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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |