International Paper Company IP
- Market cap
- $18.4B
- P/E
- 0.0×
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International Paper Company (IP) Return on invested capital
International Paper Company's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 0.62%, up 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (0.56%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.56% (fiscal 2025) to 12.9% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Packaging & Containers industry median of 6.43% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.17%.
Return on invested capital, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.56% | (2.97) |
| FY2024 | 3.53% | (0.79) |
| FY2023 | 4.32% | (5.18) |
| FY2022 | 9.50% | 1.74 |
| FY2021 | 7.76% | 1.71 |
| FY2020 | 6.05% | (0.93) |
| FY2019 | 6.98% | (4.67) |
| FY2018 | 11.7% | 1.94 |
| FY2017 | 9.71% | (0.09) |
| FY2016 | 9.80% | (3.06) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| AMCR Amcor PLC compare | 17.9% |
| AVY Avery Dennison Corporation compare | 12.9% |
| CCK Crown Holdings, Inc. compare | 11.6% |
| SON Sonoco Products Company compare | 9.36% |
| REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. compare | 8.84% |
| PKG Packaging Corporation of America compare | 8.05% |
| BALL Ball Corporation compare | 7.34% |
| SW Smurfit Westrock PLC compare | 2.93% |
| IP International Paper Company | 0.62% |
| Packaging & Containers industry median | 6.43% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.17% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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