International Flavors & Fragrances/$IFF
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About International Flavors & Fragrances
International Flavors & Fragrances is the largest specialty ingredients producer globally. It sells ingredients for the food, beverage, health, household goods, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries. The company makes proprietary formulations and partners with customers to deliver custom solutions. Through its taste and scent segments, which each generate 30% to 35% of profits, IFF is a leading flavor and fragrance producer. The health and biosciences business, which generates a little over 35% of profits, is a global leader in probiotics and enzymes.
- Ticker
- $IFF
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 21,500
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Website
- www.iff.com
IFF Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$21B
117.30
$0.70
0.88
$1.60
1.94%
Price and volume
Market cap
$21B
Beta
0.88
52-week high
$95.27
52-week low
$62.06
Average daily volume
2.4M
Dividend rate
$1.60
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.871
Quick ratio
0.374
Long term debt to equity
0.392
Total debt to equity
0.514
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
224.73%
Interest coverage (TTM)
4.77%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,867
Gross margin (TTM)
36.27%
Net profit margin (TTM)
1.68%
Operating margin (TTM)
8.13%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
-7.75%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$500,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
2.18%
Return on equity (TTM)
-7.36%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
117.3
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.944
Price to book
1.56
Price to tangible book (TTM)
12.13
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
42.277
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.37%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.955
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.94%
Forward dividend yield
1.94%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
26.08%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-140.97%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-2.25%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
13.46%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
127.30%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-17.84%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-20.96%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-3.65%
What the Analysts think about IFF
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for International Flavors & Fragrances stock.
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IFF’s continuing businesses are growing: third-quarter currency-neutral sales rose 5%, led by 6% growth in Taste and Scent, and the company raised the low end of its 2026 sales and EBITDA guidance. That points to improving demand and execution in its core portfolio. (International Flavors & Fragrances)
The planned $4.3 billion Food Ingredients sale would leave IFF focused on Taste, Scent and Health & Biosciences, with about $3.8 billion in net proceeds to support debt reduction, buybacks and reinvestment. IFF will also retain a 10% stake, leaving some exposure to future value creation. (Reuters, International Flavors & Fragrances)
Profit and cash generation are improving: third-quarter adjusted EBITDA rose 6% on a comparable currency-neutral basis, while nine-month free cash flow increased by $245 million year on year to $371 million. This gives IFF more capacity to fund its business and manage debt. (International Flavors & Fragrances)
Health & Biosciences remains a weak spot: third-quarter sales rose only 1%, as growth in Food Biosciences and Grain Processing was offset by a decline in Health. Management also expects softer fourth-quarter profitability in the segment amid higher costs and reinvestment. (International Flavors & Fragrances)
Higher oil-related, energy and logistics costs are pressuring margins across the continuing businesses. Management expects pricing to lag those costs, with the biggest gap in early 2027, so the recovery depends on passing increases through to customers. (Investing.com)
The Food Ingredients sale is not expected to close until the first half of 2027 and will initially dilute adjusted EPS after closing. IFF also has about $100 million of stranded overhead costs to remove, adding execution risk to the portfolio change. (International Flavors & Fragrances, International Flavors & Fragrances)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 4 Nov 2026.
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Funds containing IFF
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Fund name | Fund size | $IFF weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector€2B7B | $200M | 1.85% |
iShares S&P 500 Materials Sector£IMSU | $200M | 1.85% |
SPDR MSCI World Materials€WMAT | $222M | 0.71% |
Xtrackers S&P 500 Equal Weight£XDWE | $16B | 0.19% |
Xtrackers S&P 500 Equal Weight$XDEW | $16B | 0.19% |
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