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CLW · Clearwater Paper Corp

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$21.42 -0.53 (-2.41%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$345.40M
Shares
16.13M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$21.42 Open$21.92 Day$21.35–21.92 52W close$12.44–23.31 Avg vol 30d205K Short int624K · 3.9% float · 2.2d Short vol62% Last earningsJul 28, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 28

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 27, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 28, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +29%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +20%
      above
      RSI (14) 61
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 83%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +34%
      trailing
      6-month return +49%
      trailing
      YTD return +23%
      this year
      Relative strength +35%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $18 › 200d $17 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +6% holders QoQ · +29 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.87% of float · ▼ -20.4% MoM · 2.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      131 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 48
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth +12%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −110%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-76.5M
      Buyback $79.5M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $314.8M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 53%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −45%
      past year
      ATR 4.5%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Feb 18, 2026
      Revenue · FY 2026 $1.4B – $1.5B
      Capital expenditures · FY 2026 $65M – $75M
      Direct major maintenance outages costs · FY 2026 $45M – $50M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2024
      Adjusted EBITDA · third quarter $58M – $68M
      Augusta cash CapEx · May 1st to December 31st $25M – $30M
      Ongoing maintenance CapEx (excluding large maintenance and strat · full year 2024 $70M – $80M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +29% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +20% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      61 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      83% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $18 › 200d $17 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +6% holders QoQ · +29 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.87% of float · ▼ -20.4% MoM · 2.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      131 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $12 Now $21 · 83% Range high $23
      vs 200-day avg +29% vs 50-day avg +20%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Paper & Paper Products — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CLW
      Clearwater Paper Corp
      this stock
      $345.40M +23.1% +12.4% 3.9%
      SUZ
      Suzano S.A.
      $9.99B -13.2% 0.8%
      SLVM
      Sylvamo Corp
      $1.53B -20.3% -11.2% 20.6 5.8%
      MERC
      Mercer International Inc.
      $31.57M -76.2% +25.5% 4.8%
      ITP
      It Tech Packaging, Inc.
      $2.91M -22.0% -12.4% 2.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      131
      % held
      92.6%
      Net QoQ
      +1.8M sh
      Top holder
      SOUTHEASTERN ASSET MANAGE…
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      167
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      623.9K
      Days to cover
      2.2d
      Change
      -159.6K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      62%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      69
      Value
      $1.0K
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      37.6%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.6B
      Net income (FY)
      $-18.6M
      EPS diluted
      $-1.15
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $100.0M
      Remaining
      $79.5M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 28, 2026
      This year
      8
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $23.7K
      Shares
      1.8K
      Filed
      Mar 17, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 28, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Clearwater Paper Launches Circa™…
      Published
      Jul 23, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CLW -8.1% +34.0% +48.9% +1.9% +23.1%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -8.5% +29.6% +35.1% -2.1% +9.3%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $100.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $20.50M
      Remaining
      $79.50M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1441236 CUSIP 18538R103 13F (30d) 127 filings 125 filers Visit website Investor relations