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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
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International Paper Company (IP) Operating margin
International Paper Company's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 2.85%, up 2.0 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 6.42% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.88%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| 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 newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 4.70% | 3.28 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.42% | (2.18) |
| Mar 2026 | 3.60% | 1.97 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.63% | 4.54 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare | 13.4% |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare | 12.0% |
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare | 11.7% |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America compare | 11.2% |
| AMCR Amcor PLC compare | 8.08% |
| BALL Ball Corporation compare | 6.10% |
| SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare | 4.57% |
| IP International Paper Company | 2.85% |
| SON Sonoco Products Company compare | 2.74% |
| Packaging & Containers industry median | 6.42% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.88% |
| 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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