International Paper IP
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

International Paper (IP) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and up 7.86% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.

International Paper (IP) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

International Paper's Return on Invested Capital history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.06%, down 26.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.0%, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.01% in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.01% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.0% (2022), against an average of 0.0%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Invested Capital decreased 1 bps in 2024, then rose 1 bps in 2025.
  • International Paper's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then sank by 50 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then dropped by 5 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then sank by 39 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then increased by 8 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows IP's Return on Invested Capital at 0.0% in Q1 2026, 0.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 25.90 Bn 25.22 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.00%
2 Amcor 22.53 Bn 21.41 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.01%
3 Packaging Corp Of America 22.42 Bn 21.83 Bn 512.50 Mn -
4 International Paper 22.01 Bn 21.29 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.00%
5 Ball 16.88 Bn 16.20 Bn 697.00 Mn 0.01%
6 Avery Dennison 14.03 Bn 13.80 Bn 729.40 Mn 0.00%
7 Crown Holdings 13.03 Bn 12.38 Bn 748.00 Mn 0.01%
8 Sonoco Products 5.91 Bn 5.74 Bn 392.38 Mn 0.00%
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.36 Bn 5.29 Bn 245.00 Mn 0.18%
10 Silgan Holdings 4.46 Bn 4.11 Bn 294.88 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.00%
Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.01%
Dec 31, 2024 0.00%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%