What is International Paper's price / earnings?

International Paper (IP) reported price / earnings of 70.9× in Q1 2025.

What does price / earnings mean?

How many dollars investors pay for each dollar of the company's annual profit.

How do you interpret price / earnings?

Lower can mean cheaper — or that the market expects earnings to fall. High multiples embed growth expectations. Meaningless when earnings are negative, so it is suppressed there.

How does price / earnings compare across companies?

Compare against the company's own history and sector peers, not across sectors with different growth and risk profiles.

International Paper IP Price / earnings

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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

Debt / equity0.7×+0.1×

Current ratio1.2×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from International Paper’s reported figures.

market cap/net income=70.9×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: International Paper’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is International Paper's price / earnings?: International Paper (IP) reported price / earnings of 70.9× in Q1 2025.
What does price / earnings mean?: How many dollars investors pay for each dollar of the company's annual profit.
How do you interpret price / earnings?: Lower can mean cheaper — or that the market expects earnings to fall. High multiples embed growth expectations. Meaningless when earnings are negative, so it is suppressed there.
How does price / earnings compare across companies?: Compare against the company's own history and sector peers, not across sectors with different growth and risk profiles.