International Paper vs Smurfit Westrock
IP and SW side by side, both in paper and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How IP and SW compare
Smurfit Westrock is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as International Paper ($22.6B against $19.1B).
International Paper grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (25.4% versus 1.7% for Smurfit Westrock).
Smurfit Westrock keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.6% compared with −14.2% at International Paper.
Both pay dividends: International Paper yields 5.1% and Smurfit Westrock 3.1%.
International Paper scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 7 for Smurfit Westrock), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | IP | SW |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $19.1B | $22.6B |
| Share price | $36.03 | $43.09 |
| Change, 1 year | −23.6% | 13.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −26.3% | −20.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.82 | 1.07 |
| Employees | 63K | 97K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 45.8× |
| P/S | 0.8× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 1.3× | 1.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 8.6× |
| P/FCF | 38.8× | 22.3× (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.6% | 4.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $40.27 | $30.58 |
| Margin of safety | 10.5% (better) | −40.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 25.4% (better) | 1.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.1% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 41.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 29.8% (better) | 17.9% |
| Operating margin | – | 4.7% |
| Net margin | −14.2% | 1.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.0% | 3.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | −20.8% | 2.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 3.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.64 (better) | 0.79 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 3.20 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.8× |
| Current ratio | 1.10 | 1.45 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.38 | 1.46 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.1% (better) | 3.1% |
| Payout ratio | – | 186% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −2.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.17% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.3% (better) | 3.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 96.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.18% | 0.54% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $2.5M (better) | −$3.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 5.1% |
Go deeper
- IP stock overview
- IP income statement
- IP valuation and score
- SW stock overview
- SW income statement
- SW valuation and score
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