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How International Paper Company stacks up
IP · against 124 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Profitability
12/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #119 of 125 · scores higher than 5% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score5 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including IP · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 12?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 97% of peers. Return on assets: -9.4% vs peer median 3.3%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 84% of peers. Operating margin: -0.0% vs peer median 6.4%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 74% of peers. Return on invested capital: 1.9% vs peer median 7.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = IP, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | IP | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 120 reported | 1.9% | 13.8% | 12% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 127 reported | -0.0% | 11.1% | 5% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 120 reported | -9.4% | 6.3% | 2% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 116 reported | -16.5% | 18.1% | 4% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 127 reported | 29.6% | 35.4% | 39% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around IP| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.48T JPY (≈$10.1B) | 100 | 96 | |
| 2 | 880.5B TWD (≈$27.3B) | 99 | 75 | |
| 2 | 184.4B HKD (≈$23.6B) | 99 | 91 | |
| 2 | 11.5B USD | 99 | 78 | |
| 2 | 10.7B USD | 99 | 50 | |
| 115 | 17.5B USD | 20 | 18 | |
| 116 | 526.8B ZAR (≈$29.0B) | 19 | 59 | |
| 117 | 11.5B EUR (≈$12.7B) | 16 | 28 | |
| 117 | 10.9B USD | 16 | 47 | |
| 119 | 18.6B USD | 12 | 43 | |
| 120 | 70.6B CNY (≈$9.9B) | 11 | 52 | |
| 121 | 14.5B USD | 9 | 29 | |
| 122 | 27.4B USD | 6 | 23 | |
| 122 | 10.9B USD | 6 | 28 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score