International Paper Company IP

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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

Low 0.56% High 12.9%
Ten-year median 7.76%
Current reading's percentile 9

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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