StocksMedium•26 October 2026•
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Clearwater Paper Shares Sink 8% After Wider-Than-Expected Q3 Loss
Key Facts
1Clearwater Paper reported an adjusted loss of $0.23 per share, wider than the analyst estimate of a $0.16 loss.
2Quarterly sales reached $384.9 million, missing the market estimate of $388.4 million.
Clearwater Paper shares declined by 8% after the company reported third-quarter financial results that missed both top and bottom-line analyst estimates. StocksToTrade reported that the company posted an adjusted loss of $0.23 per share, wider than the $0.16 loss anticipated by analysts, while quarterly sales reached $384.9 million against a market estimate of $388.4 million.
CLW closed at $19.29 on October 23, 2026, with the session seeing a trading range between a low of $18.79 and a high of $19.40. The negative price reaction follows ongoing operational disruptions at the company's Augusta mill through October, although management noted progress in returning the facility to normal operations.