Clearwater Paper Forecast Points to $0.155 Per-Share Loss and $388.39 Million in Revenue
Key Facts
Attention is turning to Clearwater Paper’s third-quarter 2026 results, with analysts’ estimates pointing to a loss of $0.155 per share and revenue of $388.39 million. The company scheduled a call to discuss the results for October 26 at 5 p.m. Eastern time. The available figures indicate that assessing the results against estimates requires confirming actual earnings per share from an official disclosure before determining whether the company beat or missed expectations. Based on these two figures, the comparison does not support a claim that the loss exceeded expectations. The quarter’s results and their comparison with market estimates therefore remain the focus of the upcoming earnings call.
Analysts’ average estimate for third-quarter earnings per share was a loss of $0.155, while their average revenue estimate was $388.39 million, according to MarketBeat. The figures provide two different benchmarks for reading the results: earnings per share measure performance on a per-share basis, while revenue reflects sales volume during the period. The available facts do not include a verified figure for actual third-quarter revenue or earnings per share. As a result, the direction of the surprise on either measure cannot be established until actual figures are released. In the second quarter of 2026, the company reported net sales of $374.8 million, compared with $391.8 million in the second quarter of 2025. It also recorded a $23.9 million loss from continuing operations, after posting income from continuing operations of $9.8 million a year earlier.
Second-quarter results provide a financial backdrop for comparison with the third quarter, with net sales declining year over year from $391.8 million to $374.8 million. Over the same period, the company moved from income of $9.8 million from continuing operations to a loss of $23.9 million. These figures relate to the second quarter and do not represent the third-quarter results under discussion. They are also insufficient on their own to determine the reasons for the change in performance, as the available facts do not detail the company’s operating factors or costs. In September 2026, Clearwater Paper announced the refinancing of its outstanding debt and credit facilities. The company said the refinancing covered its existing term loan facility and its existing asset-based revolving facility, and said the transaction extended maturities.
The stock moves recorded ahead of the earnings call do not establish a reaction to the announcement. The company’s shares closed at $19.04 on October 22 and then at $19.29 on October 23, according to EL7 data. Both closes came before the earnings call scheduled for October 26, so they cannot be linked to a market reaction to what was discussed on the call. The available figures do not show the stock’s performance after the call, nor do they provide the intraday trading range. The call is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Eastern time on October 26, when the company will discuss its third-quarter results.