profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
International Paper
$34.66-1.34% today
-10.0% in 1 year
1-year low $29.381-year high $49.19
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What International Paper sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $21.2 billion in 2022 to $23.6 billion in 2025, with -$3.52 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
International Paper vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Paper | No profit yet | ||
 Smurfit Westrock | 33.0× · Expensive | ||
 Packaging Corporation of America | 29.1× · Fair price | ||
 Amcor | 18.5× · Fair price | ||
 Ball | 18.8× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads International Paper's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17,565 | 19,363 | 21,161 | 16,033 | 15,835 | 23,634 | |
| 5,226 | 5,531 | 6,018 | 4,521 | 4,438 | 6,997 | |
| – | – | 1,754 | 751 | 585 | -10 | |
| – | – | 2,954 | 2,252 | 2,106 | 65 | |
| 482 | 1,752 | 1,504 | 288 | 557 | -3,516 | |
| 1.22 | 4.47 | 4.10 | 0.82 | 1.57 | -6.95 | |
| 29.8% | 28.6% | 28.4% | 28.2% | 28.0% | 29.6% | |
| – | – | 8.3% | 4.7% | 3.7% | -0.0% | |
| 2.7% | 9.0% | 7.1% | 1.8% | 3.5% | -14.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 31,718 | 25,243 | 23,940 | 23,261 | 22,800 | 37,964 |
| Cash | 595 | 1,295 | 804 | 1,113 | 1,062 | 1,145 |
| Total debt | 8,324 | 5,815 | 5,862 | 5,905 | 5,822 | 10,317 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 15,443 | 14,906 | 14,627 | 23,137 |
| 7,854 | 9,082 | 8,497 | 8,355 | 8,173 | 14,827 | |
| 396 | 392 | 367 | 349 | 354 | 506 | |
| 4.5% | 7.6% | 10.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | -8.9% | |
| 6.1% | 19.3% | 17.7% | 3.4% | 6.8% | -23.7% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,063 | 2,030 | 2,174 | 1,833 | 1,678 | 1,698 | |
| 663 | 480 | 931 | 1,141 | 921 | 1,857 | |
| 2,400 | 1,550 | 1,243 | 692 | 757 | -159 | |
| Dividends paid | 806 | 780 | 673 | 642 | 643 | 977 |
| 42 | 839 | 1,284 | 218 | 23 | 65 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- –
- 24.5×
- –
- 1.1×
- 0.8×
- –
- 423.5×
- -0.9%
- -19.2%
- 6.1%
Profitability
- 29.6%
- -0.0%
- -14.9%
- -0.1%
- -7.3%
- 2.9%
- -20.4%
- -9.2%
- -8.9%
- –
Growth
- +6.1%
- –
- −121.0%
- −1.0%
- +7.9%
Financial health
- 141.1×
- 0.64
- 26.2%
- -8.3×
- 1.21
- 0.94
- 0.69
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 3%of 978
Bottom 8%of 992
Bottom 42%of 993
Bottom 14%of 979
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $46.20
- Range
- $39.00 – $60.00
- 5 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.15 | 0.18 | −16.7% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | -0.08 | 0.28 | −128.6% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | -0.43 | 0.47 | −191.8% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.20 | 0.39 | −48.5% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.23 | 0.38 | −39.1% |
| Jan 30, 2025 | -0.02 | 0.03 | −166.7% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.44 | 0.26 | +69.2% |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 0.55 | 0.40 | +37.5% |
6.1%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$61a year at today's yield, before tax
−1.0%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$1.55 in 2015 → $1.85 in 2025
How safe it looks
-29.2% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earnsNews
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
13No pass
Benjamin Graham
47No pass
Philip Fisher
16No pass
Peter Lynch
33No pass
Joel Greenblatt
0No pass
Charlie Munger
12No pass
Terry Smith
11No pass
Questions about International Paper
Is International Paper a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the International Paper AI analysis
What does International Paper do?
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. It is in Packaging & Containers, based in Memphis, TN, United States, with 62,602 employees.
Does International Paper pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 6.1% a year. In 2025 it paid out $977 million in dividends.
Is International Paper stock halal?
No. International Paper does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 56% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has International Paper stock done over the past year?
Down 10.0% over the past twelve months, to $34.66. It traded between $29.38 and $49.19 and is 29.5% below its high.
Who are International Paper's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Smurfit Westrock, Packaging Corporation of America, Amcor and Ball. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with International Paper's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.