CLW Stock — Clearwater Paper Corporation

Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CLW is a Stock. Total return is 71.6% over the past 17.9 years, 1031.1 points behind SPY at 1102.7%.

Clearwater Paper Corporation manufactures and supplies solid bleached sulfate paperboard and folding carton products for packaging applications in food service, beverage, and commercial printing markets. The company does not currently have an established distribution schedule. This business appeals to investors seeking exposure to industrial materials and packaging sectors.

CLW performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 71.6% over the past 17.9 years, 1031.1 points behind SPY at 1102.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 0.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 39.4%.

CLW key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/05/2008

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$19.30 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$311,265,845

Average volume

79396.0

Beta

0.327

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

10.9051

EPS

$-5.27

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CLW risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 39.4%.

Who may consider CLW — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CLW does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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