Last 48 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Packaging
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -5.28 | — | — | 81.14 | — | — | 83.62 | — | — | 29.08 | 7.65 | 60.97 | — | 16.12 | 12.43 | 18.40 | 17.67 | 3.00 | 7.58 | 16.48 | 41.95 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | +993.0% | — | — | +80.4% | -38.4% | +231.4% | — | +437.1% | +64.0% | +11.6% | -57.9% | -50.1% | -43.1% | +13.3% | +39.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 0.92 | 0.80 | 0.74 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.72 | 0.84 | 1.70 |
| — | -28.0% | -8.8% | -19.6% | -15.2% | +6.9% | +14.6% | +34.4% | +50.0% | +37.6% | +36.6% | +16.0% | +14.0% | +26.6% | -18.2% | -24.1% | -65.0% | -50.0% | -40.4% | -24.1% | +91.4% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.23 | 1.34 | 1.40 | 1.28 | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.34 | 1.29 | 2.29 | 2.00 | 1.77 | 1.65 | 1.50 | 1.39 | 1.31 | 1.52 | 1.44 | 1.20 | 1.71 | 1.97 | 2.00 |
| — | -5.5% | +4.2% | -0.6% | -38.7% | -29.3% | -24.4% | -21.6% | +52.7% | +43.9% | +35.0% | +8.4% | +4.0% | +15.4% | -23.5% | -22.9% | -28.0% | -44.3% | -37.8% | -24.3% | -15.5% | |
| P/FCF | 243.79 | — | — | 50.49 | 20.39 | 40.83 | 115.47 | — | 34.12 | 13.97 | 22.79 | 23.61 | 16.74 | 12.86 | 10.56 | 796.25 | 6.98 | 14.50 | 19.00 | 10.86 | — |
| — | — | — | — | -40.2% | +192.3% | +406.7% | — | +103.8% | +8.6% | +115.9% | -97.0% | +140.0% | -11.3% | -44.4% | +7234.6% | — | +44.8% | +108.9% | -9.1% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | 13.67 | 10.29 | — | 12.60 | 12.46 | 15.06 | 13.69 | 12.42 | 9.89 | 11.37 | 4.52 | 7.66 | 7.19 | 8.45 | 6.50 | 5.70 | 6.36 | 9.37 | 17.47 |
| — | — | +9.6% | -31.7% | — | +1.4% | +26.0% | +32.4% | +202.7% | +62.2% | +37.5% | +34.5% | -30.4% | +34.4% | +13.0% | -9.8% | -62.8% | -34.6% | -55.7% | -32.3% | +65.1% | |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | 119.41 | 40.37 | — | — | 33.01 | — | — | 29.52 | 16.02 | 23.75 | — | 12.75 | 11.45 | 14.06 | 10.43 | 8.93 | 8.58 | 12.74 | — |
| — | — | +261.7% | — | — | — | +106.0% | — | — | +131.6% | +39.9% | +68.8% | — | +42.7% | +33.5% | +10.4% | — | -34.7% | -64.9% | -35.5% | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 29.5% | 31.2% | 27.6% | 20.7% | 31.4% | 31.1% | 27.9% | 27.8% | 29.0% | 28.7% | 29.0% | 25.9% | 13.7% | 21.9% | 23.0% | 22.6% | 28.5% | 29.1% | 29.4% | 26.7% | 19.6% |
| — | +0.4% | -1.1% | -25.5% | +8.0% | +8.4% | -3.7% | +7.6% | +112.1% | +31.0% | +26.1% | +14.2% | -52.0% | -24.8% | -21.6% | -15.2% | +46.0% | -4.1% | +2.4% | -1.5% | -35.2% | |
| Operating Margin | -11.3% | -18.0% | 0.7% | 2.9% | -42.7% | -6.8% | 3.0% | -0.6% | -1.6% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 2.7% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 7.0% | 5.9% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 6.4% | 1.8% |
| — | -162.3% | -75.4% | +591.3% | -2616.6% | -283.3% | -41.4% | -121.6% | -127.7% | -43.1% | -25.4% | -53.7% | -29.8% | -23.7% | -30.3% | -7.5% | +349.7% | -9.6% | +47.9% | -3.4% | -76.1% | |
| Net Margin | -14.1% | -18.2% | -0.2% | 1.0% | -39.7% | -17.7% | 1.1% | -1.8% | -3.2% | 3.2% | 10.5% | 1.2% | -6.2% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 3.4% | -6.2% | 17.6% | 9.5% | 6.9% | 4.0% |
| — | -2.6% | -118.0% | +156.5% | -1136.7% | -653.3% | -89.5% | -246.8% | +48.0% | -23.1% | +121.9% | -64.6% | +0.4% | -76.4% | -50.0% | -50.2% | -254.6% | +0.1% | +4.7% | -9.5% | +37.2% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -30.6% | -8.2% | -0.1% | 0.4% | -14.8% | -6.1% | 0.4% | -0.8% | -1.7% | 1.7% | 5.9% | 0.7% | -3.3% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2.0% | -3.5% | 10.3% | 5.7% | 4.0% | 1.1% |
| — | -33.0% | -120.1% | +150.6% | -747.7% | -452.1% | -93.1% | -218.6% | +46.9% | -21.6% | +123.5% | -66.9% | +6.8% | -78.4% | -53.6% | -49.2% | -409.1% | +6.8% | +6.4% | -10.2% | -44.1% | |
| ROA | -11.6% | -3.1% | -0.0% | 0.2% | -6.1% | -2.7% | 0.2% | -0.3% | -0.6% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 0.2% | -1.2% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.7% | -1.3% | 3.8% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% |
| — | -17.5% | -118.3% | +149.1% | -849.1% | -509.4% | -91.7% | -235.7% | +46.8% | -19.5% | +131.0% | -66.4% | +7.7% | -78.7% | -53.8% | -49.5% | -433.2% | +33.7% | +47.6% | +29.3% | -18.8% | |
| ROIC | -11.3% | -3.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | -7.5% | -1.2% | 0.6% | -0.1% | -0.4% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 0.2% |
| — | -210.9% | -74.2% | +516.6% | -1721.5% | -219.3% | -59.6% | -118.1% | -128.3% | -40.7% | -21.3% | -55.4% | -34.1% | -32.1% | -39.1% | -11.5% | +816.0% | +30.6% | +158.4% | +67.1% | -83.0% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.73 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.64 |
| — | +28.3% | +20.0% | +15.5% | +1.7% | -11.5% | -18.5% | -21.9% | +1.3% | +0.8% | -6.0% | -2.2% | +2.4% | +13.5% | +13.4% | +9.8% | +7.7% | -34.6% | -61.0% | -64.6% | -59.8% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 174.24 | — | 18.18 | 14.39 | — | 15.47 | 15.15 | 18.84 | 13.71 | 13.26 | 11.61 | 14.56 | 6.17 | 10.67 | 10.74 | 11.36 | 8.80 | 7.76 | 7.22 | 9.89 | 17.89 |
| — | — | +20.0% | -23.6% | — | +16.7% | +30.5% | +29.3% | +122.1% | +24.3% | +8.1% | +28.2% | -29.9% | +37.5% | +48.8% | +14.8% | -50.8% | -30.2% | -67.1% | -58.3% | +3.6% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.28 | 1.01 | 1.10 | 1.21 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.51 | 1.53 | 1.59 | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.75 | 1.59 | 1.55 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.62 | 1.73 | 1.71 |
| — | -22.8% | -17.7% | -8.7% | -15.2% | -14.0% | -16.3% | -20.7% | -9.6% | -12.6% | +0.1% | +8.1% | +23.3% | +26.7% | -1.6% | -10.6% | -20.9% | -34.6% | +14.3% | +19.6% | +26.2% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.02 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.94 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 1.19 | 1.25 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.18 | 1.31 | 1.27 |
| — | -26.2% | -12.9% | -1.5% | -6.0% | -6.6% | -18.2% | -21.2% | -8.6% | -10.9% | +4.6% | +11.0% | +23.4% | +29.2% | -5.1% | -16.5% | -24.2% | -42.1% | -1.7% | +6.5% | +9.9% | |
| Interest Coverage | -8.01 | -11.44 | 0.70 | 1.28 | -26.94 | -675.00 | 1.81 | -0.02 | -1.07 | 1.75 | 2.93 | 1.78 | -1.96 | 3.21 | 3.48 | 3.15 | 4.46 | 3.09 | 7.19 | 5.70 | -9.01 |
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International Paper Company's current P/E is -5.3x. The average P/E over the last 1 quarters is 81.1x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
International Paper Company's current operating margin is -11.3%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking International Paper Company's business trajectory between earnings reports.