Clearfield, Inc.

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Annual consolidated revenue for 2025: about USD 150.1M, using the latest reported figures. The previous period, 2024, was about USD 125.6M.

Watchlist

Latest quarter

Revenue

43.9 million USD

2026 Q3 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating margin

5.86%

2026 Q3 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 2571000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 43864000 USD Source

Operating cash flow

9.86 million USD

2026 Q3 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 7345000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: -2512000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
20.4 million USD Source
Exact value

20449000 USD

Long-term debt including current maturities
0 USD Source
Exact value

0 USD

Shares outstanding
13.6 million shares Source
Exact value

13597691 shares

Reported share-count change

-1.51% · -208 thousand shares

Year-over-year change in reported shares. Splits, issuance and buybacks can affect this figure; it does not isolate employee compensation or economic dilution.

Exact inputs and evidence
  • 13805717 shares · 2025-06-30· Source
  • 13597691 shares · 2026-06-30· Source

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2026-10-20.

Financial data available through: 2025-09-30.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Operating income: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Net income: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Operating cash flow: 6 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Capital expenditure: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-09-30
  • Total assets: 7 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Total liabilities: 7 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Current assets: 7 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Current liabilities: 7 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30
  • Long-term debt including current maturities: 1 of 11 periods available· newest 2021-09-30
  • Shares outstanding: 7 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-09-30

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What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    +19.6%

    Prior period

    USD 125.57 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 150.13 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    150134000 − 125568000 = 24566000 USD

    125568000 USD · 2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30

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    150134000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30

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  • Net income

    +USD 4.4 million

    Prior period

    −USD 12.45 million

    –

    Current period

    −USD 8.05 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    -8050000 − -12453000 = 4403000 USD

    -12453000 USD · 2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30

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    -8050000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30

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  • Operating cash flow

    +49.4%

    Prior period

    USD 17.77 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 26.55 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    26553000 − 17770000 = 8783000 USD

    17770000 USD · 2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30

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    26553000 USD · 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30

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Comparable inputs unavailable for: Capital expenditure.

Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2025 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30

  • Revenue USD 150.13 million 100% of revenue
  • Cost of revenue USD 99.6 million 66% of revenue
  • Operating expenses USD 50.84 million 34% of revenue
  • Other operating costs Derived −USD 2.42 million −1.6% of revenue
  • Operating income USD 2.12 million 1.4% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived USD 10.17 million 6.8% of revenue
  • Net income −USD 8.05 million −5.4% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow USD 26.55 million 18% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure Unavailable An input is unavailable.
  • Free cash flow Derived Unavailable An input is unavailable.

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2020 91%
  • 2021 14%82%
  • 2022 18%76%
  • 2023 14%83%
  • 2024 Operating loss: operating costs were 115% of revenue.
  • 2025 Net loss: net income was −5.4% of revenue.
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2020 2019-10-01 – 2020-09-3093075000 84691000 Derived 8384000 1091000 Derived 7293000 Unavailable
Source
2021 2020-10-01 – 2021-09-30140755000 115521000 Derived 25234000 4907000 Derived 20327000 Unavailable
Source
2022 2021-10-01 – 2022-09-30270883000 207066000 Derived 63817000 14455000 Derived 49362000 -6242000 Derived
Source
2023 2022-10-01 – 2023-09-30225722000 188145000 Derived 37577000 5044000 Derived 32533000 16912000 Derived
Source
2024 2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30125568000 144802000 Derived -19234000 -6781000 Derived -12453000 8203000 Derived
Source
2025 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30150134000 148016000 Derived 2118000 10168000 Derived -8050000 Unavailable
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 150.1M 2025
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.292.6M219.4M146.3M73.1M0.0202020232025
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2020Revenue93075000
2021Revenue140755000
2022Revenue270883000
2023Revenue225722000
2024Revenue125568000
2025Revenue150134000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

19.6% 2025
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.103%64%24%-16%-55%202020232025
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2020Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2021Year over year51.2%
2022Year over year92.5%
2023Year over year-16.7%
2024Year over year-44.4%
2025Year over year19.6%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 1.4% 2025
Net margin -5.4% 2025
Free cash flow margin 6.5% 2024
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.27%15%4%-7%-18%202020232025
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2020Operating margin9%
2021Operating margin17.9%
2022Operating margin23.6%
2023Operating margin16.6%
2024Operating margin-15.3%
2025Operating margin1.4%
2020Net margin7.8%
2021Net margin14.4%
2022Net margin18.2%
2023Net margin14.4%
2024Net margin-9.9%
2025Net margin-5.4%
2020Free cash flow marginNot reported
2021Free cash flow marginNot reported
2022Free cash flow margin-2.3%
2023Free cash flow margin7.5%
2024Free cash flow margin6.5%
2025Free cash flow marginNot reported

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 26.6M 2025
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.28.7M21.5M14.3M7.2M0.0202020232025
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2020Operating cash flow6656000
2021Operating cash flow10903000
2022Operating cash flow2258000
2023Operating cash flow24596000
2024Operating cash flow17770000
2025Operating cash flow26553000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

USD 8.2M 2024
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.18.8M12.0M5.3M-1.4M-8.1M202020232025
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2020Free cash flowUnavailable
2021Free cash flowUnavailable
2022Free cash flow-6242000
2023Free cash flow16912000
2024Free cash flow8203000
2025Free cash flowUnavailable

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

16.3% 2025
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.38.4%28.8%19.2%9.6%0.0%202020232025
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2020Liabilities / assets13.2%
2021Liabilities / assets17.5%
2022Liabilities / assets35.6%
2023Liabilities / assets11.4%
2024Liabilities / assets12.5%
2025Liabilities / assets16.3%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

5.42× 2025
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.11.03×8.27×5.52×2.76×0.00×202020232025
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2020Current assets / current liabilities5.04×
2021Current assets / current liabilities3.49×
2022Current assets / current liabilities3.1×
2023Current assets / current liabilities10.21×
2024Current assets / current liabilities9.43×
2025Current assets / current liabilities5.42×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2020 2019-10-01 – 2020-09-30
USD 7.29 million
Exact value

Exact value: 7293000 USD

2019-10-01 – 2020-09-30: 7293000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 6.66 million
Exact value

Exact value: 6656000 USD

2019-10-01 – 2020-09-30: 6656000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2021 2020-10-01 – 2021-09-30
USD 20.33 million
Exact value

Exact value: 20327000 USD

2020-10-01 – 2021-09-30: 20327000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 10.9 million
Exact value

Exact value: 10903000 USD

2020-10-01 – 2021-09-30: 10903000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2022 2021-10-01 – 2022-09-30
USD 49.36 million
Exact value

Exact value: 49362000 USD

2021-10-01 – 2022-09-30: 49362000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 2.26 million
Exact value

Exact value: 2258000 USD

2021-10-01 – 2022-09-30: 2258000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 8.5 million
Exact value

Exact value: 8500000 USD

2021-10-01 – 2022-09-30: 8500000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 6.24 million
Calculation and evidence

2258000 − 8500000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -6242000 USD

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2023 2022-10-01 – 2023-09-30
USD 32.53 million
Exact value

Exact value: 32533000 USD

2022-10-01 – 2023-09-30: 32533000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 24.6 million
Exact value

Exact value: 24596000 USD

2022-10-01 – 2023-09-30: 24596000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 7.68 million
Exact value

Exact value: 7684000 USD

2022-10-01 – 2023-09-30: 7684000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 16.91 million
Calculation and evidence

24596000 − 7684000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 16912000 USD

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2024 2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30
−USD 12.45 million
Exact value

Exact value: -12453000 USD

2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30: -12453000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 17.77 million
Exact value

Exact value: 17770000 USD

2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30: 17770000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 9.57 million
Exact value

Exact value: 9567000 USD

2023-10-01 – 2024-09-30: 9567000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 8.2 million
Calculation and evidence

17770000 − 9567000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 8203000 USD

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2025 2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30
−USD 8.05 million
Exact value

Exact value: -8050000 USD

2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30: -8050000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 26.55 million
Exact value

Exact value: 26553000 USD

2024-10-01 – 2025-09-30: 26553000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

Coverage reflects filings processed into this Fundies dataset; it does not imply every source filing is loaded.

136 filings · 5,408 latest values · 5,408 originally reported values

Dataset published . Source filing dates and reporting periods are shown separately.

Identifiers: 0000796505, 796505, CLFD, clfd, edgar:796505

Also known as APA Enterprises, Inc., APA OPTICS INC /MN/, CLEARFIELD, INC, CLEARFIELD, INC., Clearfield, Inc.