IP's Quality Score fell 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 1. Buying slipped from its highest in 20 days (2 chart checks stopped).
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Down 10% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%.
“Cost of products sold decreased driven by lower planned maintenance outage costs and lower sales volumes”
| Since its 2025 high | Down 41% |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Nov 4 |
International Paper Weighs A Sale Instead Of An EMEA Spinoff
IP closed +6.9% that day on 1.9x normal volume.
Wed Nov 11: Baird 56th Annual Global Industrial…Investor conference · date confirmed.
1 more date ahead: dividend dates, for Pro members.
After its last 4 reports it closed -2.7% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 3 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
IP is #4 of 5 by Quality Score.
| Rank | Stock | Quality Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| Open for its score | ||
| 4 |
Expected to report Thu Jan 28, before the open (in 79 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $6.2B; a loss of $2.07 a share.
“In the third quarter of 2026, net sales increased reflecting higher sales prices partially offset by lower sales volumes driven by a softer demand environment.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packaging Solutions North America | $3.9B | $3.7B | $3.9B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 4)
No outlook figures read from this release.
“Cost of products sold decreased driven by lower planned maintenance outage costs and lower sales volumes, partially offset by higher input costs for recovered fiber, energy and fuel.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 28)
Sales grew 6.1% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $1.85 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | -6.7% | +3.3% | +5.2% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | +3.2% | +1.2% | -0.9% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -5.9% | -9.4% | -0.2% |
Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $24B in 2025. It lost money in 2025 after a profit in 2024.
RSI 53.7, MACD above signal, above its 50-day, below its 200-day. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 1306% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $1.85 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $980M a year |
| Free cash flow | $75M |
2 insiders sold $1.2M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
12 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: IP is under 0.1% of VYM, under 0.1% of IVV, and under 0.1% of SPY, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026 (SPY's as filed by IVV).
International Paper manufactures packaging products. It accounts for roughly one-third of the North American corrugated packaging market. The company also has a substantial presence in Europe following its acquisition of DS Smith. International Paper serves a variety of end markets, including industrial, consumer products, and manufacturing.
IP scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #4 of 5 in Paper Mills by Quality Score, with 3 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 10% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
IP scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #4 of 5 in Paper Mills by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind IP's 1.
2 insiders sold $1.2M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is William Thomas Hamic, Exec. VP & President, who sold $1M on Aug 7. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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