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Clearwater Paper

NYQ:CLW · US18538R1032
Paper & Forest ProductsMedium

360

3
Profit price6
Owner Earnings Yield42
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales97
EV / Gross Profit28
Price/Book89
Return on Capital22
Cash Return on Capital43
Return on Equity22
EBIT Margin24
Gross Profitability30
Accruals34
Owner Earnings Margin44
Sales growth16
Profit Growth21
Long-Term EPS Growth1
Owner Earnings Growth10
Reinvestment12
Price momentum11
Debt load55
Refinancing95
Debt Payback4
Liquidity31
Analyst ratings21
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside12
Market mood3
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Clearwater Paper doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryPaper & Forest Products
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded2005
Employees767
Websiteclearwaterpaper.com
ISINUS18538R1032
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
Renewable Energy Users
Themes
Packaging ServicesBio-based and Renewable MaterialsGreen Consumer GoodsBiomass EnergyConsumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturingPaper ManufacturingPharmaceuticalSustainability

Description

Clearwater Paper Corporation is a manufacturer and supplier of solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard packaging products, serving independent converters throughout North America. The company participates in the North American paperboard market, whi…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Clearwater Paper Corporation is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 75.8× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is weak and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
30
2023202420252026

All-time high

94

Jan 2024

All-time low

30

Jun 2026

Average rank

56

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
97
88
91
95
Price/Earnings
80
24
97
49
Price/Book
89
92
83
80
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
78
43
76
49

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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