Clearwater Paper CLW
NYSE CLW
$21.75 +0.04 (+0.18%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Clearwater Paper (CLW) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)

Clearwater Paper's (CLW) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.28% in Q2 2026, down 27.0% YoY from 0.38% in Q2 2025, and down 58.65% on a QoQ basis from 0.18% in Q1 2026.

Clearwater Paper (CLW) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Clearwater Paper (CLW) has 15 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.28% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 27.0% year-over-year to 0.28% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.28% (down 27.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.62%, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.28% in Q2 2026, from 0.18% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.28% in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.28% in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.04% and a median of 0.01% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital gained 15 bps — and 2024, when it sank 32 bps.
  • Tracing CLW's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.13% in 2022, then soared by 115 bps to 0.28% in 2023, then slumped by 112 bps to 0.03% in 2024, then plunged by 351 bps to 0.15% in 2025, then slumped by 80 bps to 0.28% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.28% (Q2 2026), 0.18% (Q1 2026), and 0.15% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Suzano 10.85 Bn 5.66 Bn 558.88 Mn -
2 Sylvamo 1.47 Bn 1.28 Bn 132.00 Mn 0.00%
3 Clearwater Paper 349.45 Mn 254.05 Mn -10.40 Mn -0.28%
4 Mercer International 28.48 Mn -55.29 Mn 10.48 Mn -0.01%
5 It Tech Packaging 2.43 Mn -7.34 Mn 2.02 Mn -0.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -0.28%
Mar 31, 2026 -0.18%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.15%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.09%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.04%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.03%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.03%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.04%
Mar 31, 2024 0.22%
Dec 31, 2023 0.28%
Sep 30, 2023 0.21%
Jun 30, 2023 0.23%
Mar 31, 2023 0.17%
Dec 31, 2022 0.13%
Sep 30, 2022 0.16%
Jun 30, 2022 0.12%
Mar 31, 2022 0.02%
Dec 31, 2021 0.01%
Sep 30, 2021 0.03%