International Paper (INPAP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
International Paper's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 10.83% in Q3 2026, up 5.68 percentage points from 5.15% a year earlier and up 3.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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International Paper (INPAP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at International Paper came in at 8.10%, down 1.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -2.51 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.59% in FY2024 (-1.09 pp), 10.69% in FY2023 (-7.89 pp), 18.58% in FY2022 (+8.15 pp) and 10.42% in FY2021 (-0.18 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.56 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 7.83 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 15.69 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, INPAP's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 7.35% (Q2 2026), 7.48% (Q1 2026) and 6.01% (Q4 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.83% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.48% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.20% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.93% |
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International Paper Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=INPAP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=INPAP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();