International Paper (INPAP) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

International Paper (INPAP) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 2.61 in Q1 2026, up 168.0% quarter-over-quarter from 0.97 in Q4 2025, and up 760.14% on a YoY basis from 0.3 in Q1 2025.

International Paper (INPAP) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

International Paper's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.61 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 760.14% year-over-year to 2.61; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.78 (up 101.21% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.24, down 821.06% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 2.61 for Q1 2026 at International Paper, up from 0.97 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 40.5 in Q1 2023 to a low of 0.39 in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 3.44 across 5 years, with a median of 0.91 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio jumped 9444.74% in 2023, then plunged 135.31% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.37 in 2022, then soared by 146.35% to 0.91 in 2023, then soared by 32.48% to 1.2 in 2024, then slipped by 19.25% to 0.97 in 2025, then soared by 168.0% to 2.61 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 2.61 (Q1 2026), 0.97 (Q4 2025), and 1.64 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn -0.56
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 0.34
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 2.61
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn -7.14
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn -0.06
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 0.67
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -0.40
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -0.12
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 1.78
10 International Paper - - 1.73 Bn 2.61

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.61
Dec 31, 2025 0.97
Sep 30, 2025 1.64
Jun 30, 2025 4.59
Mar 31, 2025 -0.39
Dec 31, 2024 1.20
Sep 30, 2024 0.53
Jun 30, 2024 0.99
Mar 31, 2024 1.12
Dec 31, 2023 0.91
Sep 30, 2023 0.69
Jun 30, 2023 0.62
Mar 31, 2023 40.50
Dec 31, 2022 0.37
Sep 30, 2022 0.85
Jun 30, 2022 0.84
Mar 31, 2022 0.42
Dec 31, 2021 -1.89
Sep 30, 2021 0.39
Jun 30, 2021 0.32