Growth Metrics

Clearwater Paper (CLW) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Clearwater Paper (CLW) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.05%.

  • Clearwater Paper's Return on Invested Capital fell 200.0% to 0.05% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.05%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.05% for FY2024, which is 1100.0% down from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Clearwater Paper reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.05% as of Q3 2025, which was down 200.0% from 0.01% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Clearwater Paper's Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.18% during Q1 2021, and registered a low of 0.05% during Q1 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Clearwater Paper's median Return on Invested Capital value was 0.06% (recorded in 2024), while the average stood at 0.05%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Clearwater Paper's Return on Invested Capital surged by 1200bps in 2022 and then plummeted by -1600bps in 2024.
  • Clearwater Paper's Return on Invested Capital (Quarter) stood at 0.01% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 531bps to 0.09% in 2022, then rose by 24bps to 0.11% in 2023, then plummeted by -139bps to 0.04% in 2024, then decreased by -15bps to 0.05% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital was 0.05% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.01% in Q2 2025 and 0.05% in Q1 2025.