International Paper (IP) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

International Paper (IP) recorded quarterly EBIT Margin of 13.13% in Q1 2026, up 36.91% quarter-over-quarter from 9.59% in Q4 2025, and up 521.0% on a YoY basis from 2.11% in Q1 2025.

International Paper (IP) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

International Paper's EBIT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.13% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 521.0% year-over-year to 13.13%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.98% (up 26.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.71%, down 367.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 13.13% for Q1 2026 at International Paper, up from 9.59% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 19.06% in Q2 2022 to a low of 8.79% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 9.32% across 5 years, with a median of 10.58% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBIT Margin slumped 2652 bps in 2023, then jumped 1937 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 17.73% in 2022, then slumped by 150 bps to 8.79% in 2023, then soared by 220 bps to 10.58% in 2024, then declined by 9 bps to 9.59% in 2025, then surged by 37 bps to 13.13% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 13.13% (Q1 2026), 9.59% (Q4 2025), and 1.61% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn 3.28%
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 10.61%
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 13.13%
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn 7.80%
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn 10.07%
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 12.60%
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn 11.20%
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn 7.58%
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 11.17%
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn 8.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 13.13%
Dec 31, 2025 9.59%
Sep 30, 2025 1.61%
Jun 30, 2025 3.91%
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 17.73%
Sep 30, 2022 16.51%
Jun 30, 2022 19.06%
Mar 31, 2022 15.41%
Dec 31, 2021 14.63%
Sep 30, 2021 17.16%
Jun 30, 2021 14.88%