Growth Metrics

International Paper (IP) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

International Paper has reported FCF Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 4.25% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, FCF Margin rose 75.0% year-over-year to 4.25%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.67%, down 545.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.67%, 545.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q4 2025 was 4.25% at International Paper, up from 2.41% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 13.27% in Q2 2021 and troughed at 11.74% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 4.58% and a median of 4.2% in 2024 define the central range for FCF Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: crashed -1750bps in 2021 and later surged 1040bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 1.85% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 563bps to 8.55% in 2022, then increased by 27bps to 10.88% in 2023, then plummeted by -68bps to 3.49% in 2024, then increased by 22bps to 4.25% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for IP at 4.25% in Q4 2025, 2.41% in Q3 2025, and 0.88% in Q2 2025.