International Paper Company (IP)

International Paper Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 9 analysts that cover International Paper stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $45.67, which forecasts a 37.04% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $38 and the highest is $57.

Price Target: $45.67 (+37.04%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$38	$45.67	$44	$57
Change	+14.03%	+37.04%	+32.03%	+71.04%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for International Paper stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	4	5	5	4	4	4
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	2	2	3	4	4	5
Sell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	9	9	9	9	10

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Michael Roxland Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $48 → $44	Strong Buy	Maintains	$48 → $44	+32.03%	Apr 15, 2026
Anthony Pettinari Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $47 → $44	Strong Buy	Maintains	$47 → $44	+32.03%	Apr 14, 2026
Anojja Shah UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $44 → $40	Hold	Maintains	$44 → $40	+20.03%	Apr 10, 2026
Hillary Cacanando Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Strong Sell → Hold Initiates $38	Strong Sell → Hold	Initiates	$38	+14.03%	Apr 1, 2026
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $40 → $38	Hold	Maintains	$40 → $38	+14.03%	Mar 20, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

25.52B

Increased by 7.98%

from 23.63B

Revenue Next Year

26.42B

Increased by 3.53%

from 25.52B

EPS This Year

1.67

from -6.95

EPS Next Year

2.94

Increased by 76.31%

from 1.67

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	19.36B	21.16B	16.03B	15.84B	23.63B	25.52B	26.42B
Revenue Growth	10.24%	9.29%	-24.23%	-1.24%	49.25%	7.98%	3.53%
EPS	4.47	4.09	0.82	1.58	-6.95	1.67	2.94
EPS Growth	266.79%	-8.37%	-80.01%	92.54%	-	-	76.31%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	19.97	11.33
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	18	18

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	26.6B	27.9B
Avg	25.5B	26.4B
Low	23.4B	24.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	12.8%	9.2%
Avg	8.0%	3.5%
Low	-0.9%	-4.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	2.16	3.89
Avg	1.67	2.94
Low	1.32	2.25

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	-	132.9%
Avg	-	76.3%
Low	-	35.1%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.