Growth Metrics

International Paper (IP) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

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

  • Quarterly results put Operating Margin at 9.59% for Q4 2025, down 99.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was 3.34% (down 45.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 7.71%, down 367.0%.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 was 9.59% at International Paper, up from 1.61% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for IP hit a ceiling of 19.06% in Q2 2022 and a floor of 8.79% in Q4 2023.
  • Median Operating Margin over the past 5 years was 12.97% (2021), compared with a mean of 9.65%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: plummeted -3738bps in 2021 and later soared 1937bps in 2024.
  • International Paper's Operating Margin stood at 14.63% in 2021, then rose by 21bps to 17.73% in 2022, then tumbled by -150bps to 8.79% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 220bps to 10.58% in 2024, then fell by -9bps to 9.59% in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Margin were 9.59% (Q4 2025), 1.61% (Q3 2025), and 3.91% (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.