Last 48 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Packaging
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 89.18 | — | — | — | 1.82 | — | 40.06 | — | — | 20.39 | — | 10.72 | 8.68 | 4.18 | 4.47 | 5.97 | — | 7.77 | 9.78 | 7.22 | 16.37 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +388.1% | — | +79.6% | — | -46.2% | -54.2% | -17.4% | — | -91.1% | — | -45.5% | +135.9% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.59 | 0.37 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.32 |
| — | -4.4% | -40.3% | -41.6% | -43.9% | -30.4% | -51.8% | -26.2% | -43.1% | -45.1% | +131.6% | +37.4% | +83.7% | +84.1% | -7.2% | +10.5% | -3.8% | -17.4% | -8.3% | -34.6% | -7.2% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.26 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.43 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 1.23 | 1.08 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.86 | 0.96 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.05 | 0.90 | 1.23 |
| — | -9.1% | -39.8% | -42.8% | -42.1% | -40.0% | -56.9% | -54.0% | -35.8% | -24.4% | +41.9% | +12.2% | -19.9% | -16.3% | -18.0% | +6.5% | -7.5% | -14.7% | +6.5% | -24.2% | +2.2% | |
| P/FCF | 3.77 | 4.86 | 1.06 | — | — | 5.34 | — | — | — | — | 67.30 | 4.54 | 3.76 | 2.07 | 4.00 | — | 43.95 | 24.34 | 1.96 | 3.60 | 6.66 |
| — | -8.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +1582.7% | — | -91.4% | -91.5% | +103.6% | — | +559.8% | +10.8% | -92.8% | -48.8% | +150.1% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.19 | 8.15 | — | 34.58 | 8.27 | 8.63 | 4.91 | 6.11 | 19.72 | 17.39 | — | 5.33 | 2.53 | 6.00 | 3.72 | 4.39 | 11.41 | 3.90 | 4.85 | 4.62 | 6.14 |
| — | -5.5% | — | +466.3% | -58.1% | -50.4% | — | +14.6% | +680.7% | +189.9% | — | +21.5% | -77.9% | +53.9% | -23.4% | -5.1% | +85.9% | -53.0% | — | -27.1% | +23.7% | |
| EV / EBIT | 52.11 | 191.10 | — | — | 24.35 | — | 19.59 | — | — | — | — | 9.24 | 63.40 | 12.53 | 5.63 | 7.10 | — | 6.17 | 9.41 | 8.75 | 13.45 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +30.2% | — | +103.2% | -40.2% | -18.8% | — | -81.1% | — | -37.3% | +50.2% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 7.4% | 5.5% | -2.8% | -0.2% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 11.0% | 9.7% | 3.8% | 7.7% | -0.6% | 15.0% | 13.4% | 18.1% | 16.4% | 14.6% | 6.7% | 15.6% | 13.5% | 13.6% | 12.4% |
| — | +16.9% | -125.3% | -102.6% | +17.2% | -38.4% | +1990.0% | -35.5% | -71.6% | -57.8% | -103.5% | +2.7% | +98.9% | +16.4% | +21.1% | +7.9% | -45.8% | +34.3% | +287.1% | +4.4% | -26.8% | |
| Operating Margin | 0.8% | 0.6% | -6.4% | -5.9% | -0.6% | -1.2% | 3.7% | 1.4% | -3.3% | -0.3% | -13.6% | 6.1% | 29.1% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 7.6% | 0.1% | 9.1% | 6.0% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| — | +152.9% | -273.0% | -532.0% | +80.4% | -302.5% | +127.2% | -77.6% | -111.4% | -104.1% | -251.0% | -19.1% | +25428.3% | -18.2% | +50.7% | +12.4% | -98.0% | +196.3% | +143.0% | +5.9% | -39.1% | |
| Net Margin | -1.2% | -0.4% | -5.7% | -3.6% | 9.9% | -13.4% | 0.7% | -1.7% | -27.9% | 1.5% | -12.1% | 3.5% | 6.6% | 13.1% | 5.7% | 4.5% | -1.1% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 1.9% |
| — | +96.9% | -932.4% | -113.3% | +135.5% | -990.5% | +105.7% | -148.1% | -525.8% | -88.6% | -313.4% | -23.5% | +685.0% | +243.2% | +102.7% | +33.2% | -157.7% | +806.4% | +122.0% | +19.7% | -61.1% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -2.2% | -0.2% | -2.7% | -1.6% | 4.8% | -6.6% | 0.3% | -0.7% | -14.2% | 0.9% | -6.2% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 4.9% | 4.1% | -1.0% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 1.9% |
| — | +96.9% | -928.7% | -109.6% | +133.5% | -838.0% | +105.2% | -129.3% | -632.1% | -84.6% | -225.8% | -37.8% | +358.5% | +56.7% | +80.0% | +28.3% | -154.6% | +853.4% | +127.1% | +39.2% | -57.4% | |
| ROA | -1.1% | -0.1% | -1.4% | -0.8% | 2.4% | -3.3% | 0.2% | -0.4% | -5.2% | 0.2% | -2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.4% | -0.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.6% |
| — | +97.1% | -930.1% | -113.1% | +146.9% | -1501.1% | +108.2% | -137.1% | -601.9% | -88.8% | -214.4% | -26.8% | +398.2% | +76.3% | +102.1% | +42.5% | -162.1% | +1001.4% | +129.8% | +46.6% | -55.3% | |
| ROIC | 0.8% | 0.2% | -1.9% | -1.5% | -0.2% | -0.3% | 1.0% | 0.4% | -0.7% | -0.1% | -2.5% | 2.1% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.8% |
| — | +147.6% | -291.2% | -526.3% | +75.9% | -554.8% | +140.0% | -82.9% | -112.6% | -103.7% | -179.8% | -20.1% | +12974.3% | -59.4% | +43.8% | +22.4% | -97.7% | +277.1% | +161.1% | +33.1% | -27.4% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.51 | 0.71 | 0.45 | 0.10 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.11 | 1.20 | 1.36 |
| — | +60.8% | +11.6% | -71.3% | +35.8% | -74.6% | -76.9% | -47.8% | -46.7% | +95.3% | +86.8% | -31.7% | -34.1% | -12.1% | -15.2% | -18.2% | -21.3% | -27.9% | -26.0% | -18.1% | -9.8% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.03 | 21.99 | — | 40.95 | 19.90 | 18.51 | 9.09 | 10.77 | 34.21 | 50.50 | — | 8.56 | 4.59 | 12.87 | 8.06 | 8.99 | 23.16 | 7.72 | 10.59 | 10.90 | 13.17 |
| — | +18.8% | — | +280.3% | -41.8% | -63.4% | — | +25.8% | +644.9% | +292.4% | — | -4.8% | -80.2% | +66.7% | -23.9% | -17.5% | +75.8% | -55.9% | — | -25.1% | +16.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.43 | 1.47 | 2.29 | 2.61 | 2.43 | 2.10 | 1.97 | 1.66 | 1.70 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.91 | 1.97 | 2.40 | 2.25 | 2.14 | 1.88 | 1.93 | 1.86 | 1.98 | 1.92 |
| — | -29.8% | +16.3% | +56.5% | +42.9% | +18.2% | +13.6% | -12.9% | -13.7% | -26.1% | -22.8% | -10.6% | +5.0% | +24.4% | +21.1% | +7.9% | -2.0% | +2.6% | -4.8% | -6.8% | -1.2% | |
| Quick Ratio | 2.43 | 0.98 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.13 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 1.13 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 1.41 | 1.13 | 0.96 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.82 |
| — | +11.3% | +33.7% | +57.3% | +25.9% | -22.3% | +17.8% | -2.9% | -36.3% | +0.7% | -22.4% | -1.6% | +67.6% | +36.5% | +6.4% | -5.0% | +2.0% | +7.5% | +6.5% | +0.0% | -4.6% | |
| Interest Coverage | -2.64 | 0.20 | -4.16 | -2.51 | 1.53 | -12.42 | 2.41 | -1.26 | -3.65 | -0.07 | -4.45 | 17.17 | 1.64 | 6.97 | 6.09 | 5.05 | -0.06 | 5.72 | 2.73 | 3.58 | 2.72 |
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Clearwater Paper Corporation's current P/E is 89.2x. The average P/E over the last 1 quarters is 1.8x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Clearwater Paper Corporation's current operating margin is 0.8%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Clearwater Paper Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.