Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW) — 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). See Clearwater Paper Corporation (CLW) liquidity to equity ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.
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Clearwater Paper Corporation Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2006–2025)
Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Clearwater Paper Corporation across 20 annual periods. Explore debt repayment capacity of Clearwater Paper Corporation to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Clearwater Paper Corporation (2006–2025)
Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Clearwater Paper Corporation. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see CLW market cap overview.
| 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 | — |