International Paper IP Return on assets
Return on assets at other companies
Other financials
Where this comes from
Calculated from International Paper’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
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 return on assets?
- International Paper (IP) reported return on assets of -8.6% in Q1 2026.
- How has International Paper's return on assets changed year-over-year?
- International Paper's return on assets decreased by 800.0% year-over-year, from 1.2% to -8.6%.
- What is the long-term trend for International Paper's return on assets?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), International Paper's return on assets has grown at a -11.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 18.6% to -14.4%.
- What does return on assets mean?
- How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
- How do you interpret return on assets?
- Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
- How does return on assets compare across companies?
- Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.