Clearfield Inc (CLFD) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Sep 23, 2026: fair value of Clearfield Inc $37.01, price $31.07, upside +19.1%, quality 55 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Clearfield Inc
CLFD · USUndervaluedThe stock appears undervalued with acceptable quality.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 23, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $23.01 – $131.62 · fair‑value band $25.33 – $50.78 · the $31.07 price screens below the $37.01 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 23, 2026.
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Company profile
Clearfield, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber management, protection, and delivery products in the United States and internationally.
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Clearfield, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber management, protection, and delivery products in the United States and internationally. The company offers FieldSmart, a series of panels, cabinets, wall boxes, and other enclosures; WaveSmart, an optical component integrated for signal coupling, splitting, termination, multiplexing, demultiplexing, and attenuation for integration within its fiber management platform; and FiberFlex, an outdoor active cabinet for mounting and configuration of electronic equipment. It also provides CraftSmart FiberFirst pedestals, an access terminal that offers cable management and mounting bracket kit that support the deployment of access terminals; YOURx, an access terminal that provides flexibility with cable mid-span and internal splicing options; FieldShield, a fiber pathway and protection method for reducing the cost of broadband deployment; Fiber Assemblies used for industry-standard or customer-specified configurations; and ClearPass Connector Cleaning Dust Cap, which simplifies fiber connector cleaning while enhancing network performance. In addition, the company offers fiber to the premise, fiber to the business, DC interconnect/campus network, meet-me room, main distribution area, and white space. Further, it provides metro core, backhaul, indoor/outdoor DAS, small cells, and FTT-cell site. The company serves various service providers, including national carriers, community broadband, multiple system operators, legacy build-to-print copper and fiber assemblies, large enterprises, and original equipment manufacturer markets. It sells its products through sales force and authorized distributors. The company was formerly known as APA Enterprises, Inc. and changed its name to Clearfield, Inc. in January 2008. Clearfield, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Stock analysis
Clearfield Inc (CLFD) currently trades at $31.07, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $37.01, implying the stock looks roughly 16.1% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $23.47 per share, and 2 of the 13 models we run sit above the $31.07 price.
Bear case: the Multiples group reads lowest at $5.16, and 11 of the 13 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is low.
Scenario range: $25.33 (bear) to $50.78 (bull), the price of $31.07 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 55/100 (solid quality), in the Technology sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue growth is inconsistent: the periods point in different directions, so there is no trend to rely on.
Clearfield Inc reported revenue of $150M in FY2025 versus $141M in FY2021, a compound +1.6%/yr. Reported net income was −$8.1M in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap $550M · P/E ratio 135.1 · P/S ratio 3.70 · EPS (TTM) $0.2300 · Net margin −5.4% · Return on equity 1.3% · Return on assets (EBIT) 10.4% · Operating margin −6.0%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 38 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 39% below its 52-week high and 20% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at −46% fair-value upside, at 19%, CLFD screens cheaper than that median.
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