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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

IFF Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$85.69

▼ -0.16 (-0.2%)

52w hi$87.66
52w lo$58.25
Vol1.55M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.06

Short+0.35
Medium-0.13
Long-0.72

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Market cap$21.86B
Enterprise value$27.61B
Forward P/E21.63x
EV / EBITDA14.45x
P / S (ttm)2.03x
Profit margin2.6%
Return on equity-5.5%
Revenue growth+1.8%
Earnings growth-91.6%
Debt / equity44.82

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental-0.08
Sector-0.02
Technical+0.15
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food, beverage, health and biosciences, scent, and complementary adjacent products in the United States, and internationally. It operates in through Taste, Food Ingredients, Health & Biosciences, and Scent segments. The Taste segment offers savory products such as soups, sauces, meat, fish, poultry, snacks; beverages consists of juice drinks, carbonated or flavored beverages, spirits; sweets comprising, bakery products, candy, cereal, chewing gum; and dairy products, such as yogurt, ice cream, cheese, and other products, as well as spices and seasoning ingredients for meat, food service, convenience, alternative protein and culinary products. The Food Ingredients segment provides natural, artificial, and plant-based specialty food ingredients; natural antioxidants and anti-microbials used for natural food preservation and shelf-life extension for beverages, cosmetic and healthcare products, pet food and feed additives; and savory solutions, such as spices, marinades, and mixtures, and inclusion products comprising combining flavorings with fruit, vegetables and other natural ingredients, as well as soy and pea protein with value-added formulations, emulsifiers and sweeteners. The Health & Biosciences segment offers enzymes, food cultures, probiotics and specialty ingredients for food and non-food applications, as well as engages in health, food biosciences, home and personal care, animal nutrition and grain processing businesses. The Scent segment creates fragrance compounds, and fragrance ingredients. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. was incorporated in 1909 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

United States · www.iff.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.70
Corr SPX0.35
Annual vol32.4%
Annual ret-3.6%
Sharpe-0.11
Max DD-43.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$91.34
High / Low$105.00 / $71.00
Median$92.00
Analysts17
Strong Buy5
Buy10
Hold4
Sell0
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2026-05-08Barclays→ Overweight
2026-05-07Oppenheimer→ Outperform
2026-05-07JP Morgan→ Overweight
2026-05-07Citigroup→ Buy
2026-04-22Oppenheimer→ Outperform
2026-04-14Barclays→ Overweight

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-04Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-08-04Earnings Release, Other Material Event…read
2026-06-23Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read
2026-06-01Material Agreement, Other Material Event…read
2026-05-05Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-05-04Shareholder Voteread
2026-02-11Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-11-04Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-11-04Bylaws Amendment, Exhibitsread
2025-10-22Officer / Director Changeread
2025-08-07Officer / Director Changeread
2025-08-05Earnings Release, Other Material Event…read

Dividends

Yield (TTM)1.40%
$ / share (TTM)$1.20
5y CAGR-12.0%

Annual dividend per share

2021$3.12
2022$3.20
2023$3.24
2024$1.60
2025$1.60
2026$0.40

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-104view
2026-08-074view
2026-08-048-Kview
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2026-08-0410-Qview
2026-06-2911-Kview
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2026-06-018-Kview
2026-05-064view
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2026-05-0510-Qview

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$5.79B+6.1%
Gross profit$3.68B+10.9%
Operating income-$2.11B+5.7%
Net income$405.03M+5.5%
Cash from ops$1.46B+11.3%

Indices

S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$86.33$86.50$85.34$85.691.55M
Sep 24$85.74$86.68$85.12$85.852.20M
Sep 23$85.17$85.98$84.91$85.711.41M
Sep 22$84.97$86.10$84.16$85.791.43M
Sep 21$84.05$84.28$83.35$83.601.61M

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