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Clearwater Paper CLW Return on equity

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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%
Free cash flow-$8.6M+72.4%

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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Debt / equity0.5×+0.1×
Current ratio2.6×+0.9×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Clearwater Paper’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on equity?
Clearwater Paper (CLW) reported return on equity of 19.6% in Q3 2025.
How has Clearwater Paper's return on equity changed year-over-year?
Clearwater Paper's return on equity increased by 771.5% year-over-year, from 2.3% to 19.6%.
What is the long-term trend for Clearwater Paper's return on equity?
Over 2 years (2020 to 2024), Clearwater Paper's return on equity has grown at a 26.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 16.2% to 25.8%.
What does return on equity mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.