If you invested $1,000 in IP — what it would be worth today
$1,000
once in
Dollar-cost averaging invests the same amount every period, so the chart compares value against what you put in.January 2016
Priced at a real closing price — the month's last trading day, or that exact day's close when you pick one.today
Monthly data: valued at the closing price on the last trading day of that month.A $1,000 investment in International Paper Company (IP) in January 2016 would be worth $1,699 as of September 2026 with dividends reinvested — 5.1% a year. Use the dropdowns above to try any amount or starting month back to January 1970.
Over the same period, the same $1,000 would be worth $4,664 in the S&P 500 (SPY) and $7,478 in the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). IP trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 over that period.
Growth of $1,000 in IP since January 2016— monthly
International Paper Company (IP). Total return approximated via dividend- and split-adjusted closes (no taxes or fees). Not investment advice.
What $1,000 in IP would be worth today, by starting month— each bar = one starting month, held to today
$1,000 invested in IP, by year— dividends reinvested, held to today
| Invested in | Worth today | Multiple | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1,699 | 1.7× | 5.1% |
| 2017 | $984 | 1.0× | -0.2% |
| 2018 | $855 | 0.9× | -1.8% |
| 2019 | $1,092 | 1.1× | 1.2% |
| 2020 | $1,215 | 1.2× | 3.0% |
| 2021 | $932 | 0.9× | -1.2% |
| 2022 | $888 | 0.9× | -2.5% |
| 2023 | $981 | 1.0× | -0.5% |
| 2024 | $1,085 | 1.1× | 3.1% |
| 2025 | $670 | 0.7× | -21.8% |
Methodology
Investments are assumed made at the chosen month's last trading day close, or that exact day's close when a day is picked. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. IP data begins January 1970; values as of September 2026 and refresh daily. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
See the live IP chart and fundamentals on the IP quote page or compare with the same investment in SPY.
FAQ#
- How much would $1,000 invested in IP be worth today?
- A $1,000 investment in International Paper Company (IP) in January 2016 would be worth about $1,699 as of September 2026, with dividends reinvested. That works out to about 5.1% a year.
- How far back does the IP calculation go?
- IP data begins January 1970. You can pick any starting month from then to the present and see what your investment would be worth today.
- Does this include dividends?
- Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.