International Paper Company IP

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International Paper Company (IP) Operating margin

International Paper Company's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 0.90%, up 0.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (0.85%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.85% (fiscal 2025) to 13.4% (fiscal 2018) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Packaging & Containers industry median of 8.36% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.34%.

Operating margin, annual

Annual

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2025 0.85% (3.60)
FY2024 4.45% (1.03)
FY2023 5.48% (3.51)
FY2022 8.99% 0.70
FY2021 8.29% (0.22)
FY2020 8.51% (1.74)
FY2019 10.3% (3.19)
FY2018 13.4% 1.74
FY2017 11.7% 0.12
FY2016 11.6% (0.07)

Quarterly

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 1.42% (2.18)
Mar 2026 3.60% 1.97
Dec 2025 1.63% 4.54
Sep 2025 −2.91% (6.95)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.85% High 13.4%
Ten-year median 8.99%
Current reading's percentile 9

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare 14.1%
SON Sonoco Products Company compare 13.9%
CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare 12.3%
AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare 11.8%
PKG Packaging Corporation of America compare 10.9%
BALL Ball Corporation compare 10.3%
AMCR Amcor PLC compare 8.08%
SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare 4.71%
IP International Paper Company 0.90%
Packaging & Containers industry median 8.36%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.34%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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