What If You Invested $1,000 in International Paper (IP)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
International Paper
IP
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+10475.93% (105.8 times)
- Buy
- Oct 23, 1962
- $0.54
- Sell
- Jan 24, 2025
- $57.17
Buying IP at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $105,759.33.
Max drawdown
-90.61% (fell to 9% of peak)
- Peak
- Jan 7, 2000
- $21.88
- Trough
- Mar 6, 2009
- $2.05
The worst decline for IP was -90.61% (fell to 9% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+4422.20% (45.2 times)
- IPO
- Jan 2, 1962
- $0.83
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $37.54
A $1,000 investment in IP at IPO would be worth $45,221.97 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is International Paper (IP) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- International Paper (IP) stock's all-time low was $0.54 on Oct 23, 1962. The all-time high was $57.17 on Jan 24, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in International Paper (IP) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying International Paper (IP) stock at the all-time low ($0.54 on Oct 23, 1962) and selling at the peak ($57.17 on Jan 24, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $105,759.33. Historical return: +10475.93% (105.8 times).
What are International Paper (IP)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for International Paper (IP) stock was Oct 23, 1962 (all-time low at $0.54). The best sell date was Jan 24, 2025 at $57.17. This investment would have returned +10475.93% (105.8 times).
What was International Paper (IP) stock's maximum drawdown?
- International Paper (IP) stock's worst decline was -90.61% (fell to 9% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $21.88 on Jan 7, 2000. Trough: $2.05 on Mar 6, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $93.86 at the trough.
What if you bought International Paper (IP) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in International Paper (IP) stock at IPO ($0.83 on Jan 2, 1962) would be worth $45,221.97 today. Historical return: +4422.20% (45.2 times). Current stock price: $37.54 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in International Paper (IP) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in International Paper (IP) stock 5 years ago ($40.5 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $926.97 today. Historical return: -7.30% (0.93 times). Current stock price: $37.54 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in International Paper (IP) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in International Paper (IP) stock 10 years ago ($24.94 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $1,505.21 today. Historical return: +50.52% (1.51 times). Current stock price: $37.54 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in International Paper (IP) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in International Paper (IP) stock 20 years ago ($15.69 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $2,392.93 today. Historical return: +139.29% (2.39 times). Current stock price: $37.54 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for IP. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.