Clearwater Paper (CLW) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Clearwater Paper (CLW) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.14% for Q3 2026, down 8.74 percentage points from 8.89% a year earlier but up 3.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clearwater Paper (CLW) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Clearwater Paper's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -1.14%, down 12.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -5.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Clearwater Paper's Return on Assets [ROA] was 11.72% in FY2024 (+5.33 pp), 6.38% in FY2023 (+3.67 pp), 2.71% in FY2022 (+4.32 pp) and -1.60% in FY2021 (-5.80 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has run from a low of -3.14% in Q2 2026 to a high of 12.31% in Q2 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.62 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q2 2025, with a gain of 10.11 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a drop of 15.45 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was -3.14% (Q2 2026), -1.59% (Q1 2026) and -1.18% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.05 Bn | 20.09 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.04% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.08 Bn | 19.65 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 6.53% |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.81 Bn | 16.21 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 2.94% |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.29 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 1.93 Bn | -9.60% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 2.65% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.08 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 6.47% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 5.02 Bn | 4.07 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -2.15% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.36 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 2.72% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.33 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 0.63% |
| 10 | Clearwater Paper | 214.26 Mn | 15.96 Mn | 21.20 Mn | 0.14% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.14% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -3.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.53% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.39% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.64% |
API Access
Clearwater Paper Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();