International Paper (IP) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
International Paper's Ending Cash Balance was $815 million in Q3 2026, down 18.9% from $1.01 billion a year earlier but up 12.3% from the prior quarter.
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International Paper (IP) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ending Cash Balance at International Paper came in at $1.16 billion, down 0.8% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Ending Cash Balance was $1.17 billion in FY2024 (+5.1%), $1.11 billion in FY2023 (+38.4%), $804 million in FY2022 (-37.9%) and $1.3 billion in FY2021 (+117.6%).
- Quarterly Ending Cash Balance has moved between $511 million (Q3 2022) and $1.31 billion (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Ending Cash Balance was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 4.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Ending Cash Balance over five years was Q3 2023 (growth of 124.9%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 85.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, IP's Ending Cash Balance in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $726 million (Q2 2026), $1.31 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.16 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.02 Bn | 20.06 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 723.00 Mn |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.34 Bn | 19.92 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 534.60 Mn |
| 3 | Amcor | 20.65 Bn | 16.06 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 832.00 Mn |
| 4 | International Paper | 18.58 Bn | 14.66 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 815.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 709.00 Mn | - |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.22 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 762.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.88 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 405.32 Mn | 183.10 Mn |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.38 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 324.99 Mn |
| 9 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.20 Bn | 2.20 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 337.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ardagh Metal Packaging | 2.82 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 238.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 815.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 726.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 746.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 708.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 804.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 511.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 826.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.30 Bn |
API Access
International Paper Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=IP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "ticker": "IP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=IP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();