International Paper Company IP SPX
International Paper Company produces and sells renewable fiber-based packaging in North America, Latin America, Europe, South America, and North Africa. It operates through two segments, Packaging Solutions North America and Packaging Solutions EMEA. The company offers linerboard, medium, whitetop, and saturating kraft; and converts containerboard into corrugated boxes, bulk bins, shipping containers and specialty packaging through its converting facilities. Its products support customers in various industries, such as food and beverage, agriculture, industrial manufacturing, personal care pharmaceuticals and consumer goods. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
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PROS
- Attractive dividend yield of 5.53%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Earnings shrank at -111.3% CAGR over 5 years.
- Trading 37.0% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP International Paper Company SPX | 33.47 | - | $17.72B | 5.53% | -9.37% | -16.04% | 3.75% | -111.26% |
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.52B | - | 5.62B | 5.83B | 5.90B | - | 5.64B | 5.67B | 5.57B | - | 5.35B | 4.87B | 5.12B | - | 4.59B | 4.77B | 4.91B | - | 5.24B | 5.39B | 5.40B | - | 5.02B | 4.68B | 4.61B | 3.92B | 4.02B | - | - | 5.26B | 6.77B | 6.22B | 6.01B | 5.97B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.81B | 4.88B | 4.29B | 4.12B | 4.24B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.46B | 1.89B | 1.94B | 1.88B | 1.73B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.51B | 1.69B | 2.16B | 1.83B | 1.55B |
| Operating Income | 497.00M | 627.00M | 613.00M | - | 414.00M | 157.00M | 674.00M | - | 512.00M | 697.00M | 738.00M | - | 600.00M | 629.00M | 701.00M | - | 512.00M | 428.00M | 473.00M | - | 340.00M | 390.00M | 490.00M | - | 348.00M | 585.00M | 464.00M | - | 306.00M | 334.00M | 352.00M | 169.00M | 322.00M | - | - | -52.00M | 206.00M | -221.00M | 56.00M | 174.00M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 551.00M | 739.00M | 543.00M | -1.68B | 714.00M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135.00M | 143.00M | 85.00M | 274.00M | 132.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -155.00M | 116.00M | -675.00M | -2.65B | 93.00M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -32.00M | 40.00M | -250.00M | -291.00M | 17.00M |
| Net Income | 334.00M | 40.00M | 312.00M | 218.00M | 209.00M | 80.00M | 395.00M | 1.46B | 729.00M | 405.00M | 562.00M | 316.00M | 424.00M | 292.00M | 344.00M | 165.00M | -141.00M | 266.00M | 204.00M | 153.00M | 349.00M | 432.00M | 864.00M | 107.00M | 360.00M | 511.00M | 951.00M | -318.00M | - | - | - | 56.00M | 498.00M | - | - | -105.00M | 75.00M | -1.10B | -2.38B | 60.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.81 | 0.10 | 0.75 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.19 | 0.95 | 3.50 | 1.74 | 0.97 | 1.37 | 0.78 | 1.05 | 0.73 | 0.87 | 0.42 | -0.36 | 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.39 | 0.88 | 1.09 | 2.20 | 0.28 | 0.95 | 1.38 | 2.64 | -0.90 | 0.49 | 0.68 | 0.47 | 0.16 | 1.41 | - | - | -0.24 | 0.14 | -2.09 | -4.52 | 0.11 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.31B | 18.32B | 17.57B | - | 21.16B | 16.03B | 15.84B | 23.63B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.14B | 11.51B | 11.40B | 16.64B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | 8.15B | 6.70B | 7.07B | 7.25B | 7.20B | 7.36B | 6.90B | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.02B | 4.52B | 4.44B | 7.00B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.26B | 3.77B | 3.85B | 7.01B |
| Operating Income | - | - | 2.36B | 1.69B | 2.22B | 1.93B | 2.23B | 2.06B | 2.36B | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.75B | 751.00M | 585.00M | -10.00M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.95B | 2.25B | 2.11B | 65.00M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 403.00M | 418.00M | 432.00M | 551.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.51B | 402.00M | 369.00M | -3.37B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -236.00M | 68.00M | -361.00M | -533.00M |
| Net Income | 1.17B | -1.28B | 663.00M | 691.00M | 1.32B | 794.00M | 1.40B | 555.00M | 938.00M | 904.00M | 2.14B | 2.01B | 1.23B | 482.00M | - | 1.50B | 288.00M | 557.00M | -3.52B |
| Diluted EPS | 2.70 | -3.05 | 1.55 | 1.59 | 3.03 | 1.80 | 3.11 | 1.29 | 2.23 | 2.18 | 5.13 | 4.85 | 3.07 | 1.22 | - | 4.10 | 0.82 | 1.57 | -6.95 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 3.75% |
| 1 Year: | 13.40% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -111.26% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -26.64% |
| 6 Months: | -12.32% |
| 3 Months: | -22.00% |
| 1 Month: | +1.16% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 26.91B | 25.55B | 25.37B | 27.02B | 32.15B | 31.53B | 28.68B | 30.53B | 33.09B | 33.90B | 33.58B | 33.47B | 31.72B | - | 23.94B | 23.26B | 22.80B | 37.96B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.77B | 6.61B | 6.42B | 10.11B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.62B | 905.00M | 1.14B | 1.89B | 2.07B | 3.99B | 1.30B | 1.80B | 1.88B | 1.05B | 1.03B | 1.02B | 589.00M | 511.00M | - | - | 804.00M | 1.11B | 1.06B | 1.15B |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.94B | 1.89B | 1.49B | 2.01B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.28B | 2.84B | 2.40B | 3.79B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.44B | 14.91B | 14.63B | 23.14B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 4.75B | 4.01B | 4.50B | 4.74B | 5.00B | 5.13B | 4.91B | 3.92B | 4.07B | 5.10B | 4.69B | 8.65B | 8.28B | - | 5.00B | 3.96B | 4.26B | 7.90B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 11.25B | 8.73B | 8.36B | 9.19B | 9.70B | 8.83B | 8.63B | 8.84B | 11.07B | 10.85B | 10.02B | 9.60B | 8.04B | - | 4.82B | 5.46B | 5.36B | 8.84B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.86B | 5.91B | 5.82B | 10.32B |
| Total Equity | - | - | 4.17B | 6.02B | 6.83B | 6.64B | 6.30B | 8.11B | 5.12B | 3.88B | 4.34B | 6.52B | 7.36B | 7.71B | 7.85B | - | 8.50B | 8.36B | 8.17B | 14.83B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 448.90M | 448.94M | 448.92M | 627.00M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.89B | 2.67B | 4.66B | 1.63B | 2.67B | 2.97B | 3.03B | 3.08B | 2.58B | 2.48B | 1.76B | 3.23B | 3.61B | 3.06B | - | 2.17B | 1.83B | 1.68B | 1.70B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -446.00M | -7.20B | -593.00M | -834.00M | -1.49B | -4.86B | -827.00M | -860.00M | -1.74B | -3.50B | -1.39B | -1.57B | -1.30B | -269.00M | - | -608.00M | -668.00M | -808.00M | -1.02B |
| Financing Cash Flow | - | 4.86B | -3.38B | -588.00M | 742.00M | -795.00M | -1.69B | -2.09B | -1.60B | 982.00M | -399.00M | -2.05B | -2.39B | -2.70B | - | -2.05B | -866.00M | -775.00M | -708.00M |
| Capital Expenditure | -1.29B | -1.00B | -534.00M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -931.00M | -1.14B | -921.00M | -1.86B |
| Free Cash Flow | 599.00M | 1.67B | 4.12B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.24B | 692.00M | 757.00M | -159.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -488.00M | 299.00M | 95.00M | -34.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 1.22B | 47.00M | 10.00M | 26.00M | 30.00M | 35.00M | 512.00M | 1.06B | 605.00M | 132.00M | 47.00M | 732.00M | 535.00M | 42.00M | 839.00M | 1.28B | 218.00M | 23.00M | 65.00M |
| Dividends Paid | 436.00M | 428.00M | 140.00M | 175.00M | 427.00M | 476.00M | 554.00M | 620.00M | 685.00M | 733.00M | 769.00M | 789.00M | 796.00M | 806.00M | 780.00M | 673.00M | 642.00M | 643.00M | 977.00M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.4% | 28.2% | 28.0% | 29.6% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.3% | 4.7% | 3.7% | -0.0% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.6% | 6.7% | 2.7% | - | 7.1% | 1.8% | 3.5% | -14.9% |
| ROE % | - | -30.8% | 11.0% | 10.1% | 19.9% | 12.6% | 17.2% | 10.9% | 24.2% | 20.8% | 32.9% | 27.3% | 15.9% | 6.1% | - | 17.7% | 3.4% | 6.8% | -23.7% |
| ROCE % | - | - | 11.0% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 7.1% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 8.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.3% | 3.9% | 3.2% | -0.0% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital Research Global Investors | 14.82% | 78.50M | $2.63B |
| 2 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 9.29% | 49.19M | $1.65B |
| 3 | Blackrock Inc. | 8.73% | 46.23M | $1.55B |
| 4 | Capital International Investors | 6.93% | 36.67M | $1.23B |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.48% | 34.32M | $1.15B |
| 6 | State Street Corporation | 5.82% | 30.81M | $1.03B |
| 7 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.72% | 25.00M | $836.74M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.62% | 13.86M | $463.85M |
| 9 | Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation | 2.57% | 13.60M | $455.24M |
| 10 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.36% | 12.49M | $418.11M |
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