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International Paper Company

IP

Consumer Cyclical · 34.27 -1.1% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

International Paper Company's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 9 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company-1.1% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 9 activeEconomic Cyclicals · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 4 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Input costs increased due to higher natural gas and utility costs driven by the winter storm.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if IP's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 9 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Input costs increased due to higher natural gas and utility costs driven by the winter storm.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements147
Verified relationships4
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +49.3% year over year.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Net margin changed -18.4 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Diluted shares increased 42.8% in the latest annual period.
  • Demand and volume has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Energy and commodity prices has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

34.27
6m-11.4%12m-26.9%24m-27.9%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$19.4B+10.2%$4.47-0.8%
2022-12-31$21.2B+9.3%$4.10-6.5%
2023-12-31$16.0B-24.2%$0.82-4.9%
2024-12-31$15.8B-1.2%$1.57+1.5%
2025-12-31$23.6B+49.3%$-6.95+42.8%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Restructuring and cost reductionsmixed · 5 filings
The change in cash provided by operations in the first six months of 2026 compared to the comparable 2025 six-month period was primarily due to certain significant payments related to the DS Smith acquisition transaction costs, incentive compensation and bene…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Demand and volumemixed · 4 filings
Sales volumes declined modestly, reflecting continued softness in market demand amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and subdued consumer sentiment.
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Energy and commodity pricesnegative · 4 filings
Input costs are expected to be lower, driven by recovered fiber partially offset by higher energy costs.
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Input and raw-material costsnegative · 4 filings
Input costs were driven by higher freight costs partially offset by lower recovered fiber costs.
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 0.7× · EV/sales 1.1×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

34.27-1.1% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for IP. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for IP. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind IP

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

PKGPackaging Corporation of AmericapartnerAug 7, 2025

International Papers’ second quarter results, compared to the first quarter of 2025, reflect higher sales and earnings through the successful execution of sales price increases along with favorable volume in our Packaging Solutions North America segment ("PS…

PKGPackaging Corporation of AmericacompetitorNov 6, 2025

BUSINESS SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS The Company currently operates in two segments: Packaging Solutions North America (PS NA) and Packaging Solutions EMEA (PS EMEA).

Depended on by

SLVMSylvamo CorporationcompetitorNov 7, 2025

Comparing our earnings performance in the third quarter of 2025 to the prior year, volume decreased, primarily due to lower North America volume resulting from International Paper’s Georgetown mill closure.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

IP is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Economic Cyclicals. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for IP; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.