Clearwater Paper Corporation Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of March 2026: -17.20x

Clearwater Paper Corporation free cash flow generation index. Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of -17.20x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of $-8.60 Million represents -17% of operating cash flow ($500.00K).

FCF Generation Index

-17.20x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$-8.60 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$500.00K
USD

Capital Expenditures

$9.10 Million
USD

Free Cash Flow Generation Index of Clearwater Paper Corporation (2006–2025)

Free cash flow generation index of Clearwater Paper Corporation from 2006 to 2025. Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Clearwater Paper Corporation across 20 annual periods. See Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW) financial flexibility to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Clearwater Paper Corporation Free Cash Flow Generation Index by Year (2006–2025)

Clearwater Paper Corporation free cash flow generation index by year from 2006 to 2025. Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Clearwater Paper Corporation. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see CLW operating cash flow.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 -6.22x $-76.50K $12.30K $88.80K ▼ -591.8%
2024 -0.90x $-55.20 Million $61.40 Million $116.60 Million ▼ -246.5%
2023 0.61x $117.00 Million $190.70 Million $73.70 Million ▼ -21.0%
2022 0.78x $116.70 Million $150.20 Million $33.50 Million ▲ +29.1%
2021 0.60x $58.00 Million $96.40 Million $38.40 Million ▼ -28.3%
2020 0.84x $207.40 Million $247.00 Million $39.60 Million ▲ +155.2%
2019 -1.52x $-84.50 Million $55.60 Million $140.10 Million ▼ -102.4%
2018 -0.75x $-126.81 Million $168.90 Million $295.71 Million ▼ -504.2%
2017 -0.12x $-22.08 Million $177.67 Million $199.75 Million ▼ -223.4%
2016 0.10x $17.40 Million $172.75 Million $155.35 Million ▼ -47.7%
2015 0.19x $30.77 Million $159.68 Million $128.90 Million ▼ -41.8%
2014 0.33x $46.07 Million $139.10 Million $93.03 Million ▼ -1.3%
2013 0.34x $45.76 Million $136.36 Million $90.59 Million ▲ +1411.9%
2012 -0.03x $-5.08 Million $198.69 Million $203.78 Million ▲ +97.3%
2011 -0.96x $-65.67 Million $68.39 Million $134.07 Million ▼ -227.7%
2010 0.75x $139.50 Million $185.59 Million $46.09 Million ▼ -17.8%
2009 0.91x $205.44 Million $224.76 Million $19.33 Million ▲ +85.2%
2008 0.49x $20.75 Million $42.06 Million $21.31 Million ▼ -39.2%
2007 0.81x $88.14 Million $108.67 Million $20.53 Million ▲ +13.6%
2006 0.71x $68.67 Million $96.17 Million $27.50 Million —
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).