Clearwater Paper Corporation employees and revenue per employee

CLW · Paper, Lumber & Forest Products · $306M market cap

Clearwater Paper Corporation had 1,900 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 13.6% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $1.56B, up 12.4% from a year earlier, or $819K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

1,900

-13.6% YoY

Revenue

$1.56B

+12.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$819K

Peer median $573K

Rank in industry

2 of 6

Paper, Lumber & Forest Products

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
5188125'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 90Staff 56

Hover a year for the numbers.

CLW employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20251,900$1.56B$819K-13.6%+12.4%
Dec 20242,200$1.38B$629K-29.0%+21.8%
Dec 20233,100$1.14B$366K+3.3%-45.4%
Dec 20223,000$2.08B$693K+0.0%+17.3%
Dec 20213,000$1.77B$591K-10.2%-5.1%
Dec 20203,340$1.87B$559K+1.5%+6.1%
Dec 20193,290$1.76B$535K+5.1%+2.2%
Dec 20183,130$1.72B$551K-4.6%-0.4%
Dec 20173,280$1.73B$528K-2.7%-0.3%
Dec 20163,370$1.73B$515K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
3,340'203,000'213,000'223,100'232,200'241,900'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$559K'20$591K'21$693K'22$366K'23$629K'24$819K'25

Clearwater Paper Corporation against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Paper, Lumber & Forest Products.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
BCC
Boise Cascade Company
7,660$6.40B$836KHiring into decline
CLW
Clearwater Paper Corporation
1,900$1.56B$819KLeaner
LPX
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
4,300$2.71B$630KContracting
SLVM
Sylvamo Corp
6,500$3.35B$516KContracting
UFPI
UFP Industries, Inc.
13,800$6.32B$458KContracting
IP
International Paper Company
62,602$24.9B$398KHiring ahead
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Questions about Clearwater Paper Corporation

How many employees does Clearwater Paper Corporation have?
Clearwater Paper Corporation reported 1,900 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 18, 2026. That is down 13.6% from a year earlier.
What is Clearwater Paper Corporation's revenue per employee?
Clearwater Paper Corporation brought in $1.56B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $819K per employee. That ranks 2 of 6 companies we track in Paper, Lumber & Forest Products, where the median is $573K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Clearwater Paper Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 18, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell CLW.