Growth Metrics

International Paper (IP) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

International Paper has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.96 for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, FCF Payout Ratio fell 24.23% year-over-year to 0.96; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 6.21, down 809.48%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 6.14, 810.15% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.96 at International Paper, down from 1.64 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 40.25 in Q1 2023 and troughed at 2.03 in Q4 2021.
  • A 5-year average of 2.74 and a median of 0.77 in 2022 define the central range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: tumbled 802.58% in 2021 and later surged 9222.27% in 2023.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 2.03 in 2021, then skyrocketed by 118.16% to 0.37 in 2022, then surged by 131.86% to 0.86 in 2023, then surged by 47.59% to 1.26 in 2024, then fell by 24.23% to 0.96 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for IP at 0.96 in Q4 2025, 1.64 in Q3 2025, and 4.59 in Q2 2025.