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International Paper (IP) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

International Paper has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 2.52% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 69.0% year-over-year to 2.52%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 2.52%, down 69.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 8.1%, 149.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 2.52% at International Paper, up from 1.87% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 18.74% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 0.18% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 10.41% and a median of 13.02% in 2021 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: soared 663bps in 2022 and later crashed -1567bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.11% in 2021, then soared by 55bps to 18.74% in 2022, then plummeted by -43bps to 10.68% in 2023, then crashed by -70bps to 3.2% in 2024, then dropped by -22bps to 2.52% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for IP at 2.52% in Q4 2025, 1.87% in Q3 2025, and 2.59% in Q2 2025.