Growth Metrics

Clearwater Paper (CLW) Profit After Tax (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Profit After Tax fell 103.17% to -$12.8 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$60.8 million through Mar 2026, up 2.56% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$53.0 million for FY2025, 28.38% up from the prior year.

Clearwater Paper (CLW) has disclosed Profit After Tax for 17 consecutive years, with -$12.8 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Profit After Tax for Q1 2026 was -$12.8 million at Clearwater Paper, down from $3.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Profit After Tax was $36.6 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$53.9 million in Q3 2025.
  • Average Profit After Tax over 5 years is $1.8 million, with a median of $3.2 million recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Profit After Tax soared 984.21% in 2022, then plummeted 403.74% in 2025.
  • Clearwater Paper's Profit After Tax stood at -$5.9 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 398.31% to $17.6 million in 2023, then tumbled by 211.36% to -$19.6 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 116.33% to $3.2 million in 2025, then plummeted by 500.0% to -$12.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CLW's Profit After Tax are -$12.8 million (Q1 2026), $3.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$53.9 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) PAT (Qtr)
1 Suzano 38.93 Bn 34.37 Bn 600.58 Mn 819.30 Mn
2 Sylvamo 1.51 Bn 1.31 Bn 125.00 Mn -3.00 Mn
3 Magnera 378.03 Mn 75.03 Mn 95.00 Mn -18.00 Mn
4 Clearwater Paper 227.85 Mn 191.35 Mn -900,000.00 -12.80 Mn
5 Mercer International 64.31 Mn -25.23 Mn 36.32 Mn -52.00 Mn
6 It Tech Packaging - - 2.02 Mn -1.45 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -12.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 3.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -53.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -6.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -19.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -10.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -25.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 17.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 17.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 36.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 11.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 24.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -5.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 20.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 14.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 16.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 9.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -51.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 12.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 22.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 21.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 22.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 10.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -11.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -400,000.00
Mar 31, 2019 3.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -187.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 34.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 6.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 2.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 80.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 863,000.00
Jun 30, 2017 8.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 7.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 9.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 901,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 20.86 Mn