International Paper (IP) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

International Paper (IP) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 2.61 for Q1 2026, up 760.14% year-over-year from 0.3 in Q1 2025, and up 168.0% on a QoQ basis from 0.97 in Q4 2025.

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

International Paper (IP) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 2.61 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 760.14% year-over-year to 2.61; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.78 (up 101.21% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.24, down 821.06% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 2.61 for Q1 2026 at International Paper, up from 0.97 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 40.5 in Q1 2023, with the low at 0.39 in Q1 2025.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 3.44, with a median of 0.91 recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 9444.74% in 2023 and sank 135.31% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.37 in 2022, then soared by 146.35% to 0.91 in 2023, then soared by 32.48% to 1.2 in 2024, then fell by 19.25% to 0.97 in 2025, then soared by 168.0% to 2.61 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 2.61, 0.97, and 1.64 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn -0.06
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn 2.61
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 0.67
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn -0.40
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 1.78
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn -0.12
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn -0.03
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn -0.13
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 0.21
10 Greif 1.96 Bn 1.76 Bn 257.30 Mn 0.02

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.61
Dec 31, 2025 0.97
Sep 30, 2025 1.64
Jun 30, 2025 4.59
Mar 31, 2025 -0.39
Dec 31, 2024 1.20
Sep 30, 2024 0.53
Jun 30, 2024 0.99
Mar 31, 2024 1.12
Dec 31, 2023 0.91
Sep 30, 2023 0.69
Jun 30, 2023 0.62
Mar 31, 2023 40.50
Dec 31, 2022 0.37
Sep 30, 2022 0.85
Jun 30, 2022 0.84
Mar 31, 2022 0.42
Dec 31, 2021 -1.89
Sep 30, 2021 0.39
Jun 30, 2021 0.32