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International PaperIP

Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials · Memphis, Tennessee · In the S&P 500
Solid businessPricier than peers
$36.37+0.94%After hours: $36.39 (+0.05%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 17.8% over 1 year
International Paper over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$30$40Nov2026MarMayJulSep$36.37$30$40NovMarJul$36.37
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$19.26B
Price to earnings–
Forward P/E21.4x
Dividend yield5.09%
Year to date−7.7%
One year−17.8%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorMaterials
52-week range (closes)
$29.38$49.19

Quality and valuation

How International Paper compares with other materials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

International Paper and 4 paper & plastic packaging products & materials peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: pricier than most

An average business among materials companies, priced above most of them.

International Paper trades at 21.4 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.1x for the 28 materials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +25.4% vs +9.1%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 29.8% vs 27.9%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 2.0% vs 7.6%
  • Keeps less of its revenue as profit (net margin): −14.2% vs 7.8%
IP trades at 21.4x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials peers
AMCR11.6xSW16.3xAVY17.6xPKG20.8xIP21.4xSector median 16.1xAMCR11.6xSW16.3xAVY17.6xPKG20.8xIP21.4xSector median 16.1x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets

Financials

From International Paper's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue fell 2.2% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bn$6bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$6.0bnQ2 ’26$0bn$2bn$5bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$6.0bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to −2.2% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%20%40%Q4 ’24Q1 ’25Q2 ’25Q3 ’25Q4 ’25Q1 ’26−2.2%Q2 ’260%25%50%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25−2.2%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $492 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
−$500m−$250m$0m$250mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25−$7mQ2 ’26−$500m$0mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25−$7mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Diluted EPS was $-0.02 last quarterQuarterly diluted earnings per share, $
$-4$-2$0Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25−$0.02Q2 ’26$-4$-2$0Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25−$0.02Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsIPSector median
Revenue growth+25.4%+9.1%
Gross margin29.8%27.9%
Free cash flow margin2.0%7.6%

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Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials, by market value.

CompanyPriceTodayYTDValue
PKGPackaging Corporation of America$256.82+0.90%+24.5%$22.88B
SWSmurfit Westrock$43.09+1.32%+11.4%$22.60B
AMCRAmcor$47.39+0.55%+13.6%$21.91B
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