Consumer Cyclical
International Paper Company(IP)
Live Price
Offline$36.15
+3.43% today
1Y Change
-21.21%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $16.11B
- Revenue Growth
- +33.7%
- EPS Growth
- -519.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 6.1%
Coverage: 249 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
International Paper Company (IP) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $16.11B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $36.15 and down 21.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +33.7%, EPS growth of -519.4%, a dividend yield of 6.1%. What stands out right now is revenue +33.7%, EPS -519.4%, free cash flow -121.0% with operating margin -10.9% and ROIC -7.6%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 6.1%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a higher-growth but lower-margin setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines IP price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+33.7% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-10.9% vs +8.4% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 30, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +33.7% and EPS is at -519.4%, with operating margin around -10.9%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 6.1%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +5.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 30, 2026 | β | +4.4% | +8.7% | +10.0% |
2026 Jan 29, 2026 | -128.6% | +3.4% | +13.8% | +11.7% |
2025 Oct 30, 2025 | -191.8% | +0.0% | -5.4% | +2.2% |
Benchmark Edge
IP vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
IP
β
Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
IP Max Drawdown
-47.23%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
β
Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for IP and SPY.
Company Overview
International Paper Company
New York Stock Exchange
International Paper Company operates as a packaging company primarily in United States, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Pacific Rim, Asia, and rest of the Americas. It operates through two segments: Industrial Packaging and Global Cellulose Fibers. The Industrial Packaging segment manufactures containerboards, including linerboard, medium, whitetop, recycled linerboard, recycled medium, and saturating kraft. 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; tissue and paper products; and non-absorbent end applications, including textiles, filtration, construction material, paints and coatings, reinforced plastics, and other applications. It sells its products directly to end users and converters, as well as through agents, resellers, and paper distributors. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
- Leadership
- Andrew K. Silvernail
- IPO Date
- Jan 2, 1970
- Employees
- 65.0k
- Street Address
- 6400 Poplar Avenue
- Mailing
- Memphis, TN, 38197
- Region
- Memphis, TN, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 901-419-9000
- Last Updated
- Apr 30, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- β
- EV/EBITDA
- β
- Price/Sales
- 0.6
- Price/Book
- 1.1
Growth
- Revenue
- +33.7%
- EPS
- -519.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- -121.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 29.8%
- Operating Margin
- -10.9%
- Net Margin
- -13.4%
- ROE
- -20.3%
- ROIC
- -7.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.64
- Current Ratio
- 1.21
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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