International Paper Dividend

Q: What is the International Paper Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average International Paper dividend yield over the last 5 years is 4.20% and the average over the last 10 years is 4.16%. The payout ratio of International Paper in relation to the last financial year is -26.62%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is -121.71%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the International Paper dividend safe?

International Paper has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 3 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00% . The average International Paper Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is -0.96% . The average for the last 10 years is 1.77% .

$35.02

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NYSE, Sep 25, 04:04 pm EDT. Closed.

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US4601461035

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International Paper Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the International Paper Stock

Current dividend yield	5.79 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	4.57 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	6.14 %
Payout 3Y	7.34 %

When does International Paper pay a dividend?

The International Paper stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the International Paper stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were February, May, August and November . Dividends from International Paper are distributed via March, June, September and December.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$0.4625 $0.46	Aug 14 2026 Aug 14 2026 Sep 15 2026 Aug 14 26 Sep 15 26	Sep 15 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.4625 $0.46	May 22 2026 May 22 2026 Jun 12 2026 May 22 26 Jun 12 26	Jun 12 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.4625 $0.46	Feb 23 2026 Feb 23 2026 Mar 17 2026 Feb 23 26 Mar 17 26	Mar 17 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.4625 $0.46	Nov 14 2025 Nov 14 2025 Dec 16 2025 Nov 14 25 Dec 16 25	Dec 16 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.4625 $0.46	Aug 15 2025 Aug 15 2025 Sep 16 2025 Aug 15 25 Sep 16 25	Sep 16 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.4625 $0.46	May 23 2025 May 23 2025 Jun 13 2025 May 23 25 Jun 13 25	Jun 13 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.4625 $0.46	Feb 24 2025 Feb 24 2025 Mar 17 2025 Feb 24 25 Mar 17 25	Mar 17 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.4625 $0.46	Nov 15 2024 Nov 15 2024 Dec 16 2024 Nov 15 24 Dec 16 24	Dec 16 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.4625 $0.46	Aug 15 2024 Aug 15 2024 Sep 16 2024 Aug 15 24 Sep 16 24	Sep 16 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.4625 $0.46	May 23 2024 May 23 2024 Jun 14 2024 May 23 24 Jun 14 24	Jun 14 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.4625 $0.46	Feb 21 2024 Feb 21 2024 Mar 15 2024 Feb 21 24 Mar 15 24	Mar 15 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.4625 $0.46	Nov 14 2023 Nov 14 2023 Dec 15 2023 Nov 14 23 Dec 15 23	Dec 15 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.4625 $0.46	Aug 14 2023 Aug 14 2023 Sep 15 2023 Aug 14 23 Sep 15 23	Sep 15 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.4625 $0.46	May 25 2023 May 25 2023 Jun 15 2023 May 25 23 Jun 15 23	Jun 15 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.4625 $0.46	Feb 16 2023 Feb 16 2023 Mar 15 2023 Feb 16 23 Mar 15 23	Mar 15 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.4625 $0.46	Nov 14 2022 Nov 14 2022 Dec 15 2022 Nov 14 22 Dec 15 22	Dec 15 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.4625 $0.46	Aug 12 2022 Aug 12 2022 Sep 15 2022 Aug 12 22 Sep 15 22	Sep 15 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.4625 $0.46	May 26 2022 May 26 2022 Jun 15 2022 May 26 22 Jun 15 22	Jun 15 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.4625 $0.46	Feb 17 2022 Feb 17 2022 Mar 15 2022 Feb 17 22 Mar 15 22	Mar 15 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.4625 $0.46	Nov 12 2021 Nov 12 2021 Dec 15 2021 Nov 12 21 Dec 15 21	Dec 15 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.4853 $0.49	Aug 13 2021 Aug 13 2021 Sep 15 2021 Aug 13 21 Sep 15 21	Sep 15 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.4853 $0.49	May 26 2021 May 26 2021 Jun 15 2021 May 26 21 Jun 15 21	Jun 15 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.4853 $0.49	Feb 17 2021 Feb 17 2021 Mar 15 2021 Feb 17 21 Mar 15 21	Mar 15 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.4853 $0.49	Nov 13 2020 Nov 13 2020 Dec 15 2020 Nov 13 20 Dec 15 20	Dec 15 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.4853 $0.49	Aug 13 2020 Aug 13 2020 Sep 15 2020 Aug 13 20 Sep 15 20	Sep 15 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.4853 $0.49	May 26 2020 May 26 2020 Jun 15 2020 May 26 20 Jun 15 20	Jun 15 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.4853 $0.49	Feb 20 2020 Feb 20 2020 Mar 16 2020 Feb 20 20 Mar 16 20	Mar 16 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.4853 $0.49	Nov 14 2019 Nov 14 2019 Dec 16 2019 Nov 14 19 Dec 16 19	Dec 16 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.4734 $0.47	Aug 14 2019 Aug 14 2019 Sep 16 2019 Aug 14 19 Sep 16 19	Sep 16 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.4734 $0.47	May 24 2019 May 24 2019 Jun 14 2019 May 24 19 Jun 14 19	Jun 14 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.4734 $0.47	Feb 20 2019 Feb 20 2019 Mar 15 2019 Feb 20 19 Mar 15 19	Mar 15 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.4734 $0.47	Nov 14 2018 Nov 14 2018 Dec 14 2018 Nov 14 18 Dec 14 18	Dec 14 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.4498 $0.45	Aug 14 2018 Aug 14 2018 Sep 17 2018 Aug 14 18 Sep 17 18	Sep 17 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.4498 $0.45	May 24 2018 May 24 2018 Jun 15 2018 May 24 18 Jun 15 18	Jun 15 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.4498 $0.45	Feb 20 2018 Feb 20 2018 Mar 15 2018 Feb 20 18 Mar 15 18	Mar 15 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.4498 $0.45	Nov 14 2017 Nov 14 2017 Dec 15 2017 Nov 14 17 Dec 15 17	Dec 15 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.4379 $0.44	Aug 11 2017 Aug 11 2017 Sep 15 2017 Aug 11 17 Sep 15 17	Sep 15 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.4379 $0.44	May 24 2017 May 24 2017 Jun 15 2017 May 24 17 Jun 15 17	Jun 15 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.4379 $0.44	Feb 13 2017 Feb 13 2017 Mar 15 2017 Feb 13 17 Mar 15 17	Mar 15 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.4379 $0.44	Nov 10 2016 Nov 10 2016 Dec 15 2016 Nov 10 16 Dec 15 16	Dec 15 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.4166 $0.42	Aug 11 2016 Aug 11 2016 Sep 15 2016 Aug 11 16 Sep 15 16	Sep 15 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.4166 $0.42	May 25 2016 May 25 2016 Jun 15 2016 May 25 16 Jun 15 16	Jun 15 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.4166 $0.42	Feb 11 2016 Feb 11 2016 Mar 15 2016 Feb 11 16 Mar 15 16	Mar 15 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.4166 $0.42	Nov 12 2015 Nov 12 2015 Dec 15 2015 Nov 12 15 Dec 15 15	Dec 15 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.3788 $0.38	Aug 12 2015 Aug 12 2015 Sep 15 2015 Aug 12 15 Sep 15 15	Sep 15 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.3788 $0.38	May 21 2015 May 21 2015 Jun 15 2015 May 21 15 Jun 15 15	Jun 15 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.3788 $0.38	Feb 11 2015 Feb 11 2015 Mar 16 2015 Feb 11 15 Mar 16 15	Mar 16 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3788 $0.38	Nov 13 2014 Nov 13 2014 Dec 15 2014 Nov 13 14 Dec 15 14	Dec 15 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3314 $0.33	Aug 13 2014 Aug 13 2014 Sep 15 2014 Aug 13 14 Sep 15 14	Sep 15 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3267 $0.33	May 21 2014 May 21 2014 Jun 16 2014 May 21 14 Jun 16 14	Jun 16 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3267 $0.33	Feb 12 2014 Feb 12 2014 Mar 17 2014 Feb 12 14 Mar 17 14	Mar 17 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.3267 $0.33	Nov 13 2013 Nov 13 2013 Dec 16 2013 Nov 13 13 Dec 16 13	Dec 16 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.28 $0.28	Aug 13 2013 Aug 13 2013 Sep 16 2013 Aug 13 13 Sep 16 13	Sep 16 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.28 $0.28	May 22 2013 May 22 2013 Jun 14 2013 May 22 13 Jun 14 13	Jun 14 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.28 $0.28	Feb 13 2013 Feb 13 2013 Mar 15 2013 Feb 13 13 Mar 15 13	Mar 15 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.28 $0.28	Nov 13 2012 Nov 13 2012 Dec 17 2012 Nov 13 12 Dec 17 12	Dec 17 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.245 $0.25	Aug 13 2012 Aug 13 2012 Sep 17 2012 Aug 13 12 Sep 17 12	Sep 17 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.245 $0.25	May 22 2012 May 22 2012 Jun 15 2012 May 22 12 Jun 15 12	Jun 15 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.245 $0.25	Feb 13 2012 Feb 13 2012 Mar 15 2012 Feb 13 12 Mar 15 12	Mar 15 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.245 $0.25	Nov 14 2011 Nov 14 2011 Dec 15 2011 Nov 14 11 Dec 15 11	Dec 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.245 $0.25	Aug 11 2011 Aug 11 2011 Sep 15 2011 Aug 11 11 Sep 15 11	Sep 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.245 $0.25	May 13 2011 May 13 2011 Jun 15 2011 May 13 11 Jun 15 11	Jun 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.175 $0.18	Feb 11 2011 Feb 11 2011 Mar 15 2011 Feb 11 11 Mar 15 11	Mar 15 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.1167 $0.12	Nov 12 2010 Nov 12 2010 Dec 15 2010 Nov 12 10 Dec 15 10	Dec 15 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.1167 $0.12	Aug 12 2010 Aug 12 2010 Sep 15 2010 Aug 12 10 Sep 15 10	Sep 15 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.1167 $0.12	May 13 2010 May 13 2010 Jun 15 2010 May 13 10 Jun 15 10	Jun 15 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0233 $0.02	Feb 11 2010 Feb 11 2010 Mar 15 2010 Feb 11 10 Mar 15 10	Mar 15 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0233 $0.02	Nov 12 2009 Nov 12 2009 Dec 15 2009 Nov 12 09 Dec 15 09	Dec 15 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0233 $0.02	Aug 13 2009 Aug 13 2009 Sep 15 2009 Aug 13 09 Sep 15 09	Sep 15 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0233 $0.02	May 14 2009 May 14 2009 Jun 15 2009 May 14 09 Jun 15 09	Jun 15 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.2334 $0.23	Feb 11 2009 Feb 11 2009 Mar 16 2009 Feb 11 09 Mar 16 09	Mar 16 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2334 $0.23	Nov 13 2008 Nov 13 2008 Dec 15 2008 Nov 13 08 Dec 15 08	Dec 15 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2334 $0.23	Aug 14 2008 Aug 14 2008 Sep 15 2008 Aug 14 08 Sep 15 08	Sep 15 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2334 $0.23	May 21 2008 May 21 2008 Jun 16 2008 May 21 08 Jun 16 08	Jun 16 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2334 $0.23	Feb 13 2008 Feb 13 2008 Mar 14 2008 Feb 13 08 Mar 14 08	Mar 14 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.2334 $0.23	Nov 14 2007 Nov 14 2007 Dec 14 2007 Nov 14 07 Dec 14 07	Dec 14 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.2334 $0.23	Aug 13 2007 Aug 13 2007 Sep 17 2007 Aug 13 07 Sep 17 07	Sep 17 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.2334 $0.23	May 16 2007 May 16 2007 Jun 15 2007 May 16 07 Jun 15 07	Jun 15 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.2334 $0.23	Feb 14 2007 Feb 14 2007 Mar 15 2007 Feb 14 07 Mar 15 07	Mar 15 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2334 $0.23	Nov 15 2006 Nov 15 2006 Dec 15 2006 Nov 15 06 Dec 15 06	Dec 15 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2334 $0.23	Aug 16 2006 Aug 16 2006 Sep 15 2006 Aug 16 06 Sep 15 06	Sep 15 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2334 $0.23	May 17 2006 May 17 2006 Jun 15 2006 May 17 06 Jun 15 06	Jun 15 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2334 $0.23	Feb 15 2006 Feb 15 2006 Mar 15 2006 Feb 15 06 Mar 15 06	Mar 15 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.2334 $0.23	Nov 16 2005 Nov 16 2005 Dec 15 2005 Nov 16 05 Dec 15 05	Dec 15 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.2334 $0.23	Aug 17 2005 Aug 17 2005 Sep 15 2005 Aug 17 05 Sep 15 05	Sep 15 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.2334 $0.23	May 18 2005 May 18 2005 Jun 15 2005 May 18 05 Jun 15 05	Jun 15 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.2334 $0.23	Feb 16 2005 Feb 16 2005 Mar 15 2005 Feb 16 05 Mar 15 05	Mar 15 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.2334 $0.23	Nov 17 2004 Nov 17 2004 Dec 15 2004 Nov 17 04 Dec 15 04	Dec 15 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.2334 $0.23	Aug 18 2004 Aug 18 2004 Sep 15 2004 Aug 18 04 Sep 15 04	Sep 15 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.2334 $0.23	May 19 2004 May 19 2004 Jun 15 2004 May 19 04 Jun 15 04	Jun 15 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.2334 $0.23	Feb 18 2004 Feb 18 2004 Mar 15 2004 Feb 18 04 Mar 15 04	Mar 15 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.2334 $0.23	Nov 19 2003 Nov 19 2003 Dec 15 2003 Nov 19 03 Dec 15 03	Dec 15 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.2334 $0.23	Aug 19 2003 Aug 19 2003 Sep 15 2003 Aug 19 03 Sep 15 03	Sep 15 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.2334 $0.23	May 21 2003 May 21 2003 Jun 16 2003 May 21 03 Jun 16 03	Jun 16 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.2334 $0.23	Feb 19 2003 Feb 19 2003 Mar 14 2003 Feb 19 03 Mar 14 03	Mar 14 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.2334 $0.23	Nov 20 2002 Nov 20 2002 Dec 16 2002 Nov 20 02 Dec 16 02	Dec 16 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.2334 $0.23	Aug 21 2002 Aug 21 2002 Sep 16 2002 Aug 21 02 Sep 16 02	Sep 16 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.2334 $0.23	May 22 2002 May 22 2002 Jun 14 2002 May 22 02 Jun 14 02	Jun 14 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.2334 $0.23	Feb 20 2002 Feb 20 2002 Mar 15 2002 Feb 20 02 Mar 15 02	Mar 15 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.2334 $0.23	Nov 20 2001 Nov 20 2001 Dec 14 2001 Nov 20 01 Dec 14 01	Dec 14 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.2334 $0.23	Aug 22 2001 Aug 22 2001 Sep 14 2001 Aug 22 01 Sep 14 01	Sep 14 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.2334 $0.23	May 16 2001 May 16 2001 Jun 15 2001 May 16 01 Jun 15 01	Jun 15 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.2334 $0.23	Feb 21 2001 Feb 21 2001 Mar 15 2001 Feb 21 01 Mar 15 01	Mar 15 2001	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does International Paper pay?

International Paper most recently paid a dividend of $0.46. International Paper paid a Dividend of $1.85 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $35.02 at Sep 25 2026, the current dividend yield is 5.28% (calculation: $1.85 / $35.02 = 5.28%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the International Paper Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average International Paper dividend yield over the last 5 years is 4.20% and the average over the last 10 years is 4.16%.

The payout ratio of International Paper in relation to the last financial year is -26.62%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is -121.71%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	International Paper
Current dividend yield	5.28%
Dividend Yield 5Y	4.20%
Dividend Yield 10Y	4.16%
Payout 1Y	-26.62%
Payout 3Y	-121.71%

Is the International Paper dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the International Paper dividend safe?

International Paper has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 3 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00%. The average International Paper Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is -0.96%. The average for the last 10 years is 1.77%.

Metric	International Paper
Increased	0 Years
Continuity	3 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	0.00%
Growth 5Y	-0.96%
Growth 10Y	1.77%

Continuity

International Paper has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 3 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.

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International Paper Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the International Paper stock (ISIN: US4601461035) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of International Paper -11.09% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the International Paper stock price in real time at the top of the page.

International Paper (symbol: IP) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of -5.40 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 0.77 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the International Paper stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 24.99 according to P/E ratio and 0.73 according to P/S.

Metric	International Paper
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	11.09%
P/E TTM	-5.40
P/S TTM	0.77
P/E forward	24.99
P/S forward	0.73

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