International Paper Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 12 analysts polled by S&P Global, International Paper stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $46.36. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 44.33% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $35 (+8.97%) and the highest is $62 (+93.03%).

Price Target: $46.36 (+44.33%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$35	$46.36	$46	$62
Change	+8.97%	+44.33%	+43.21%	+93.03%

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

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Rating	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26	Oct '26
Strong Buy	6	6	6	6	7	7
Buy	3	2	3	3	3	3
Hold	3	4	2	3	2	2
Sell	0	0	1	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	12	12	12	12	12	12

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Gabrial Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Reiterates $46 → $42	Buy	Reiterates	$46 → $42	+30.76%	Oct 7, 2026
Anojja Shah UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $47 → $35	Hold	Maintains	$47 → $35	+8.97%	Oct 5, 2026
Anthony Pettinari Citi	Citi	Buy Maintains $48 → $47	Buy	Maintains	$48 → $47	+46.33%	Oct 5, 2026
Alexandra Yates Argus Research	Argus Research	Buy Reiterates $45	Buy	Reiterates	$45	+40.10%	Sep 24, 2026
Detlef Winckelmann J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Buy Reiterates $61 → $62	Buy	Reiterates	$61 → $62	+93.03%	Sep 23, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

24.52B

from 23.63B

3.76%

from 23.63B

Revenue Next Year

26.01B

from 24.52B

6.05%

from 24.52B

EPS This Year

1.30

from -0.20

EPS Next Year

3.03

from 1.30

132.37%

from 1.30

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	19.36B	21.16B	16.03B	15.84B	23.63B	24.52B
Revenue Growth	10.24%	9.29%	-24.23%	-1.24%	49.25%	3.76%
Gross Profit	5.53B	6.02B	4.52B	4.52B	7.03B	7.22B
Gross Margin	28.56%	28.44%	28.20%	28.51%	29.74%	29.43%
Operating Income	1.67B	1.95B	1.04B	1.07B	1.20B	1.21B
Net Income	1.75B	1.50B	288.00M	557.00M	-3.52B	634.72M
EPS	-	-	-	-	-0.20	1.30
Forward PE	10.43	10.51	18.77	24.92	22.82	24.63
Dividend / Share	2.00	1.85	1.85	1.85	1.85	1.80
Dividend Growth	-2.44%	-7.50%	-	-	-	-2.97%
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	-159.00M	362.00M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	11

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	25.3B
Avg	24.5B
Low	24.1B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	7.2%
Avg	3.8%
Low	1.8%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	1.41
Avg	1.30
Low	1.19

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	-
Low	-