Clearfield, Inc.: directors' dealings · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About Clearfield, Inc.

Clearfield, Inc. is a U.S.-based company listed on the NASDAQ (United States) that designs, manufactures, and sells fiber-optic connectivity solutions for communications networks. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, the company has built its franchise around modular fiber management, protection, and delivery platforms, with a strong focus on simplifying FTTH (fiber-to-the-home), FTTB, and broader access-network deployments. Clearfield primarily serves broadband service providers, regional operators, MSOs/cable operators, national carriers, and selected wireless and data-center-related applications. The company’s portfolio includes fiber management systems, outdoor cabinets and enclosures, cassettes, panels, access terminals, patch cords, cable assemblies, and test-access and fiber-protection products. Clearfield’s value proposition is centered on reducing deployment time and lowering total installation costs through a building-block architecture designed for field-ready, craft-friendly use. The company also addresses 4G/5G backhaul and fronthaul requirements, broadening its exposure beyond traditional residential broadband builds. From a competitive standpoint, Clearfield occupies a specialized niche within passive optical infrastructure rather than competing in active networking equipment. That positioning can be advantageous because customers increasingly look for simpler, scalable, labor-efficient architectures that can accelerate rollouts while limiting inventory complexity and training requirements. Clearfield’s footprint is strongest in the United States, but it also serves international markets, notably Europe, Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Following the 2022 acquisition of Nestor Cables, the company also has cable-manufacturing operations in Finland. Recent developments have been constructive. In fiscal 2025, Clearfield reported materially improved financial performance, including higher sales, a much stronger gross margin profile, and a return to profitability. The company has also continued to refresh its product suite, launching new terminals, modular platforms, and accessories aimed at FTTH, business connectivity, data-center, and 5G-related deployments. It has complemented product execution with broader ecosystem initiatives, including workforce development efforts tied to broadband expansion. For investors, Clearfield is best viewed as a small-cap infrastructure technology company leveraged to long-term fiber adoption, broadband expansion programs, and customer capital-spending cycles. Its differentiated, modular product architecture and its focus on installation efficiency remain central to its market positioning.