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International Paper Company

IP

NYSE·Consumer Cyclical·Packaging & Containers·Mkt cap $20.3B

$38.79

+1.17%

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52-Week Range

$29.26 - $56.13

P/E

-6.10

Fwd P/E

28.06

Beta

0.93

Div Yield

4.83%

Avg Vol

6.9M

Shares Out

529.5M

Mkt Cap

$20.3B

Price action

Price chart

Down 23.9% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Global Manufacturing Network
  • Sustainable Forestry Practices
  • Diversified Product Portfolio
  • Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Significant premium - growth priced in

Growth

Turning profitable

E-commerce Packaging Demand

Value

Significant premium - growth priced in

Momentum

Strong

+10.2% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Solid business

Dividend

Solid

4.83% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 28, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 30, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.15 vs $0.18 consensus (-16.7% surprise). Revenue of $6.0B vs $6.0B expected (-0.7%).

EPS miss
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-16.7%

Next: Apr 28, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-0%

+28%

+43%

+33%

+31%

+1%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$4.7B

$4.7B

$4.6B

$5.9B

$6.8B

$6.2B

$6.0B

$6.0B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

20.7%

Operating

2.9%

Profit

1.0%

Wall Street consensus

8 analysts · 63% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

5

63%

Hold

3

38%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$40.00

+3.1% vs $38.79

Low $39.00
Median $40.00
High $48.00

Latest: Wells Fargo · $39.00 · May 4, 2026

3 analysts covering

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How IP stacks vs Packaging & Containers

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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