INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY vs REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC., two Paper & Packaging stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Profitability separates these two right now. Reynolds Consumer Products holds a steady 14.53% return on equity and 8.7% net margin at 17.2 times earnings, while International Paper is posting a loss as restructuring charges run through its books, leaving no usable earnings multiple. The commodity boxmaker trades at 1.39 times book against the branded maker's 2.51 times. International Paper carries almost no debt, 0.06 against 0.68, and pays the larger dividend, 4.77% against 3.43%. Reynolds converts more to free cash, 5.74% against 2.68%. At $20.6B, International Paper runs nearly four times Reynolds' $5.7B, a reminder that scale and current profitability are separate questions.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | IP | REYN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $37.92 | $26.25 |
| Market cap | $20.2B | $5.6B |
| Sector | Paper & Packaging | Paper & Packaging |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +16.7% | +7.5% |
| P/E | — | 16.8 |
| P/B | 1.36 | 2.45 |
| P/S | 0.83 | 1.47 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.3 | 51.6 |
| Revenue growth | +43.9% | +2.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 23.6% |
| Net margin | -13.8% | 8.7% |
| Return on equity | -22.6% | 14.5% |
| Return on assets | -9.2% | 6.7% |
| FCF yield | 2.7% | 5.9% |
| Dividend yield | 4.9% | 3.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.06 | 0.68 |
| Current ratio | 1.21 | 1.79 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.90 | 2.37 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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