Clearwater Paper (CLW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Clearwater Paper's Return on Equity [ROE] was 0.30% in Q3 2026, down 17.27 percentage points from 17.57% a year earlier but up 6.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clearwater Paper (CLW) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Clearwater Paper came in at -2.21%, down 27.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -18.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 25.77% in FY2024 (+8.41 pp), 17.36% in FY2023 (+8.87 pp), 8.49% in FY2022 (+13.91 pp) and -5.42% in FY2021 (-21.60 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between -6.13% (Q2 2026) and 25.86% (Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.45 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 17.28 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 30.21 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CLW's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was -6.13% (Q2 2026), -3.06% (Q1 2026) and -2.31% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.05 Bn | 20.09 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.59% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.08 Bn | 19.65 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 15.36% |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.81 Bn | 16.21 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 9.23% |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.29 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 1.93 Bn | -25.09% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 9.28% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.08 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 27.65% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 5.02 Bn | 4.07 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -7.06% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.36 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 10.63% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.33 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 2.27% |
| 10 | Clearwater Paper | 214.26 Mn | 15.96 Mn | 21.20 Mn | 0.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.30% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -6.13% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.08% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.58% |
API Access
Clearwater Paper Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();