Clearfield (CLFD) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.22
- Estimate
- $0.25
- Surprise
- -10.2%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 3.3 → 5.2/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Clearfield (CLFD) missed the $0.25 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.22 — a large 10.2% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (3.3/10) to Hold at 5.2/10 after the report — the engine's score rose despite the miss.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CLFD Sell at 5.4/10.
0 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -10.2% surprise compares with a -123.5% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-10.
What argues against it
- Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0)
- Reward/Risk 0.5:1 at current price — below 1.5:1 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $31.95
- Price target
- $34.21
- Stop
- $29.71
- Upside to target
- +7.1%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.5:1
The stock trades at 59.2× trailing but 35.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CLFD at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Communication Equipment
- Market cap
- $434.0M
- P/E (fwd)
- 35.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 59.2
- 52-week range
- $23.76–$52.73
- Off 52-week high
- 39.4%
- RSI (14)
- 46
- Volume vs avg
- 0.83×
- Score today
- 5.4/10