International Paper Co. (IP): price, analyst ratings, earnings and fundamentals
Updated 16 October 2026, 06:50 ET
International Paper Co. (IP) closed at $34.10 on 15 October 2026, up 6.9%. The stock is up 0.1% over one month and down 26.9% over one year. It trades 32.1% below its 52-week high of $50.25. Analysts recorded 13 actions in the last 90 days; the median price target of $45 is 32.0% above the last close. The company last reported on 30 July 2026 for Q2 2026: EPS of $0.04 against an estimate of -$0.04, a beat of 200.0%, on revenue of $6.0 billion.
Price and performance
Performance figures use dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so a one-year move compares the last close with the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52-week range uses the adjusted daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: Momentum, trend and technical indicators.
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Analyst ratings
Over the last 90 days FundSpec recorded 13 analyst actions on IP from 8 firms: 11 maintained or reiterated a view and 2 upgrades. Price targets were 8 raised and 4 lowered. The most recent targets from 9 firms range from $35 to $62, with a median of $45, 32.0% above the last close.
| Date | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintains Buy | $49.00 to $41.00 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains Overweight | $46.00 to $42.00 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | UBS | Maintains Neutral | $47.00 to $35.00 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains Buy | $48.00 to $47.00 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Argus Research | Reiterates Buy | $45.00 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains Overweight | $61.00 to $62.00 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | UBS | Maintains Neutral | $40.00 to $47.00 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains Buy | $43.00 to $48.00 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintains Outperform | $48.00 to $52.00 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains Overweight | $42.00 to $46.00 |
A price target is one firm's twelve-month view, and the median across firms is a steadier reading than any single call. Upgrades and downgrades matter more when they change a rating, not only a target. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets actually tell you.
Every action with the firm's history is in Analyst Ratings.
Earnings
The next report is scheduled for 28 October 2026 before the open for Q3 2026, with EPS expected at $0.29 on revenue of $6.3 billion. International Paper Co. beat the EPS estimate in 2 of its last 7 reported quarters.
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 30 Jul 2026 | -$0.04 | $0.04 | +200.00% | $6.0B |
| Q1 2026 | 30 Apr 2026 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 0.00% | $6.0B |
| Q4 2025 | 29 Jan 2026 | $0.26 | -$0.08 | -130.77% | $6.0B |
| Q3 2025 | 30 Oct 2025 | $0.55 | -$0.43 | -178.18% | $6.2B |
| Q2 2025 | 31 Jul 2025 | $0.38 | $0.20 | -47.37% | $6.8B |
| Q1 2025 | 30 Apr 2025 | $0.36 | $0.23 | -36.11% | $5.9B |
| Q4 2024 | 30 Jan 2025 | $0.05 | -$0.02 | -140.00% | $4.6B |
| Q3 2024 | 31 Oct 2024 | $0.26 | $0.44 | +69.23% | $4.7B |
An earnings surprise is the reported EPS against the consensus estimate on the day. The price reaction depends as much on guidance and on what was already priced in as on the surprise itself. Read the guide: Earnings season: estimates, surprises and price reaction.
Estimates, confirmed dates and alerts for every company are in Earnings.
Fundamentals
For the period ended 30 June 2026, International Paper Co. reported revenue of $6.0 billion and net income of -$12.0 million. On a trailing twelve month basis the company shows revenue growth of 25.36%, a gross margin of 29.77%, an operating margin of -14.22% and a return on equity of -20.79%.
Income statement
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $6,004,000,000 |
| Cost of Revenue | $4,344,000,000 |
| Gross Profit | $1,660,000,000 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses | $564,000,000 |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $488,000,000 |
| Interest Expense | $131,000,000 |
| Pre-tax Income | -$26,000,000 |
| Income Tax Expense | -$15,000,000 |
| Net Income | -$12,000,000 |
Cash flow
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activities | $526,000,000 |
| Cash from Investing Activities | -$914,000,000 |
| Capital Expenditures | $533,000,000 |
| Cash from Financing Activities | -$193,000,000 |
| Dividends Paid | $245,000,000 |
| Share Repurchases | $1,000,000 |
| Free Cash Flow | -$7,000,000 |
Assets
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | $726,000,000 |
| Restricted Cash | $63,000,000 |
| Inventory | $1,961,000,000 |
| Other Current Assets | $682,000,000 |
| Total Current Assets | $8,244,000,000 |
| Plant, Property & Equipment, Net | $14,825,000,000 |
| Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets | $672,000,000 |
| Goodwill Intangible Assets, Net | $9,230,000,000 |
| Deferred Tax Asset | $1,640,000,000 |
| Other Long-term Assets | $659,000,000 |
| Total Assets | $36,521,000,000 |
Liabilities and equity
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses | $4,128,000,000 |
| Total Short-term Debt | $1,010,000,000 |
| Operating Lease Liabilities, Current | $215,000,000 |
| Deferred Liability Charges | $20,000,000 |
| Other Current Liabilities | $1,644,000,000 |
| Total Current Liabilities | $7,506,000,000 |
| Long-term Debt | $9,207,000,000 |
| Operating Lease Liabilities, Long-term | $471,000,000 |
| Finance Lease Liabilities | $79,000,000 |
| Deferred Income Taxes | $1,950,000,000 |
| Other Borrowings | $48,000,000 |
| Other Liabilities | $1,369,000,000 |
| Total Liabilities | $22,066,000,000 |
| Common Stock | $627,000,000 |
| Retained Earnings | $4,440,000,000 |
| Treasury Stock | -$4,499,000,000 |
| Other Accumulated Comprehensive Income | -$485,000,000 |
| Total Stockholders Equity | $14,455,000,000 |
| Total Liability & Stockholders Equity | $36,521,000,000 |
Figures as filed with the SEC for the period ended 30 June 2026, in US dollars.
FundSpec fundamental metrics
Each metric is computed from the company's filings and ranked against every company FundSpec covers; the percentile is the share of covered companies with a lower value.
Liquidity
| Metric | Value | Percentile | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Ratio | 0.10 | 34th | Calculated as the ratio of Cash and cash equivalents / Current liabilities. This metric calculates the company's ability to repay its short-term debt |
| Current Ratio | 1.10 | 48th | Calculated as the ratio of Current Assets / Current Liabilities. The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations |
Leverage
| Metric | Value | Percentile | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Assets | 0.25 | 70th | Calculated as the ratio of Short-Term Debt + Long-Term Debt / Total Assets. The higher the ratio, the higher the degree of leverage, and consequently, financial risk |
| Debt/Equity | 0.64 | 67th | Calculated as the ratio of Total Liabilities / Shareholders' Equity. The ratio indicates how much debt a company is using to finance its assets relative to the amount of value represented in shareholders’ equity |
| Degree of Financial Leverage | 0.87 | 28th | Calculated as the ratio of Percentage change in EPS / Percentage change in EBIT. A higher degree of financial leverage means that the company has more volatile EPS. |
| Long Term Debt/Long Term Capital | 0.39 | 49th | Calculated as Long-Term Debt / (Long-Term Debt + Shareholders' Equity). The ratio is an indicator of the company's leverage |
| Long Term Debt/Total Capital | 0.39 | 54th | Calculated as (Short-Term Debt + Long-Term Debt / (Short-Term Debt + Long-Term Debt + Shareholders' Equity). The ratio is an indicator of the company's leverage |
Profitability
| Metric | Value | Percentile | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Cashflow Margin Pct | 2.0% | 46th | Calculated as the ratio of Free Cashflow from Operating Activities / Net Sales. It measures how much per dollar of revenue the company is able to convert into free cash flow. |
| Gross Margin Pct | 29.8% | 36th | Calculated as the ratio of Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) / Revenue. The gross margin represents the percent of total sales revenue that the company retains after incurring the direct costs associated with producing the goods and services sold by a company. |
| Operating Margin Pct | -14.2% | 26th | Calculated as the ratio of (Revenue - (Cost of Goods Sold + Labour + Sales, General & Administrative)) / Revenue. Operating margins are important because they measure efficiency. The higher the operating margin, the more profitable a company's core business is. |
| PreTax Margin Pct | -16.4% | 25th | Calculated as the ratio of (Gross profit - (Operating Expense + Interest Expense)) / Revenue. The pretax profit margin enables profitability to be compared across companies with significant differences in size, scale, capital structure and tax rates. |
| Return on Assets Pct | -8.7% | 35th | Calculated as the ratio of Net Income / Total Assets. It is an indicator of how efficient the company is at using its assets to generate earnings. |
| Return on Equity Pct | -20.8% | 30th | Calculated as the ratio of Net Income / Shareholders' equity. It is a measure of how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested. |
| Return on Invested Capital Pct | -11.1% | 29th | Calculated as the ratio of (Net Income - Dividends) / (Debt + Equity). It is a measure of how efficient the company is at allocating the capital under its control to profitable investments. |
Cashflow
| Metric | Value | Percentile | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCF Pct Growth 3 year CAGR | -45.4% | 21st | The Free Cash Flow compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 3 years |
| FCF Pct Growth 5 year CAGR | -80.0% | 6th | The Free Cash Flow compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 5 years |
| FCF Return on Assets Pct | 1.2% | 52nd | Calculated as the ratio of Cashflow from Operations / Total Assets. A high cash return on assets means a company is generating more cash flow from every asset dollar |
| Operating Cashflow Pct Growth | 139.3% | 89th | The Operating Cashflow growth rate over the trailing twelve months (TTM) |
| Operating Cashflow Pct Growth 3 year CAGR (FY) | 8.6% | 57th | The Operating Cashflow compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 3 years |
| Operating Cashflow Pct Growth 5 year CAGR (FY) | -1.1% | 41st | The Operating Cashflow compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 5 years |
Earnings Growth (Net Income)
| Metric | Value | Percentile | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Pct Growth | 400.0% | 97th | The Net Income growth rate over the trailing twelve months (TTM) |
Top Line Growth
| Metric | Value | Percentile | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Pct Growth | 25.4% | 80th | The Revenue (Sales) growth rate over the trailing twelve months (TTM) |
| Revenue Pct Growth 3 year CAGR | 6.1% | 54th | The Revenue (Sales) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 3 years |
| Revenue Pct Growth 5 year CAGR | 5.0% | 41st | The Revenue (Sales) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past 5 years |
Taxes
| Metric | Value | Percentile | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Tax Rate Pct | 16.5% | 60th | The effective tax rate of the company over the trailing twelve months (TTM). |
Margins and returns say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit and how hard the balance sheet is working; leverage and liquidity say how much room the company has when conditions turn. Read the guide: A practical guide to discounted cash flow valuation.
Fair value, peer multiples and the full statement history are in the app: open IP in FundSpec.
Insider activity
In the last 90 days insiders filed 3 transactions: 1 acquisition covering 24,291 shares and 2 disposals covering 28,000 shares. Acquisitions include awards and option exercises as well as open market purchases. The largest by value was an acquisition of 24,291 shares by William Thomas Hamic, Exec. VP & President on 7 August 2026, worth about $1.0 million at the transaction price.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | William Thomas Hamic | Exec. VP & President | Acquisition | 24,291 | $41.58 | $1.0M |
| 7 Aug 2026 | William Thomas Hamic | Exec. VP & President | Disposal | 24,500 | $41.20 | $1.0M |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Holly G. Goughnour | VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Disposal | 3,500 | $41.96 | $147K |
| 12 May 2026 | David A. Robbie | Director | Disposal | 1,233 | $32.47 | $40K |
| 12 May 2026 | Ahmet C Dorduncu | Director | Disposal | 1,186 | $32.47 | $39K |
| 12 May 2026 | Clinton A. Jr. Lewis | Director | Acquisition | 10,809 | ||
| 12 May 2026 | Jamie A. Beggs | Director | Acquisition | 10,506 | ||
| 12 May 2026 | David A. Robbie | Director | Acquisition | 5,298 | ||
| 12 May 2026 | Kathryn D Sullivan | Director | Acquisition | 7,901 | ||
| 12 May 2026 | Anton V. Vincent | Director | Acquisition | 10,203 | ||
| 12 May 2026 | Scott Tozier | Director | Acquisition | 5,298 | ||
| 12 May 2026 | Christopher M Connor | Director | Acquisition | 11,414 | ||
| 12 May 2026 | Ahmet C Dorduncu | Director | Acquisition | 5,298 | ||
| 12 May 2026 | Jacqueline C. Hinman | Director | Acquisition | 5,298 | ||
| 12 May 2026 | Anders Gustafsson | Director | Acquisition | 11,112 |
Insider filings record what officers and directors did with their own shares. Disposals are often planned sales or tax related, so a pattern across several insiders says more than one filing.
SEC filings
The latest filing is a 10-Q from 5 August 2026.
| Filed | Form | Document |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2026 | 10-Q | View on sec.gov |
| 5 May 2026 | 10-Q | View on sec.gov |
| 27 Feb 2026 | 10-K | View on sec.gov |
| 6 Nov 2025 | 10-Q | View on sec.gov |
| 7 Aug 2025 | 10-Q | View on sec.gov |
| 7 May 2025 | 10-Q | View on sec.gov |
| 21 Feb 2025 | 10-K | View on sec.gov |
| 1 Nov 2024 | 10-Q | View on sec.gov |
| 26 Jul 2024 | 10-Q | View on sec.gov |
| 26 Apr 2024 | 10-Q | View on sec.gov |
Company profile
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Paper and Allied Products
- Industry
- Business Supplies
- Headquarters
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Chief executive
- Mark S. Sutton
- Employees
- 39,000
- Website
- internationalpaper.com
- SEC CIK
- 0000051434
International Paper Company operates as a packaging company primarily in the United States, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia, and rest of the Americas. The Global Cellulose Fibers segment provides fluff, market, and specialty pulps that are used in absorbent hygiene products, such as baby diapers, feminine care, adult incontinence, and other non-woven products.
Sector and peers
International Paper Co. is part of the Paper and Allied Products sector, which FundSpec tracks across 16 companies.
Companies in the same industry by market capitalization:
KMB Kimberly Clark Corp.PKG Packaging Corp. of AmericaAVY Avery Dennison Corp.
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