International Paper Company IP

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The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how International Paper (NYSE:IP) and the rest of the industrial packaging stocks fared in Q2.

International Paper (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC) Chief Executive Officer Andy Silvernail will speak at the Baird 2026 Global Industrial Conference on November 11, 2026. The Fireside Chat and Q&A session is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. CT (9:30 a.m. ET).

Recent research on International Paper highlights that its large scale may now be a constraint, with below-average revenue growth, falling earnings per share and weaker returns on invested capital suggesting past and current investments have not translated into stronger performance. This has raised fresh questions about the effectiveness of management’s capital allocation and the company’s ability to reinvigorate profitability after earlier spending and footprint changes. Next, we’ll examine...