IP vs KMB
International Paper Company and Kimberly-clark Corporation, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | IP | KMB |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $23.6B | $16.4B |
| Net income | $-3.5B | $2.0B |
| Gross margin | 29.6% | 36.0% |
| Net margin | −14.9% | 12.3% |
| Return on equity | −30.6% | 172.6% |
| Diluted EPS | −$6.95 | $6.07 |
| Dividend / share | $1.85 | $5.04 |
| Payout ratio | −27.8% | 82.1% |
| Free cash flow | $-159.0M | $1.6B |
| Equity | $14.8B | $1.5B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.59× | 4.31× |
| Current ratio | 1.28× | 0.75× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.1% | −3.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | −3.0% |
IP bills 1.4× the revenue of KMB, and IP closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | IP | KMB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $23.6B | $16.4B |
| FY2024 | $15.8B | $16.8B |
| FY2023 | $16.0B | $17.1B |
| FY2022 | $21.2B | $20.2B |
| FY2021 | $19.4B | $19.4B |
| FY2020 | $17.6B | $19.1B |
| FY2019 | $18.3B | $18.4B |
| FY2018 | $23.3B | $18.5B |
| FY2017 | $21.7B | $18.3B |
| FY2016 | $19.5B | $18.3B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | IP | KMB |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-3.5B | $2.0B |
| FY2024 | $557.0M | $2.5B |
| FY2023 | $288.0M | $1.8B |
| FY2022 | $1.5B | $1.9B |
| FY2021 | $1.8B | $1.8B |
| FY2020 | $482.0M | $2.4B |
| FY2019 | $1.2B | $2.2B |
| FY2018 | $2.0B | $1.4B |
| FY2017 | $2.1B | $2.3B |
| FY2016 | $904.0M | $2.2B |
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