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IP International Paper (IP) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Materials · Paper mills · CIK 0000051434
Congress · 2Form 144 · 2
Funds added, last quarter
457
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about IP

Insiders, 180 days
-$843.3K net sold
1 buyer · 2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
2 bought · 2 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-04-14
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$1.2M
2 notices

International Paper insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/ insiders sold a net $843.3K of stock across 52 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Exec. VP & President
SELL
2026-08-10 SECtraded 2026-08-07
24,500
$1.0M
-19.7%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on May 16, 2022.
  • The trade is 22.9% of the 106,952 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 457 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Exec. VP & President Hamic William Thomas sold about $1.0M of IP on Aug 7, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2023; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 457 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
SELL
2026-08-04 SEC
3,500
$146.9K
-20.5%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on May 5, 2025.
  • The trade is 10.2% of the 34,248 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 457 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: VP & Chief Accounting Officer Goughnour Holly G. sold about $146.9K of IP on Aug 4, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 457 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
BUY
2026-05-01 SEC
10,000
$313.0K
+9.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 99.8% of the 10,025 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 457 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Tozier Scott bought about $313.0K of IP on May 1, 2026; 457 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-03-12 SEC
13,217
$500.0K
-8.5%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Mar 11, 2026.
  • The trade is 50.7% of the 26,092 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 457 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director GUSTAFSSON ANDERS bought about $500.0K of IP on Mar 12, 2026; 457 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-03-12 SECtraded 2026-03-11
12,875
$500.1K
-8.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 12,875 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 457 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director GUSTAFSSON ANDERS bought about $500.1K of IP on Mar 11, 2026; 457 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
52 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$843.3K over 180 days
-$1.2M over 90 days
below 66% of Materials
Congress
2 members bought in the last year
more than 81% of Materials
Funds
457 funds bought in last quarter
more than 94% of Materials
Revenue
+49.3% year over year
more than 93% of Materials
Margin
-14.9% net margin
below 75% of Materials
Buybacks
$31.0M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
below 61% of Materials
Short interest
8.5% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 7.8 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 80% of Materials
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-27.4%12M
-37%-24%-10%+4%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-01-30 · Silvernail Andrew K bought $2.0M2026-08-07 · Hamic William Thomas sold $1.0M2026-01-30 · Connor Christopher M bought $1.0M2025-11-18 · Ellis Clay R sold $693.5K2026-03-11 · GUSTAFSSON ANDERS bought $500.1K2026-03-12 · GUSTAFSSON ANDERS bought $500.0K2026-05-01 · Tozier Scott bought $313.0K2026-08-04 · Goughnour Holly G. sold $146.9K2026-08-07 · WILLIAM HAMIC filed to sell $1.0M2026-08-04 · HOLLY G GOUGHNOUR filed to sell $146.9K
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns IP: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
50,942,140 sh
$1.9B
32,999,909 sh
$1.3B

Congress trades in IP

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2026-04-14 · disclosed 24 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-11-18 · disclosed 27 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-11-03 · disclosed 38 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-10-30 · disclosed 279 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-10-30 · disclosed 279 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

IP planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
WILLIAM HAMIC
Filed 2026-08-07
$1.0M
HOLLY G GOUGHNOUR
Filed 2026-08-04
$146.9K

IP mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF
$16.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
6.8%
Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF
$2.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
6.4%
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF
$8.4M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.7%
NYLIM VP Natural Resources Portfolio
$14.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.3%
BNY Mellon Natural Resources Fund
$47.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.3%
Tarkio Fund
$11.1M position · as of 2026-05-31
4.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
International Paper Political Action Committee (Ip-Pac)
Cycle 2026 · $554K spent
$654.6K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Sutton
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$12.8M
$6.5M
$3.0M
-12%
+3%
2022
$13.7M
$14.6M
$2.6M
-20%
-15%
2021
$15.2M
$12.6M
$3.1M
+4%
+1%
2020
$18.3M
$12.6M
$4.4M
+14%
+17%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $843.3K sold by insiders over 180 days, 457 funds added last quarter, 2 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $1.2M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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IP financials

Revenue growth
+49.3%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-14.9%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Net margin, TTM
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Free cash flow, TTM
$492.0M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.64x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.29x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
-20.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-8.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$26.1B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+2.8%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$23.6B$18.6B$18.9B$21.2B
Net income-$3.5B$557.0M$288.0M$1.5B
EPS (diluted)-6.951.570.824.10
Operating cash flow$1.7B$1.7B$1.8B$2.2B
Cash$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B$804.0M
Long-term debt$8.8B$5.4B$5.5B$4.8B
Buybacks$65.0M$23.0M$218.0M$1.3B
Dividends paid$977.0M$643.0M$642.0M$673.0M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

IP Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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IP ranks highest on growth (93rd percentile) and institutional and government (75th), and lowest on risk and compliance (14th), among Materials peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
23
Inputs
  • Return on equity-20.8% · 19 pct, sector of 100
  • Return on assets-8.7% · 28 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Financial health
59
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.64x · 53 pct, sector of 104
  • Cash flow to debt0.29x · 64 pct, sector of 103
Growth
93
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+49.3% · 93 pct, sector of 128
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
45
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$843K · 34 pct, sector of 80
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 56 pct, sector of 80
Institutional and government
75
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter457 · 94 pct, sector of 118
  • Congress net buyers, 365d0 · 40 pct, universe of 719
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$3.3M · 92 pct, sector of 40
Risk and compliance
14
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+8.5% · 24 pct, sector of 143
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.55 per $1B · 6 pct, sector of 103
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+25.9% · 12 pct, sector of 111
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

IP filings, in plain words

Are International Paper insiders buying or selling IP?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, International Paper insiders were net sellers, a net $843.3K: $313.0K of purchases and $1.2M of sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer and 2 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded IP?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-27, 2 House members disclosed buying IP and 2 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-04-14.

Are there planned insider sales of IP?

Yes. 2 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $1.2M of stock; the latest, by WILLIAM HAMIC, was filed 2026-08-07.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, International Paper insiders were net sellers of IP, a net $843.3K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer and 2 sellers. In the year to 2026-10-27, 2 members of Congress disclosed buying IP and 2 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-04-14. Insiders filed 2 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $1.2M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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