Growth Metrics

Clearwater Paper (CLW) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 2562.03% to $849.4 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $849.4 million through Mar 2026, up 2562.03% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $862.3 million for FY2025, 2599.42% up from the prior year.

Clearwater Paper (CLW) has disclosed Retained Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with $849.4 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 was $849.4 million at Clearwater Paper, down from $862.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $862.3 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$41.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $123.6 million, with a median of -$33.4 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Retained Earnings plummeted 330.83% in 2023, then soared 2775.0% in 2025.
  • Clearwater Paper's Retained Earnings stood at $13.3 million in 2022, then plummeted by 330.83% to -$30.7 million in 2023, then decreased by 12.38% to -$34.5 million in 2024, then surged by 2599.42% to $862.3 million in 2025, then dropped by 1.5% to $849.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CLW's Retained Earnings are $849.4 million (Q1 2026), $862.3 million (Q4 2025), and $823.9 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Suzano 38.93 Bn 34.37 Bn 600.58 Mn 822.75 Mn
2 Sylvamo 1.51 Bn 1.31 Bn 125.00 Mn 2.49 Bn
3 Magnera 378.03 Mn 75.03 Mn 95.00 Mn -211.00 Mn
4 Clearwater Paper 227.85 Mn 191.35 Mn -900,000.00 849.40 Mn
5 Mercer International 64.31 Mn -25.23 Mn 36.32 Mn -109.63 Mn
6 It Tech Packaging - - 2.02 Mn 66.88 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 849.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 862.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 823.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -34.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -34.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -34.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -30.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -30.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -30.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -30.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -33.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -33.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -33.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 13.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -39.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -40.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -41.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -42.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -51.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -50.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -52.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -54.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -54.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -55.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 8.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -67.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -63.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -80.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -81.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -67.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 675.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 640.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 633.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 618.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -50.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -51.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -51.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -51.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 560.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -52.96 Mn