International Paper (IP) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

International Paper (IP) recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.25 in Q1 2026, down 3.62% quarter-over-quarter from 0.26 in Q4 2025, and up 6.81% on a YoY basis from 0.23 in Q1 2025.

International Paper (IP) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

International Paper's Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.25 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 6.81% year-over-year to 0.25; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.25 (up 6.81% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.26, up 6.32% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.25 for Q1 2026 at International Paper, down from 0.26 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.26 in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.22 in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.24 across 5 years, with a median of 0.24 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Debt Ratio dropped 24.72% in 2022, then increased 11.58% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.23 in 2022, then advanced by 3.18% to 0.24 in 2023, then gained by 1.29% to 0.24 in 2024, then climbed by 6.32% to 0.26 in 2025, then slipped by 3.62% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.25 (Q1 2026), 0.26 (Q4 2025), and 0.25 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn 0.32
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 0.37
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 0.25
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn 0.41
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn 0.36
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 0.42
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 0.42
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 0.31
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn 0.50

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.25
Dec 31, 2025 0.26
Sep 30, 2025 0.25
Jun 30, 2025 0.23
Mar 31, 2025 0.23
Dec 31, 2024 0.24
Sep 30, 2024 0.24
Jun 30, 2024 0.24
Mar 31, 2024 0.24
Dec 31, 2023 0.24
Sep 30, 2023 0.24
Jun 30, 2023 0.25
Mar 31, 2023 0.25
Dec 31, 2022 0.23
Sep 30, 2022 0.22
Jun 30, 2022 0.22
Mar 31, 2022 0.23
Dec 31, 2021 0.22
Sep 30, 2021 0.29
Jun 30, 2021 0.23