Clearwater Paper (CLW) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Clearwater Paper (CLW) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -3.14% for Q2 2026, down 15.45 percentage points from 12.31% a year earlier and down 1.55 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).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.11 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 -1.59% (Q1 2026), -1.18% (Q4 2025) and 8.89% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.14 Bn | 20.07 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.09% |
| 2 | International Paper | 20.80 Bn | 16.70 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -9.42% |
| 3 | Packaging Corp Of America | 20.43 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 512.50 Mn | 6.35% |
| 4 | Amcor | 19.35 Bn | 14.78 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 2.96% |
| 5 | Ball | 14.84 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 697.00 Mn | 4.76% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 11.46 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 748.00 Mn | 6.39% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.83 Bn | 3.83 Bn | 392.38 Mn | 5.70% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 3.67 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 294.88 Mn | 2.82% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 2.68 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 292.00 Mn | 1.65% |
| 10 | Clearwater Paper | 308.85 Mn | 111.85 Mn | -10.40 Mn | -3.14% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.87% |
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();