IP

International Paper Company

Basic Materials · $17.5B market cap

Share price

$31.97

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$22.71

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$9.08

buy price

Overpriced

IP is Overpriced: at $31.97 it trades 41% above its fair value of $22.71. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $9.08, 72% below today's price. Business quality is limited: none of the 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Owner Earnings. Earnings have been shrinking, but the business still generates cash, so we value it on its cash flow instead of its earnings.

Business quality

0 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth-1.1% a year✗

Equity per share growth3.7% a year✗

Sales growth-1.2% a year✗

Free cash flow growth0.4% a year✗

Return on invested capital0.0%✗

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Insider activity

Since Aug 4, 2026: no open-market purchases, 2 sales worth $1.2M and 1 other filing (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Sales

Hamic William Thomas

Exec. VP & President · 2026-08-07

Sold

$1.0M

Goughnour Holly G.

VP & Chief Accounting Officer · 2026-08-04

Sold

$147K

Other filings

Hamic William Thomas

Exec. VP & President · 2026-08-07

I-Discretionary

24,291 shares

About International Paper Company

International Paper Company, established in 1898 and headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, functions as a leading global packaging enterprise. Its extensive operational footprint spans the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific Rim, Asia, and various other regions across the Americas. The company's business activities are structured into two principal divisions: Industrial Packaging and Global…

Paper, Lumber & Forest Products