What is Clearwater Paper's price / earnings?

Clearwater Paper (CLW) reported price / earnings of 2.4× in Q3 2025.

How has Clearwater Paper's price / earnings changed year-over-year?

Clearwater Paper's price / earnings decreased by 92.7% year-over-year, from 32× to 2.4×.

What is the long-term trend for Clearwater Paper's price / earnings?

Over 2 years (2020 to 2024), Clearwater Paper's price / earnings has grown at a -44.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 8.2× to 2.5×.

What does price / earnings mean?

Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.

Clearwater Paper CLW Price / earnings

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$374.8M-4.3%

Gross profit-$10.4M-124%

Operating income-$23.9M-344%

Net income-$21.5M-896%

EPS (diluted)-$1.33-882%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$95.4M+104%

Total debt$381.9M+9.1%

Total equity$794.1M-5.1%

Total assets$1.6B-4.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$69.0M+345%

CapEx$9.6M-58.1%

Free cash flow$59.4M+216%

Valuation

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Market cap$282.35M-41.0%

Enterprise value$568.85M-27.3%

P/S0.2×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin1.6%-6.4pp

Operating margin-4.2%-7.8pp

Net margin9.1%+8.0pp

FCF margin-11.7%-23.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity19.6%+17.4pp

Debt / equity0.5×+0.1×

Current ratio2.3×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Clearwater Paper’s reported figures.

market cap/net income=2.4×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Clearwater Paper’s 10-Q, filed October 28, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Clearwater Paper's price / earnings?: Clearwater Paper (CLW) reported price / earnings of 2.4× in Q3 2025.
How has Clearwater Paper's price / earnings changed year-over-year?: Clearwater Paper's price / earnings decreased by 92.7% year-over-year, from 32× to 2.4×.
What is the long-term trend for Clearwater Paper's price / earnings?: Over 2 years (2020 to 2024), Clearwater Paper's price / earnings has grown at a -44.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 8.2× to 2.5×.
What does price / earnings mean?: Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.