International Paper dividend and valuation

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$31.97Change from previous close: −1.69%Absolute change: −$0.55

Close · October 2, 2026

Valuation

International Paper pays $1.85 per share per year (yield 5.8%). Last ex-dividend date: August 14, 2026. The average price target of 12 analysts is $47.91.

Data as of October 5, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$16.93B
Enterprise value
$26.11B
Forward P/E
13.9
PEG
0.39
Price/book
1.17
Price/sales
0.70
EV/EBITDA
6.64
EV/revenue
1.08

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
29.6%
Operating margin
4.1%
Net margin
-14.2%
ROE
-16.5%
ROA
1.6%
ROIC
4.3%

Financial health

Total cash
$726M
Total debt
$9.9B
Debt/equity
0.69
Current ratio
1.10
Quick ratio
0.68
Altman Z-Score
1.54
Piotroski F-Score
6.00

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$1.85
Dividend yield
5.8%
Ex-dividend date
August 14, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$47.91
Analysts with a price target
12
Consensus
Buy

Shares and trading

Beta
0.89
Average volume
5.44M
Shares outstanding
529.57M
Float
527.12M
Institutional ownership
105.9%
Insider ownership
0.4%
Short interest (% of float)
8.8%
Short ratio (days)
11.0