International Paper Company (IP)
Basic Materials · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for IP is $47.44, 39.3% above the last close of $34.05 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $35.09 to $62.70. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E—
- P/E vs sector—
- P/E vs own—
- Target upside+39.3%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$18.03B
- FCF yield+2.7%
- Insiders-$1.16M
- Earnings in12d
- News1.00
Why it moved
International Paper Company (IP) fell 0.1% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Basic Materials stocks rose 0.3%. Most of the move came from its sector.
1 story on the day (30-day average 0.6).
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $34.05 · -23.4% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendsideways
- Sector→ -3.0%
- MAs20▲ 50▼ 100▼ 200▼
- Above MAs1 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~39d
- RSI52
- Support-1.0%
- Resistance+6.2%
- Off 52w high-28.2%
- Off ATH-38.8%
- 52w range$34.05
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD0.32
- ATR+3.3%
- Volume1.0x
Analyst price targets
9 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $34.05 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 3 · Buy 7 · Hold 2 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue -11.3% year over year, free cash flow -0.1% of revenue, operating margin 0.7%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $6B | -0.02 | -$7M | 27.6% | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $5.97B | 0.11 | $94M | 20.7% | 2.9% | 1.0% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $6.01B | -4.52 | $255M | 31.4% | -42.7% | -39.7% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $6.22B | -2.09 | $150M | 31.1% | -6.8% | -17.7% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $6.77B | 0.14 | $54M | 27.9% | 3.0% | 1.1% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $5.9B | -0.24 | -$618M | 27.8% | -0.6% | -1.8% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $4.58B | -0.42 | $137M | 29.0% | -1.6% | -3.2% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $4.69B | 0.42 | $309M | 28.7% | 3.7% | 3.2% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $107.39 | -0.4% | -16.9% | +20.6% | 15.4 | $23.86B | |
| 2 |  | $90.68 | +0.4% | 0.0% | +4.5% | 84.0 | $23.14B | |
| 3 |  | $29.93 | +0.9% | -27.0% | +13.6% | — | $21.62B | |
| 4 |  | $64.01 | +2.1% | -20.7% | +8.4% | — | $20.68B | |
| 5 |  | $120.85 | +0.9% | -13.2% | -0.8% | 9.0 | $18.29B | |
| 6 | | $34.05 | -0.1% | -28.2% | +39.3% | — | $18.03B | |
| 7 |  | $130.45 | -0.9% | -14.6% | +25.9% | 289.9 | $17.62B | |
| 8 |  | $72.87 | +0.4% | -11.6% | +12.6% | 16.8 | $14.37B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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