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INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/ IP

NYSE · stock · Paper Mills · website · IPO 1941-10-06

INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/ statistics & valuation

P / S0.9×
P / B1.4×
Net margin-14.9%
Net debt$7.7B
Enterprise value USD$28.2B

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.60% 9.90% 8.60% 6.70% 2.70% 9.00% 7.10% 1.80% 3.50% -14.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
20.70% 32.80% 27.30% 15.90% 6.10% 19.30% 17.70% 3.40% 6.80% -23.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
448.9M 448.9M 448.9M 448.9M 448.9M 448.9M 448.9M 448.9M 448.9M 627.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$10.04B $9.83B $9.43B $9.09B $7.45B $4.09B $4.01B $4.34B $4.30B $7.69B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.70% 6.30% 6.00% 3.70% 1.50% 6.90% 6.30% 1.20% 2.40% -9.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2.54× 1.66× 1.36× 1.24× 1.02× 0.59× 0.57× 0.65× 0.66× 0.60× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.18 $5.13 $4.85 $3.07 $1.22 $4.47 $4.10 $0.82 $1.57 -$6.95 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/ trades at about 26.2× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.3×–43.7×, median 14.5×).

9.3× 43.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (9.3×–43.7×); dot = today's 26.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Net margin-14.9%3.5%1.8%7.1%9.0%2.7%6.7%8.6%9.9%4.6%
Return on assets-9.3%2.4%1.2%6.3%6.9%1.5%3.7%6.0%6.3%2.7%
Return on equity-23.7%6.8%3.4%17.7%19.3%6.1%15.9%27.3%32.8%20.7%
Debt / equity0.60×0.66×0.65×0.57×0.59×1.02×1.24×1.36×1.66×2.54×
Current ratio1.281.511.671.351.711.360.771.491.621.64

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.