International Paper Company

IP Consumer Cyclical Packaging & Containers

International Paper Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $23.6 billion, up 49.3% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
−0.40%
EPS
−1.91%
Free cash flow
−218.2%
Total debt
−14.0%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

34.32 1.33 −3.73%
Market cap
$18.1B
P/E
0.0×
Fwd P/E
−23.0×
Dividend yield
5.39%
F-score
4/9
Altman Z
1.41
Beneish M
−2.62
Dividend safety
24/100

International Paper Company (IP) Net margin

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International Paper Company's net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −14.3%, up 0.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−14.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.9% (fiscal 2025) to 9.86% (fiscal 2017) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Packaging & Containers industry median of 3.43% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 2.12%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 −14.9% (18.40)
FY2024 3.52% 1.72
FY2023 1.80% (5.31)
FY2022 7.11% (1.94)
FY2021 9.05% 6.31
FY2020 2.74% (3.95)
FY2019 6.69% (1.94)
FY2018 8.63% (1.23)
FY2017 9.86% 5.22
FY2016 4.64% 0.10

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 −18.2% (17.97)
Jun 2026 −0.20% (1.20)
Mar 2026 1.00% 40.69
Dec 2025 −39.7% (21.98)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −14.9% High 9.86%
Ten-year median 4.64%
Current reading's percentile 5

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare 8.53%
AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare 7.56%
PKG Packaging Corporation of America compare 7.37%
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare 5.78%
AMCR Amcor PLC compare 4.71%
BALL Ball Corporation compare 3.52%
SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare 1.50%
SON Sonoco Products Company compare −3.08%
IP International Paper Company −14.3%
Packaging & Containers industry median 3.43%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 2.12%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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