International Paper (IP) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

International Paper's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.64% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 102.0% year-over-year to 5.64%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.64% (up 102.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.1%, down 149.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 5.64% for Q1 2026 at International Paper, up from 4.25% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 18.74% in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.18% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.57% across 5 years, with a median of 6.2% in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed surged 597 bps in 2022, then plunged 1567 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 18.74% in 2022, then sank by 43 bps to 10.68% in 2023, then slumped by 70 bps to 3.2% in 2024, then surged by 33 bps to 4.25% in 2025, then surged by 33 bps to 5.64% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.64% (Q1 2026), 4.25% (Q4 2025), and 3.5% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.