What is International Paper's capex?

International Paper (IP) reported capex of $517M in Q1 2026.

How has International Paper's capex changed year-over-year?

International Paper's capex increased by 56.7% year-over-year, from $330M to $517M.

What is the long-term trend for International Paper's capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), International Paper's capex has grown at a 35.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $549M to $1.86B.

What does capex mean?

Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.

International Paper IP CapEx

CapEx at other companies

GreifGEF

$56.8M+59.1%

Packaging Corp of AmericaPKG

$164.7M+11.2%

Clearwater PaperCLW

$9.1M-72.2%

AmcorAMCR

$228M+94.9%

Smurfit Kappa GroupSW

$624M+30.8%

Sonoco ProductsSON

$62.08M-33.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.0B+13.4%

Gross profit$1.7B+18.4%

Net income$60.0M+157%

EPS (diluted)$0.11+146%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.2B+6.9%

Total debt$9.8B-5.6%

Total equity$14.8B-18.2%

Total assets$36.4B-11.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$611.0M+312%

Free cash flow$94.0M+115%

Valuation

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Market cap$20.08B-24.8%

Enterprise value$28.68B-21.0%

P/S0.8×-0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin28%+2.5pp

Net margin-13.8%-16.1pp

FCF margin-0%-5.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-20.4%-23.4pp

Debt / equity0.7×+0.1×

Current ratio1.2×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by International Paper in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets.

The official record: International Paper’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is International Paper's capex?: International Paper (IP) reported capex of $517M in Q1 2026.
How has International Paper's capex changed year-over-year?: International Paper's capex increased by 56.7% year-over-year, from $330M to $517M.
What is the long-term trend for International Paper's capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), International Paper's capex has grown at a 35.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $549M to $1.86B.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.