Clearwater Paper Q2 net loss of $21 million; Adjusted EBITDA turns negative at $8 million
Clearwater Paper reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $375 million, down from $392 million a year earlier, and a net loss from continuing operations of $21 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, versus net income of $3 million a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was negative $8 million, compared with positive $40 million, which the company attributed mainly to lower market pricing and the timing of the Lewiston, Idaho maintenance outage.
Key points
- Net sales were $375 million, down from $392 million; sales volumes rose 8% to 328,722 tons while the average net selling price fell 9% to $1,077 per ton.
- Net loss of $21 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, compared with net income of $3 million, or $0.17 per share, in Q2 2025.
- Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was negative $8 million versus positive $40 million a year earlier.
- The company guided to Q3 2026 Adjusted EBITDA of $20 million to $30 million in its supplemental materials.
The filing
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