International Paper (INPAP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
International Paper (INPAP) recorded Operating Margin of 14.88% in Q3 2026, up 13.27 percentage points from 1.61% a year earlier and up 3.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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International Paper (INPAP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, International Paper's Operating Margin came in at 12.21% as of Sep 30, 2026, up 4.20 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 7.71%, down 3.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has declined for three straight years, with a five-year change of -6.97 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at 11.37% in FY2024 (-1.72 pp), 13.09% in FY2023 (-4.11 pp), 17.20% in FY2022 (+4.10 pp) and 13.10% in FY2021 (-1.57 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.62 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 19.37 percentage points in Q4 2024, against a drop of 42.06 percentage points in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 11.14% (Q2 2026), 13.13% (Q1 2026) and 9.59% (Q4 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.88% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.91% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.58% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -8.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.97% |
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International Paper Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=INPAP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "INPAP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=INPAP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();