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Clearwater Paper CLW Free cash flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$360.3M-4.7%
Gross profit-$900.0K-102%
Operating income-$10.4M-160%
Net income-$12.8M-103%
EPS (diluted)-$0.80-111%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$36.5M-17.0%
Total debt$382.1M+30.5%
Total equity$813.8M-2.7%
Total assets$1.6B-3.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$500.0K-66.7%
CapEx$9.1M-72.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$252.84M-43.6%
Enterprise value$598.44M-20.6%
P/S0.2×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin5.1%-0.2pp
Operating margin-4.2%+0.7pp
Net margin9.1%+8.0pp
FCF margin-11.7%-25.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity19.6%+17.4pp
Debt / equity0.5×+0.1×
Current ratio2.6×+0.9×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Clearwater Paper’s reported figures.

The official record: Clearwater Paper’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Clearwater Paper's free cash flow?
Clearwater Paper (CLW) reported free cash flow of -$8.6M in Q1 2026.
How has Clearwater Paper's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
Clearwater Paper's free cash flow increased by 72.4% year-over-year, from -$31.2M to -$8.6M.
What is the long-term trend for Clearwater Paper's free cash flow?
Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Clearwater Paper's free cash flow has grown at a -1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $58M to -$55.2M.
What does free cash flow mean?
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.