International Paper (IP) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

International Paper (IP) recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of -$366.0 million in Q1 2026, up 30.68% quarter-over-quarter from -$528.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 72.71% on a YoY basis from -$211.9 million in Q1 2025.

International Paper (IP) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

International Paper's Retained Earnings history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$366.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 72.71% year-over-year to -$366.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$366.0 million (up 72.71% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$528.0 million, down 105.62% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was -$366.0 million for Q1 2026 at International Paper, up from -$528.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $9.7 billion in Q3 2024 to a low of -$1.9 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $1.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$742.0 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Retained Earnings slumped 177.38% in 2022, then surged 2786.36% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$1.9 billion in 2022, then jumped by 593.04% to $9.5 billion in 2023, then retreated by 1.03% to $9.4 billion in 2024, then slumped by 105.62% to -$528.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 30.68% to -$366.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$366.0 million (Q1 2026), -$528.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$646.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn 2.40 Bn
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn -41.00 Mn
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn -366.00 Mn
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn -980.00 Mn
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn 12.37 Bn
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 5.71 Bn
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn -
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn -22.49 Mn
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 22.00 Mn
10 Silgan Holdings 4.09 Bn 3.66 Bn 265.78 Mn 3.65 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -366.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -528.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -646.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 8.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -1.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 9.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 9.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -330.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 9.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.93 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.59 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -919.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -742.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -694.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -3.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -1.81 Bn