# Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW)

- Sector: Materials · Industry: Paper and Paper Products
- SEC CIK: 0001441236 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001441236))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/clw
- Data as of: price 2026-09-28; newest filing used 2026-04-28; latest fiscal period ended 2026-03-31

## Grade

**D-** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 2 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | passed | $1.5B | $1B |
| Revenue growing recently | failed | $1.5B | $1.6B |
| Free cash flow positive | failed | -$53.9M |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | failed | -$53.9M | $52.9M |
| Free cash flow growing recently | passed | -$53.9M | -$76.5M |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 1 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | failed | -1.6% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | failed | -1.6% |  |
| Strong operating margin | failed | -3.2% |  |
| Good return on equity | failed | -3.0% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | 0.48 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | failed | -3.5% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $1.5B |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | -$25.1M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | -$53.9M |
| Net margin | -1.6% |
| Operating margin | -3.2% |
| Return on equity | -3.0% |
| Debt to equity | 0.48 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | -$1.57 |
| Share price | $19.97 |
| Market value | $322M |
| Price / sales | 0.2x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/clw)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/clw/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/clw/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/clw/earnings)

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