Valued at $20.4 billion by market cap, International Paper Company (IP) is a global sustainable packaging company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, that manufactures fiber-based packaging products made from renewable resources. Its offerings include corrugated packaging, containerboard, and protective packaging solutions used to transport, protect, and promote products across industries.
The company is scheduled to release its Q3 2026 earnings on Wednesday, Oct. 28, before the market opens. Ahead of the event, analysts expect the company’s EPS to be $0.30 on a diluted basis, up 169.8% from the loss of $0.43 per share year-ago quarter. However, the road to an earnings beat has been challenging, as International Paper has fallen short of analysts’ EPS estimates in three of its past four quarters. while beating on only one occasion.