---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000051434-25-000042"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IP"
cik: "0000051434"
company_name: "INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/"
filed_at: "2025-07-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T22:33:10.389830+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IP Q2 adjusted EPS $0.20 vs $0.55 YoY; revenue $6.8B includes DS Smith

## Summary
- Net earnings of $75M ($0.14 diluted EPS) vs $498M ($1.41) in Q2 2024; adjusted EPS $0.20 vs $0.55.
- Revenue of $6.8B versus $4.7B a year ago, reflecting a full quarter of the DS Smith packaging acquisition.
- CEO cites 80/20 strategies and cost-out progress; margins slipped on cost headwinds and planned outages.
- Expects stronger global revenue and earnings in Q3 2025 with fewer maintenance outages and continued commercial wins.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000051434-25-000042
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IP
- cik: 0000051434
- company_name: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/
- filed_at: 2025-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000005143425000042/0000051434-25-000042-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51434/000005143425000042/ip-20250731.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051434-25-000042
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051434-25-000042.txt

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