International Paper Co (IP) stock
IPNYSEPaper MillsFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as INPAP
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 10/3010% below fair value
$35.13−0.40 (-1.13%)
Close on Nov 10, 2026Market cap $18.60BP/E –Yield 5.27%
International Paper statistics
89 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 28, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 14, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 10, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 3.46
- 2.97
- P/OCF Ratio
- 7.81
- 7.69
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.14
- 1.15
- EV / FCF
- 366.40
- 22.52
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 14.3%
- 0.52%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.00%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 529M
- 68M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.18%
- 1.61%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 101.0%
- 96.0%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 46M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -1.16%
- -3.09%
- Days to Cover
- 7.48
- 4.50
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $50.25
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $29.26
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $34.42
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $34.25
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $37.05
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.34
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.03%
- -2.33%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 10.7%
- 7.79%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -14.6%
- -9.65%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 6.88%
- 7.88%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -10.8%
- -11.7%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -7.80%
- -8.65%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 6.17%
- -9.27%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -28.7%
- -28.7%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -23.1%
- -40.9%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 7M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 6M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 5M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.70
- 0.78
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 53.7
- 54.1
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 42.7%
- 51.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.81
- 0.71
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -15.6%
- -0.54%
- FCF Margin
- 0.31%
- 4.27%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -22.7%
- -6.62%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -9.09%
- -2.06%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.99
- 1.34
- Quick Ratio
- 0.09
- 0.58
- Debt / Equity
- 0.74
- 1.02
- Debt / FCF
- 129.21
- 7.85
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 12.2%
- 0.84%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 3.75%
- -0.76%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 6.12%
- 5.69%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.63
- 0.75
- Inventory Turnover
- 7.90
- 6.58
- Revenue Per Employee
- $386.22K
- $422.91K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$55.30K
- -$9.89K
- Employee Count
- 62,602
- 5,500
- WACC
- 7.35%
- 6.87%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$3.78B
- -$8.75M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$8.88B
- -$1.55B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$16.76
- -$17.60
- Equity (Book Value)
- $13.15B
- $905.60M
- Book Value Per Share
- $24.82
- $11.00
- Tangible Book Value
- $5.38B
- $76.53M
- Working Capital
- -$117.00M
- $276.90M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$2.31B
- -$175.25M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.14
- $1.48
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -18.6%
- -4.64%
- FCF Yield
- 0.40%
- 4.53%
- Dividend Yield
- 5.27%
- 4.08%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.17%
- 0.15%
- Shareholder Yield
- 5.44%
- 4.41%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.85
- $1.83
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 0.00%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 1305.3%
- 68.5%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $534.00M
- $88.00M
- Income Tax
- -$386.00M
- $10.51M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.29
- 1.39
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 10, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | IP | S&P 500 | Difference | IP per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +9.4% | -3.7% | +13.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -14.1% | -2.7% | −11.3 pts | ||
| Year to date | -7.5% | +10.8% | −18.4 pts | ||
| 1 year | -2.8% | +11.2% | −14.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | +21.2% | +76.5% | −55.2 pts | +6.6% | +20.8% |
| 5 years | -11.5% | +72.9% | −84.4 pts | -2.4% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +23.7% | +304.8% | −281.1 pts | +2.1% | +15.0% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
46M IP shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.2% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 7.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 55.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 46,288,605 | -1.2% | 6,186,769 | 7.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 46,832,435 | +4.3% | 5,605,243 | 8.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 44,897,200 | -2.8% | 5,715,837 | 7.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 46,194,579 | +3.0% | 5,015,794 | 9.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 44,860,775 | -2.9% | 3,493,005 | 12.8 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 46,180,591 | -3.4% | 3,893,529 | 11.9 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 47,799,778 | -7.5% | 6,360,475 | 7.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 51,676,852 | -4.4% | 4,984,555 | 10.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 54,035,708 | +8.9% | 6,435,585 | 8.4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 49,602,585 | +12.1% | 6,328,404 | 7.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 44,248,131 | +2.0% | 5,885,525 | 7.5 |
| May 15, 2026 | 43,380,955 | -2.3% | 7,138,423 | 6.1 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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