Growth Metrics

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

International Paper has reported Operating Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 9.59% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Margin fell 99.0% year-over-year to 9.59%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 3.34%, down 45.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 7.71%, 367.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 was 9.59% at International Paper, up from 1.61% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 19.06% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 8.79% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 9.65% and a median of 12.97% in 2021 define the central range for Operating Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: tumbled -3738bps in 2021 and later skyrocketed 1937bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 14.63% in 2021, then grew by 21bps to 17.73% in 2022, then crashed by -150bps to 8.79% in 2023, then surged by 220bps to 10.58% in 2024, then dropped by -9bps to 9.59% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for IP at 9.59% in Q4 2025, 1.61% in Q3 2025, and 3.91% in Q2 2025.