Discontinued — last reported Q4 '24
Business Segments · Operating Income (Loss)
Industrial Packaging — Operating Income (Loss)
International Paper Industrial Packaging — Operating Income (Loss) increased by 25.4% to $247M in Q4 2024 compared to the prior quarter. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Industrial Packaging — Operating Income (Loss) shows a downward trend with a -16.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ4 2024Feb 21, 2025
Rolls up toOperating Income
How to read this metric
An increase indicates improved operational efficiency or higher margins, while a decrease suggests rising costs or weakening demand for packaging products.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the profit or loss generated by the industrial packaging business segment after deducting operati...
Peer comparison
Standard operating profit metric found in most manufacturing segment reports.
Metric ID:
ip_segment_industrial_packaging_operating_income_lossHistorical Data
15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $389M | $414M | $414M | $397M | $560M | $369M | $416M | $322M | $304M | $325M | $0 | $216M | $291M | $197M | $247M |
| QoQ Change | — | +6.4% | +0.0% | -4.1% | +41.1% | -34.1% | +12.7% | -22.6% | -5.6% | +6.9% | -100.0% | — | +34.7% | -32.3% | +25.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +44.0% | -10.9% | +0.5% | -18.9% | -45.7% | -11.9% | -100.0% | -32.9% | -4.3% | -39.4% | — |
Range$0 – $560M
CAGR-12.2%
Avg YoY Growth-22.0%
Median YoY Growth-15.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is International Paper's industrial packaging — operating income (loss)?
- International Paper (IP) reported industrial packaging — operating income (loss) of $247M in Q4 2024.
- What is the long-term trend for International Paper's industrial packaging — operating income (loss)?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), International Paper's industrial packaging — operating income (loss) has grown at a -16.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.64B to $951M.
- What does industrial packaging — operating income (loss) mean?
- The profit earned from the industrial packaging business segment's core operations.