---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001504337-22-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLW"
cik: "0001441236"
company_name: "Clearwater Paper Corp"
filed_at: "2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T21:33:17.673544+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Clearwater Paper Q3 net sales $539M (+20% YoY); adj. EBITDA $77M; net income $21M

## Summary
- Net income of $21M ($1.21 diluted EPS) vs $2M ($0.11) a year ago; adjusted EPS $1.83.
- Pulp & Paperboard segment net sales $301M (+27% YoY); segment adj. EBITDA $73M.
- Consumer Products segment net sales $241M (+13% YoY); segment adj. EBITDA $21M.
- Paperboard avg. price $1,405/ton (+28% YoY); retail tissue price $3,082/ton (+13%).
- Reduced net debt by ~$106M year-to-date; management cites strong operational performance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001504337-22-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLW
- cik: 0001441236
- company_name: Clearwater Paper Corp
- filed_at: 2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441236/000150433722000029/0001504337-22-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441236/000150433722000029/clw-20221031.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Clearwater Paper Corp reported the third quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $539 million, net income $21 million, EPS $1.21 per diluted share.
  - Period: the third quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $539 million
  - Net income: $21 million
  - EPS: $1.21 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the third quarter of 2022, Clearwater Paper reported net sales of $539 million, a 20% increase compared to net sales of $450 million for the third quarter of 2021. Net income for the third quarter of 2022 was $21 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, compared to net income for the third quarter of 2021 of $2 million, or $0.11 per diluted share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441236/000150433722000029/0001504337-22-000029-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Clearwater Paper Corp reported the first nine months ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $1.6 billion, net income $52 million, EPS $3.04 per diluted share.
  - Period: the first nine months ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $1.6 billion
  - Net income: $52 million
  - EPS: $3.04 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the first nine months of 2022, Clearwater Paper reported net sales of $1.6 billion, a 21% increase compared to net sales of $1.3 billion for the first nine months of 2021. Net income for the first nine months of 2022 was $52 million, or $3.04 per diluted share, compared to net loss for the first nine months of 2021 of $38 million, or $2.25 per diluted share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441236/000150433722000029/0001504337-22-000029-index.htm

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