Clearfield, Inc.
CLFD Nasdaq· Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$28.85
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Clearfield, Inc. had $150M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 19.6% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +10.0% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 1.4%, up 16.7 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 1 is left after running the business.
- Clearfield, Inc. lost $8.1M in fiscal 2025.
- Free cash flow was $21.8M in fiscal 2025, 14.5% of revenue.
- Clearfield, Inc. returned $16.7M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 76% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 4.1%.
Market cap
$392M
P/E
—
Revenue
$150M
Net income
−$8.1M
Free cash flow
$21.8M
Operating margin
1.4%
Clearfield, Inc. in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+19.6%
Yes. Sales grew 19.6% last year.
Does it make a profit?
−5.4%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
14.5%
Yes. 14.5% of sales ends up as free cash.
How healthy are the accounts?
6 / 8
Mixed. It passes 6 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
—
No P/E: it made no profit over the last four quarters.
What Clearfield, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- September 30, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Nov 25, 2025
- Legal name
- Clearfield, Inc.
- CIK
- 0000796505
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $141M | $271M | $226M | $126M | $150M |
| Revenue growth | 51.2% | 92.5% | −16.7% | −44.4% | 19.6% |
| Gross margin | 43.5% | 41.7% | 35.4% | 20.6% | 33.7% |
| Operating margin | 17.9% | 23.6% | 16.6% | −15.3% | 1.4% |
| Net income | $20.3M | $49.4M | $32.5M | −$12.5M | −$8.1M |
| Net margin | 14.4% | 18.2% | 14.4% | −9.9% | −5.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.47 | $3.55 | $2.17 | −$0.85 | −$0.58 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $10.9M | $2.3M | $18.4M | $22.2M | $26.6M |
| Capital expenditure | $2.0M | $8.5M | $7.7M | $9.6M | $4.7M |
| Free cash flow | $8.9M | −$6.2M | $10.7M | $12.7M | $21.8M |
| FCF margin | 6.3% | −2.3% | 4.8% | 10.1% | 14.5% |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $33.4M | $16.7M |
| Share count change | 1.0% | 0.9% | 8.0% | −2.9% | −4.1% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $23.6M | $22.5M | $168M | $129M | $106M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.0M | $18.7M | $2.1M | $2.2M | — |
| Shareholders' equity | $104M | $148M | $315M | $276M | $256M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.9x | −0.1x | −3.9x | — | — |
| Current ratio | 3.5x | 3.1x | 10.2x | 9.4x | 5.4x |
| Interest coverage | — | 205.2x | 42.7x | −38.0x | — |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 24.8% | 34.3% | 19.9% | −10.2% | — |
| Return on equity | 21.8% | 39.3% | 14.1% | −4.2% | −3.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | 21.5% | 36.6% | 10.8% | −4.7% | −3.3% |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Altman Z'' | 10.1 | 8.2 | 15.0 | 12.4 | 10.0 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.3M
1 insider
Insiders sold, 12 months
$1.2M
4 insiders
Of sales under plans
75%
$0.9M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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At $28.85 a share, the company is worth $392M.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000796505). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.