CLEARWATER PAPER CORP (CLW)
Materials · Paperboard packaging · NYSE
Premium SBS paperboard manufacturer focused on high-end folding carton and food service packaging in North America.
What CLEARWATER PAPER CORP does
Clearwater Paper is a leading manufacturer of Solid Bleached Sulfate (SBS) paperboard packaging products for North American converters, serving folding carton and food service applications. The company operates as an independent, non-integrated supplier with approximately 11% of North American paperboard production capacity. Following strategic acquisitions and divestitures in 2024, the company is now focused exclusively on the paperboard packaging sector.
Themes: ["paperboard packaging","SBS paperboard","folding carton","food service packaging","sustainable materials","paperboard conversion"]
Fundamentals
- Price$15.39 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$246M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-47.7% as of 2026-07-09 close
- Net margin-1.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+5.1% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE-3.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.44 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-11.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+9.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.27 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Revenue decline of 11.89% year-over-year and negative net margin of -1.63% indicate operational and market pressures in the paperboard sector","Significant debt burden with long-term debt of $360.5 million as of Q1 2026, limiting financial flexibility amid unprofitability","Cyclical commodity pricing exposure in the paperboard industry and competition from alternative substrates and integrated suppliers"]
Competitors & peers
- Graphic Packaging International
- International Paper
- Westrock
- Sappi
- Domtar
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.