International Paper Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization increased by 10.3% to $730.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 25.0%, from $584.00M to $730.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization shows an upward trend with a 11.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A rising balance relative to gross assets indicates an aging portfolio of intangible assets nearing the end of their useful lives.
The cumulative amount of amortization expense recognized against finite-lived intangible assets since their acquisition...
Standard accounting metric; peers with older acquisition cycles will show higher accumulated amortization relative to gross assets.
other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_accumulated_amortization| 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 | $464.00M | $471.00M | $427.00M | $437.00M | $449.00M | $457.00M | $471.00M | $480.00M | $491.00M | $499.00M | $510.00M | $519.00M | $526.00M | $536.00M | $402.00M | $584.00M | $655.00M | $584.00M | $662.00M | $730.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.5% | -9.3% | +2.3% | +2.7% | +1.8% | +3.1% | +1.9% | +2.3% | +1.6% | +2.2% | +1.8% | +1.3% | +1.9% | -25.0% | +45.3% | +12.2% | -10.8% | +13.4% | +10.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.2% | -3.0% | +10.3% | +9.8% | +9.4% | +9.2% | +8.3% | +8.1% | +7.1% | +7.4% | -21.2% | +12.5% | +24.5% | +9.0% | +64.7% | +25.0% |