
Mar 31, 2024 42.65
Dec 31, 2023 34.02
Sep 30, 2023 16.36
Jun 30, 2023 9.80
Mar 31, 2023 24.80
Dec 31, 2022 792.21
Sep 30, 2022 30.59
Jun 30, 2022 38.30
Mar 31, 2022 28.52
Dec 31, 2021 63.76
Sep 30, 2021 319.85