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How International Paper Company stacks up
IP · against 124 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Valuation
49/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #56 of 125 · scores higher than 52% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score24 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including IP · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 49?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.A mix: stronger EBITDA yield, but weaker earnings yield and free cash flow yield than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -18.5% vs peer median 4.4%
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 71% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 2.6% vs peer median 6.1%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 77% of peers. EBITDA yield: 14.2% vs peer median 8.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 123 reported | -14.7% | 4.7% | 1% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 126 reported | 14.2% | 7.7% | 86% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 68 reported | 2.6% | 5.3% | 18% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 119 reported | 77.7% | 23.5% | 86% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around IP| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 219.5B CNY (≈$30.7B) | 98 | 66 | |
| 2 | 37.54T KRW (≈$27.0B) | 97 | 65 | |
| 2 | 150.1B HKD (≈$19.2B) | 97 | 79 | |
| 4 | 4.04T JPY (≈$27.5B) | 93 | 76 | |
| 5 | 70.6B CNY (≈$9.9B) | 92 | 52 | |
| 52 | 15.4B USD | 51 | 74 | |
| 52 | 13.9B USD | 51 | 44 | |
| 55 | 16.7B USD | 50 | 54 | |
| 56 | 9.8B USD | 49 | 57 | |
| 56 | 18.6B USD | 49 | 43 | |
| 56 | 10.2B USD | 49 | 44 | |
| 56 | 181.9B ZAR (≈$10.0B) | 49 | 53 | |
| 56 | 22.8B USD | 49 | 50 | |
| 61 | 20.5B USD | 48 | 50 |
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