Buyback yield (TTM)
0.17%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.19%
5Y share count change
33.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$33.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$10.23B
Key takeaways
- International Paper (IP) repurchased about $33.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 33.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +9.1% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for International Paper (IP)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for International Paper (IP)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for International Paper (IP)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for International Paper (IP)
Latest: $65.00M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for International Paper (IP) came in at $65.00M – surged 182.6% year-over-year.
International Paper buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +9.1%, with mixed annual results across the window.
International Paper buyback spend plunged from $1.43B in 2006 to $65.00M in 2025, a 95.5% drawdown.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $1.43B in 2006 and its low of $0.00 in 1990.
International Paper Buyback Spend 2025: $65.00M
In 2025, International Paper reported buyback spend of $65.00M, surged 182.6% from 2024.
International Paper Buyback Spend 2024: $23.00M
International Paper buyback spend in 2024 was $23.00M, plunged 89.4% below 2023.
International Paper Buyback Spend 2023: $218.00M
2023's buyback spend for International Paper came in at $218.00M, plunged 83.0% below 2022.
International Paper Buyback Spend 2022: $1.28B
International Paper posted buyback spend of $1.28B in 2022, surged 53.0% from 2021.
International Paper Buyback Spend 2021: $839.00M
International Paper buyback spend in 2021 was $839.00M.
See more financial history for International Paper (IP).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $65.00M | $0.00 | $65.00M | 0.31% | 0.53B | +49.1% | |
| 2024 | $23.00M | $82.00M | −$59.00M | 0.12% | 0.35B | +1.5% | |
| 2023 | $218.00M | $58.00M | $160.00M | 1.74% | 0.35B | -4.9% | |
| 2022 | $1.28B | $124.00M | $1.16B | 10.49% | 0.37B | -6.5% | |
| 2021 | $839.00M | $0.00 | $839.00M | 4.67% | 0.39B | -0.8% | |
| 2020 | $42.00M | $0.00 | $42.00M | 0.23% | 0.40B | -0.8% | |
| 2019 | $535.00M | $130.00M | $405.00M | 3.12% | 0.40B | -3.7% | |
| 2018 | $732.00M | $135.00M | $597.00M | 4.79% | 0.41B | -0.8% | |
| 2017 | $47.00M | $0.00 | $47.00M | 0.21% | 0.42B | +0.5% | |
| 2016 | $132.00M | $124.00M | $8.00M | 0.64% | 0.42B | -1.2% | |
| 2015 | $605.00M | $107.00M | $498.00M | 4.09% | 0.42B | -2.6% | |
| 2014 | $1.06B | $118.00M | $944.00M | 5.00% | 0.43B | -3.6% | |
| 2013 | $512.00M | $137.00M | $375.00M | 2.54% | 0.45B | +1.8% | |
| 2012 | $35.00M | $116.00M | −$81.00M | 0.22% | 0.44B | +0.7% | |
| 2011 | $30.00M | $0.00 | $30.00M | — | 0.44B | +0.6% | |
| 2010 | $26.00M | $0.00 | $26.00M | — | 0.43B | +1.4% | |
| 2009 | $10.00M | $0.00 | $10.00M | — | 0.43B | +1.7% | |
| 2008 | $47.00M | $0.00 | $47.00M | — | 0.42B | -2.8% | |
| 2007 | $1.22B | $0.00 | $1.22B | — | 0.43B | -11.4% | |
| 2006 | $1.43B | $0.00 | $1.43B | — | 0.49B | -4.1% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.51B | +4.4% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.49B | +1.5% | |
| 2003 | $550.00M | $0.00 | $550.00M | — | 0.48B | -0.4% | |
| 2002 | $169.00M | $0.00 | $169.00M | — | 0.48B | +0.1% | |
| 2001 | $64.00M | $0.00 | $64.00M | — | 0.48B | +7.2% | |
| 2000 | $66.00M | $0.00 | $66.00M | — | 0.45B | +8.1% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.42B | +0.5% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.41B | +36.5% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.30B | +3.7% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.29B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $485.00M | $0.00 | $485.00M | — | — | — |
- 2025$65.00M
- 2024$23.00M
- 2023$218.00M
- 2022$1.28B
- 2021$839.00M
- 2020$42.00M
- 2019$535.00M
- 2018$732.00M
- 2017$47.00M
- 2016$132.00M
- 2015$605.00M
- 2014$1.06B
- 2013$512.00M
- 2012$35.00M
- 2011$30.00M
- 2010$26.00M
- 2009$10.00M
- 2008$47.00M
- 2007$1.22B
- 2006$1.43B
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$550.00M
- 2002$169.00M
- 2001$64.00M
- 2000$66.00M
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$485.00M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for International Paper (IP)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for International Paper (IP)
How International Paper splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as International Paper, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $6.44B | |
| $2.52B | |
| $2.06B | |
| $1.10B | |
| $211.00M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $6.44B
- $2.52B
- $2.06B
- $1.10B
- $211.00M
- $0.00
- $0.00
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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