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.
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International Paper Company (IP) Return on assets
International Paper Company's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −8.72%, up 2.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−11.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.6% (fiscal 2025) to 6.40% (fiscal 2017) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Packaging & Containers industry median of 4.29% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 0.87%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −11.6% | (13.99) |
| FY2024 | 2.42% | 1.20 |
| FY2023 | 1.22% | (4.90) |
| FY2022 | 6.12% | (0.03) |
| FY2021 | 6.15% | 4.67 |
| FY2020 | 1.48% | (2.17) |
| FY2019 | 3.65% | (2.31) |
| FY2018 | 5.96% | (0.44) |
| FY2017 | 6.40% | 3.56 |
| FY2016 | 2.84% | (0.33) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare | 7.93% |
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare | 6.94% |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America compare | 6.85% |
| AMCR Amcor PLC compare | 5.97% |
| SON Sonoco Products Company compare | 5.47% |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare | 5.40% |
| BALL Ball Corporation compare | 4.89% |
| SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare | 1.09% |
| IP International Paper Company | −8.72% |
| Packaging & Containers industry median | 4.29% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 0.87% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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