Clearwater Paper (CLW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Clearwater Paper (CLW) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 0.65% for Q3 2026, up 14.53 percentage points from -13.88% a year earlier and up 7.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Clearwater Paper (CLW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Clearwater Paper was -1.61%, up 2.58 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -2.71%, up 1.96 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -11.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Clearwater Paper's Return on Sales [ROS] was -4.66% in FY2024 (-11.54 pp), 6.88% in FY2023 (-1.43 pp), 8.31% in FY2022 (+7.63 pp) and 0.68% in FY2021 (-7.78 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of -13.88% in Q3 2025 to a high of 16.24% in Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.83 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q2 2022, with a gain of 19.91 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a drop of 29.86 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was -6.38% (Q2 2026), -2.89% (Q1 2026) and 1.94% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.05 Bn | 20.09 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.97% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.08 Bn | 19.65 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 14.81% |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.81 Bn | 16.21 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 7.41% |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.29 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 14.88% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | -0.96% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.08 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 11.91% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 5.02 Bn | 4.07 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -31.25% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.36 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 9.35% |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.33 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 4.61% |
| 10 | Clearwater Paper | 214.26 Mn | 15.96 Mn | 21.20 Mn | 0.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.65% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -6.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.94% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -13.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -13.62% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.63% |
API Access
Clearwater Paper Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CLW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();