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International Paper IP Debt-to-equity

Debt-to-equity at other companies

Packaging Corp of America logo
Packaging Corp of AmericaPKG
+0.3×
Amcor logo
AmcorAMCR
1.4×-1.0×
Smurfit Kappa Group logo
Smurfit Kappa GroupSW
0.8×-0.1×
Dow logo
DowDOW
1.2×+1.1×
Nordson logo
NordsonNDSN
0.6×-0.2×
West Pharmaceutical Services logo
West Pharmaceutical ServicesWST
0.1×0.0×

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%
CapEx$517.0M+56.7%
Free cash flow$94.0M+115%

Valuation

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Market cap$19.15B-32.7%
Enterprise value$27.75B-26.3%
P/S0.8×-0.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin28%+2.5pp
Net margin-13.8%-16.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-20.4%-23.4pp
Current ratio1.2×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from International Paper’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 debt-to-equity?
International Paper (IP) reported debt-to-equity of 0.7× in Q1 2026.
How has International Paper's debt-to-equity changed year-over-year?
International Paper's debt-to-equity increased by 15.4% year-over-year, from 0.6× to 0.7×.
What is the long-term trend for International Paper's debt-to-equity?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), International Paper's debt-to-equity has grown at a -8.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.6× to 2.6×.
What does debt-to-equity mean?
How much debt the company carries for every dollar of shareholder equity.
How do you interpret debt-to-equity?
Lower is generally safer, but moderate leverage can boost returns. Read in the context of cash-flow stability — a utility tolerates more debt than a cyclical. Negative equity makes the ratio meaningless and it is suppressed there.
How does debt-to-equity compare across companies?
Comparable within an industry; capital structures differ sharply across sectors. Not meaningful for banks.