International Paper (IP) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in International Paper (IP) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $13,163 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 2.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $24,877 reinvested (5.0% a year), or $21,337 taking the dividends as cash, $9,306 of it paid out along the way.
IP became
$24,877
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
5.0%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$14,020
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Worst drop
-81.0%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | IP total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −4.3% | $922 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −23.8% | $1,241 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +55.4% | $1,211 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +10.2% | $1,111 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −23.0% | $1,034 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +3.5% | $1,029 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +13.8% | $1,011 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +19.5% | $934 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −27.8% | $855 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +13.2% | $847 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +46.9% | $783 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −27.2% | $650 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +14.2% | $576 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +26.5% | $481 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +39.3% | $426 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +12.4% | $355 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +3.3% | $134 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +135.7% | $109 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −61.8% | $311 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: IP total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in International Paper (IP) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $24,877 at the end of Oct 2026: 5.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, IP turned $10,000 into $13,163 with dividends reinvested, 2.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, IP returned -1.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking IP's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $21,337, including $9,306 of cash received; reinvesting added $3,540.
- IP's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (135.7%) and its worst 2008 (-61.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "International Paper (IP) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/IP/total-return
IP total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in IP 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $13,163 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 2.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $8,530 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is IP's total return since Dec 2007?
149% in total, or 5.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 20%.
How much of IP's return came from dividends?
About 80% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $3,540 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was IP's worst year?
2008, at -61.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -81.0%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.