International Paper IP
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

International Paper (IP) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.25 for Q1 2026, up 6.81% year-over-year from 0.23 in Q1 2025, and down 3.62% quarter-over-quarter from 0.26 in Q4 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 for Q1 2026 stood at 0.25, down from 0.26 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.26 in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.22 in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.24 (2023), against an average of 0.24.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Debt Ratio slipped 24.72% in 2022, then grew 11.58% in 2023.
  • International Paper's Debt Ratio stood at 0.23 in 2022, then gained by 3.18% to 0.24 in 2023, then rose by 1.29% to 0.24 in 2024, then advanced by 6.32% to 0.26 in 2025, then decreased by 3.62% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows IP's Debt Ratio at 0.25 in Q1 2026, 0.26 in Q4 2025, and 0.25 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 25.18 Bn 24.51 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.31
2 Amcor 22.16 Bn 21.04 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.00
3 Packaging Corp Of America 22.12 Bn 21.53 Bn 512.50 Mn 0.36
4 International Paper 21.39 Bn 20.66 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.25
5 Ball 16.67 Bn 16.00 Bn 697.00 Mn 0.36
6 Avery Dennison 13.95 Bn 13.72 Bn 729.40 Mn 0.40
7 Crown Holdings 12.81 Bn 12.16 Bn 748.00 Mn 0.45
8 Sonoco Products 5.80 Bn 5.63 Bn 392.38 Mn 0.41
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.37 Bn 5.31 Bn 245.00 Mn 0.30
10 Silgan Holdings 4.34 Bn 3.99 Bn 294.88 Mn 0.50

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.25
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