IP vs EXP vs RYAM Stock Comparison

International Paper, Eagle Materials and Rayonier Advanced Materials Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$174.71 -2.0% 1M -25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.39B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Eagle Materials leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Eagle Materials 5, International Paper 4, Rayonier Advanced Materials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIPEXPRYAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.68B $5.39B $437.47M IP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.1x 13.4x -3.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.3x 13.9x — EXP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.4% +1.7% -3.3% IP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.2% 17.3% -9.5% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% 12.9% -4.7% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.2x 8.4x IP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.4% -25.3% -10.1% RYAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.0%/yr +4.3%/yr -2.1%/yr EXP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 34.5% 68.0% EXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 51/100 22/100 IP

Percentile Scorecard

IPEXPRYAM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisIPEXPRYAM
Valuation 53 #8 of 16 22 #8 of 10 42 #55 of 94
Growth 40 #10 of 16 – 9 #84 of 92
Profitability 47 #9 of 16 100 #1 of 8 26 #66 of 89
Financial Health 75 #5 of 17 25 #7 of 9 10 #87 of 97
Shareholder Returns 92 #2 of 14 57 #4 of 8 –
Overall 61 51 22
  • IP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • RYAM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIPEXPRYAMSPY
1 month -7.1%-2.0%-26.9% -1.0%
3 months -21.4%-18.2%-20.1% +2.9%
6 months +1.6%-16.3%-30.5% +6.4%
Year to date -15.8%-15.5%+13.6% +11.4%
1 year -32.4%-25.3%-10.1% +13.1%
3 years -0.3%+12.3%+137.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -0.1%+3.9%+33.4% +21.5%
5 years -37.5%+23.6%-10.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -9.0%+4.3%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years -29.4%+125.8%-51.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.4%+8.5%-7.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIPEXPRYAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%34.5%68.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%32.8%56.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.241.081.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.74-0.15 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-48.2%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-27.3%-43.1% -2.5%
52-week high $49.19$240.24$11.75 $779.14
52-week low $29.38$163.37$5.52 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleIPEXPRYAM
P/E now vs peer median -5.1xmedian 18.2x 13.4xmedian 19.7x -3.2xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 1.8x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 9.5x 9.8xmedian 9.3x 13.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.3xmedian 15.7x 31.6xmedian 31.6x -12.4xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 3.6xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.83 -11.00median 1.85 0.03median 1.70

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsIPEXPRYAM
Revenue $24.20B $2.32B $1.47B
Gross profit $7.21B $628.19M $86.44M
Operating income $2.13B $539.59M -$51.13M
Net income -$3.44B $402.57M -$139.93M
Free cash flow $492.00M $170.51M -$36.56M
EPS (diluted) $-6.49 $12.95 $-2.07
Cash & equivalents $726.00M $233.54M $57.01M
Total debt $34.22B $6.57B $774.77M
Shares (diluted) 529.50M 31.09M 67.51M
Enterprise value $13.58B $4.41B $160.09M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricIPEXPRYAM
P/E -5.1x 13.4x -3.2x
P/FCF 42.3x 31.6x -12.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.9x 8.5x 8.8x
P/S 0.9x 2.3x 0.3x
P/B 1.4x 3.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 3.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.9x 9.8x 13.6x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 12.8x -22.9x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 3.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF 59.5x 40.5x -32.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 10.9x 22.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 -11.00 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIPEXPRYAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.4% 1.7% -3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 2.0% -6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.6% -6.5% -32.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -1.9% -15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.8% -9.0% -130.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.8% -4.1% -43.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -12,633% -11.1% 68.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.4% -5.5% -113.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -12,708% -6.2% 68.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -60.9% -1.2% -111.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 139.3% 14.4% -55.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 4.3% -35.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 516.9% -45.7% -241.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.3% -26.3% -34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIPEXPRYAM
Gross margin 29.8% 27.0% 5.9%
EBITDA margin 20.4% 30.3% 5.9%
Operating margin 8.8% 23.2% -3.5%
Pretax margin -13.5% 21.5% -10.2%
Net margin -14.2% 17.3% -9.5%
FCF margin 2.0% 7.3% -2.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% 27.2% 3.5%
Return on equity -23.5% 26.1% -65.8%
Return on assets -9.4% 10.0% -8.5%
Return on invested capital 7.5% 12.9% -4.7%
Return on capital employed 7.3% 15.0% -4.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.6x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIPEXPRYAM
Debt / assets 25.2% 45.0% 47.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.2x 4.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.2x 8.4x
Debt / FCF 18.7x 10.3x -21.2x
Liabilities / assets 60.4% 62.0% 88.0%
Equity / assets 39.6% 38.0% 12.0%
Interest coverage 6.2x 11.3x -0.5x
Current ratio 1.1x 3.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.62 3.12 0.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIPEXPRYAM
Dividend yield 5.6% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 7.2% –
Shareholder yield 5.7% 7.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusIPEXPRYAM
Forward P/E 25.3xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.31FY2026 $12.53FY2026 $-1.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -9.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +121.4% +4.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.99BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.7%FY2026 -4.9%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +6.0% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIPEXPRYAM
Held by institutions 85.3% 100.0% 77.1%
Institutions holding 855 529 188
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +4.2% -2.3%
Institutions buying 453 272 98
Institutions selling 282 167 48
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.63 2.04

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

IPEXPRYAM
IP 1.00 0.58 0.26
EXP 0.58 1.00 0.18
RYAM 0.26 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IP, EXP and RYAM?

International Paper (IP) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Paper (IP) $17.68B, Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.39B, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) $437.47M.

Which company is growing faster?

International Paper (IP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Paper (IP) +25.4%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (International Paper (IP) -14.2%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -9.5%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (International Paper (IP) 7.5%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) returned the most: International Paper (IP) -32.4%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.3%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -10.1%. Over five years, Eagle Materials (EXP) compounded fastest (International Paper (IP) -9.0%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.3%/yr, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: International Paper (IP) 0.00%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 0.00%. International Paper (IP) and Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eagle Materials (EXP) has been the steadiest (International Paper (IP) 45.0%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 68.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IP, EXP and RYAM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.