Clearfield, Inc.
CLFD · Price history
Price at last available close
$33.41
+$2.95 (+9.67%) 1M
2026-10-29
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Company & revenue
About Clearfield, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-09-30 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Clearfield, Inc. specializes in the development, manufacturing, and global distribution of both standard and customized passive fiber optic connectivity solutions. These products cater to a diverse clientele, including entities engaged in fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) deployments, enterprise networks, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across the United States and internationally. The company's extensive product portfolio encompasses several key lines: FieldSmart: A range of physical infrastructure components such as panels, cabinets, and wall boxes, specifically designed for housing and protecting fiber optic connections.
How they make money
Clearfield designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber optic management, protection, and delivery products. The company generates revenue by selling these products to communication service providers and distributors, focusing on reducing the total cost of ownership for fiber network deployment through scalable, modular architectures.
Products & services
Fiber optic management and delivery platforms, including fiber assemblies, enclosures, and related connectivity hardware for communication networks.
Brands & revenue mix
Product line for fiber connectivity.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
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Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer concentration
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, the company had two customers (distributors) that accounted for approximately 18% and 13% of net sales, respectively.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Manufacturing partners — A network of domestic and global manufacturing partners that provide support for the company's final build and assembly processes.Source
Competitors
Strengths
Sources
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
36
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
52
Fair
Financial Strength
60
Business Quality / Moat
89
Management
41
Growth Quality
5
Risk / Durability
30
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
42
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
53/100
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Model Score 53/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
- •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for CLFD
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •What is driving CLFD's revenue decline, and does the latest company filing suggest the weakness is temporary or structural?
- •Is CLFD's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •How is CLFD likely to use its cash advantage: reinvestment, acquisitions, debt reduction, dividends or buybacks?
- •What specifically needs to improve for CLFD to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify CLFD's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
36
Opportunity Score
42
Market Cap
$453.8M
P/E Ratio
-60.5
EPS
$-0.51
52-Week High
$52.73
52-Week Low
$23.76
Beta
2.11
Analyst Target
$40.00
Shares Outstanding
14.0M
Total Revenue
$130.2M
Total Debt
$10.3M
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$17.58
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Building upward momentum
Normal movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for CLFD
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on CLFD.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Scalable fiber management and delivery platform architecture.
- +Ability to produce products on both a quick-turn and scheduled delivery basis.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Communication Equipment industry.
- −Dependence on a limited number of customers.
- −Reliance on third-party manufacturing partners.
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Scores
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Score Changes
6 historical score records availablePrevious Score
36
Sep 14, 2026
Change
-0.2
points
Current Score
36
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
CLFD decreased 0.2 points because some fundamentals weakened.
Projected Score
Projected Score
42
Projected Change
+6.0 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 6.0 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$33.41
Model Intrinsic Value
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Difference
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Margin of Safety
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Intrinsic value is not currently available for this stock, so valuation can't be calculated.
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $130.2M | $150.1M | $125.6M | $225.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $80.8M | $99.6M | $99.7M | $145.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $49.4M | $50.5M | $25.8M | $79.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $46.4M | $48.4M | $45.1M | $42.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $46.4M | $48.4M | $45.1M | $42.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $12.7M | $14.8M | -$5.8M | $47.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $3.0M | $2.1M | -$19.2M | $37.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $170K | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $9.2M | $8.7M | -$11.8M | $42.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $1.7M | $2.4M | -$3.2M | $8.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | -$7.2M | -$8.1M | -$12.5M | $32.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $-0.51 | $-0.58 | $-0.85 | $2.17 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 13.59M | 13.99M | 14.58M | 14.98M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 13.59M | 13.99M | 14.58M | 15.01M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$43.9M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$0.22
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-52.6%
Cash Change
-39.6%
Margin Change
+3.6 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Cash position declined
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included EPS growth, debt levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included revenue growth, cash levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue declined 12.1%. EPS increased 83.3%. Cash declined 39.6%. Total debt declined 52.6%. Net income margin improved by 3.6 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
Smart Money
Number of Gurus
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
Dividend data is not available yet. Missing data does not mean this company pays no dividend.
Conservative Projected Values
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