SuperworthClearwater Paper profit margin CLW
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −3.2%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −5.4%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −16.2 pts
- Peer median
- 2.3%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Clearwater Paper kept −3.2% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −5.4% and a gross margin of 1.6%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 0.3%.
The median for 3 packaging stocks of a similar size is 2.3%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −1.2% | −2.7% | 7.4% |
| FY2024 | 14.2% | −4.7% | 5.5% |
| FY2023 | 9.5% | 12.6% | 25.4% |
| FY2022 | 2.2% | 5.5% | 12.3% |
| FY2021 | −1.6% | 0.7% | 10.3% |
| FY2020 | 4.1% | 8.5% | 15.7% |
| FY2019 | −0.3% | 2.6% | 9.3% |
| FY2018 | −8.3% | −5.7% | 10.8% |
| FY2017 | 5.6% | 4.1% | 11.6% |
| FY2016 | 2.9% | 6.4% | 13.8% |
| FY2015 | 3.2% | 7.1% | 13.7% |
| FY2014 | −0.1% | 4.1% | 13.1% |
| FY2013 | 5.7% | 5.3% | 11.6% |
| FY2012 | 3.4% | 7.8% | 14.2% |
| FY2011 | 2.1% | 6.0% | 11.7% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −3.2% | −16.2 pts | −5.4% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −1.6% | −13.1 pts | −3.2% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −1.2% | −15.4 pts | −2.7% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 9.1% | +8.0 pts | −4.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 13.0% | +9.0 pts | −0.7% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 11.5% | +2.3 pts | −4.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 14.2% | +4.7 pts | −4.7% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 1.2% | −4.9 pts | −1.1% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 4.0% | −0.2 pts | 0.7% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 9.2% | +6.4 pts | 9.4% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 9.5% | +7.3 pts | 12.6% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 6.0% | +3.0 pts | 7.8% |
Against its peers
Companies in Packaging & Containers nearest Clearwater Paper's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CLWClearwater Paper | −3.2% |
| MATVMativ | 4.5% |
| SLVMSylvamo | 2.3% |
| GPKGraphic Packaging | 2.2% |
| Peer median | 2.3% |
Where Clearwater Paper ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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