Current Liabilities
Accrued Expenses
International Paper Accrued Expenses decreased by 16.9% to $693M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.3%, from $596M to $693M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Accrued Expenses shows an upward trend with a 15.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026May 5, 2026
How to read this metric
Rising accruals can indicate growing operational activity or timing differences in payment cycles.
Detailed definition
Accrued expenses are liabilities for costs that have been incurred by the company but have not yet been invoiced or paid...
Peer comparison
Standard accounting practice; essential for understanding true operational costs versus cash outflows.
Metric ID:
accrued_expensesHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $460M | $489M | $440M | $345M | $380M | $378M | $355M | $350M | $385M | $370M | $397M | $378M | $473M | $637M | $680M | $596M | $675M | $821M | $834M | $693M |
| QoQ Change | — | +6.3% | -10.0% | -21.6% | +10.1% | -0.5% | -6.1% | -1.4% | +10.0% | -3.9% | +7.3% | -4.8% | +25.1% | +34.7% | +6.8% | -12.4% | +13.3% | +21.6% | +1.6% | -16.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -17.4% | -22.7% | -19.3% | +1.4% | +1.3% | -2.1% | +11.8% | +8.0% | +22.9% | +72.2% | +71.3% | +57.7% | +42.7% | +28.9% | +22.6% | +16.3% |
Range$345M – $834M
CAGR+9.0%
Avg YoY Growth+18.5%
Median YoY Growth+14.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is International Paper's accrued expenses?
- International Paper (IP) reported accrued expenses of $693M in Q1 2026.
- How has International Paper's accrued expenses changed year-over-year?
- International Paper's accrued expenses increased by 16.3% year-over-year, from $596M to $693M.
- What is the long-term trend for International Paper's accrued expenses?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), International Paper's accrued expenses has grown at a 15.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $410M to $834M.
- What does accrued expenses mean?
- Expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid or invoiced.