International Paper Company

IP Consumer Cyclical Packaging & Containers

In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 2.25%, EPS fell 114.3%, free cash flow fell 95.3% and total debt fell 15.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.

34.05 0.05 −0.15%
Market cap
$18.1B
P/E
0.0×
Fwd P/E
25.3×
Dividend yield
5.45%
F-score
4/9
Altman Z
1.41
Beneish M
−2.62
Dividend safety
24/100

International Paper Company (IP) EV/EBITDA

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As of 16 October 2026, International Paper Company (IP) trades at a EV/EBITDA of 9.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.2× (June 2023) to 16.3× (July 2025); the current reading is higher than 74% of that period. That is in line with the Packaging & Containers industry median of 9.2× and in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 9.3×.

EV/EBITDA, daily

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Annual newest first

Period EV/EBITDA Change
FY2025 9.0× (21.69%)
FY2024 11.4× 55.31%
FY2023 7.4× 28.37%
FY2022 5.7× (27.02%)
FY2021 7.9× (16.10%)
FY2020 9.4× 13.33%
FY2019 8.3× 47.21%
FY2018 5.6× (32.86%)
FY2017 8.4× (5.43%)
FY2016 8.8× 44.33%

Quarterly newest first

Period EV/EBITDA Change
Jun 2026 10.0× 23.88%
Mar 2026 8.1× (9.61%)
Dec 2025 9.0× (19.76%)
Sep 2025 11.2× (21.84%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 5.2× High 16.3×
Ten-year median 7.8×
Current reading's percentile 74

EV/EBITDA against peers

Company EV/EBITDA
AMCR Amcor PLC compare 3.7×
SON Sonoco Products Company compare 5.3×
SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare 8.3×
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare 8.5×
IP International Paper Company 9.2×
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare 9.4×
BALL Ball Corporation compare 11.1×
AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare 11.4×
PKG Packaging Corporation of America compare 13.6×
Packaging & Containers industry median 9.2×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 9.3×
Market median 11.0×

What EV/EBITDA is

Enterprise Value over EBITDA tells an investor how the market values a whole company, with debt added and cash taken off, against its operating earnings.

((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ EBITDA (TTM)

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