International Paper (IP) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
International Paper (IP) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of -9.60% for Q3 2026, down 6.51 percentage points from -3.08% a year earlier and down 0.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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International Paper (IP) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, International Paper posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -11.57%, down 13.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -13.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.42% in FY2024 (+1.20 pp), 1.22% in FY2023 (-4.90 pp), 6.12% in FY2022 (-0.04 pp) and 6.16% in FY2021 (+4.68 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2009.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.33 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 4.89 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 11.38 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at -9.42% (Q2 2026), -9.01% (Q1 2026) and -8.95% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.04% |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | 6.54% |
| 3 | International Paper | 22.01 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.93 Bn | -9.60% |
| 4 | Amcor | 20.90 Bn | 16.32 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 2.94% |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 709.00 Mn | 2.65% |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.31 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 6.47% |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.93 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -2.15% |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.42 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 2.76% |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | - |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 0.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -9.60% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -9.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.07% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.41% |
API Access
International Paper Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=IP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "IP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=IP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();