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Clearwater Paper Corp cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Clearwater Paper Corp's operations generated $12.3m of cash; it spent $88.8m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$76.5m. It returned $17.2m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations2251866819913613916017317916956247961501916112105
Depreciation and amortisation4748777990908591105102116111105103991009294
Stock-based pay6981011135124341191310645
Capital spending19461342049193129155200296140403834741178948
Free cash flow205140−66−546463117−21−127−8520758117117−55−7757
Free cash flow after stock pay200131−74−153533265−25−130−8919749104107−61−8052
Share buybacks—01119100100100655000051810170

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Clearwater Paper Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 27, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Clearwater Paper Corp.