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Company Profile: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF)

IFF insider trades (13 months) →

$92.18 −2.59% vs. previous close · Market cap $23.52B

Today's multi-factor rank: 266 of 461 · see the ranking

Quant500 Scores
Momentum
6.0/10
Value
5.0/10
Growth
4.2/10
Quality
4.0/10
Multifactor
4.8/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$94.63
Open:$94.42
Day's Low:$91.65
Day's High:$94.86
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:23.52B
Enterprise Value:29.89B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$61.30
52-Week High:$95.27
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$87.05
200-Day Avg:$78.66

Volume

Volume Today:2,954,278
Avg Volume (3m):1,811,932
Avg Volume (10d):2,350,160
52-Week Change:+53.89%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:0.88

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):129.83

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Nov 3, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):23.48
PEG Ratio:2.34
Price / Book:1.68
Price / Sales (TTM):2.18
EV / Revenue:2.77
EV / EBITDA:15.64

Dividends

Current yield:1.69%
Annual Dividend Rate:$1.60
Dividend Trailing:$1.60
Yield Trailing:1.69%
5-Year Avg Yield:2.57%
Payout Ratio:158.42%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):10.78B
Gross Profit:3.94B
EBITDA:1.91B
Net Income (TTM):−791.00M
Rev Growth (YoY):+1.80%
Earnings Growth (YoY):-91.60%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):-91.70%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$0.71

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Nov 3, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$3.93
Revenue Per Share:$42.11
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$54.74
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:569.00M
Total Debt:6.28B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):5.71B
Debt / Equity:44.82%
Current Ratio:2.06
Quick Ratio:0.49

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:1.16B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):−1.72B
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:29.89B
EV / Revenue:2.77
EV / EBITDA:15.64

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):-5.55%
ROA (Return on Assets):2.27%
P/E (trailing):129.83
P/E (forward):23.48
Price / Book:1.68
PEG Ratio:2.34
52-Week Change:+53.89%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$0.71

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Nov 3, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$3.93
P/E (forward):23.48
PEG Ratio:2.34

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$42.11
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$54.74

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:−1.72B
Operating Cash Flow:1.16B
EBITDA:1.91B
Total Revenue (TTM):10.78B
Net Income (TTM):−791.00M
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:255,149,963
Float (free shares):254,445,749
Short interest (shares):16,479,985
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):8.73
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
25-NSE2026-09-25View filing ↗
10-Q2026-08-04View filing ↗
11-K2026-06-29View filing ↗
8-K2026-06-23View filing ↗
8-K2026-06-01View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-05View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-04View filing ↗
ARS2026-03-18View filing ↗
10-K2026-02-27View filing ↗
8-K2026-02-11View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

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.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:New York
Employees:21,500
Sector:Basic Materials
Industry:Specialty Chemicals
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. Jon Erik FyrwaldCEO & Director663.18M
Mr. Michael DeVeauExecutive VP & CFO441.38M
Mr. Yuvraj AroraPresident of Taste Division & Chief Commercial Officer531.51M
Mr. Andres MullerPresident of Food Ingredients601.46M
Ms. Leticia Goncalves LourencoPresident of Health & Biosciences502.21M
Mr. Marc H. BirenkrantController & Chief Accounting Officer52-
Mr. Vivek VermaExecutive VP & Chief Information Officer56-
Mr. Stephen N. Landsman Esq., J.D.Executive VP & General Counsel66-

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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF): Quantitative Analysis

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) — Basic Materials — Specialty Chemicals. IFF is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, IFF has returned +38.6% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

IFF ranks 266 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 11 of the 19 Basic Materials companies that score. Its strongest factor is momentum (Z 0.60, ranked 113 of 494); its weakest is quality (Z -0.61, ranked 412 of 468). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor-0.119266 of 461
Momentum0.600113 of 494 ↑8
Value-0.003205 of 489
Quality-0.606412 of 468
Growth-0.467410 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$92.18
Market Cap23.52B
P/E129.83
Revenue (last 12 months)10.78B
Price / book1.68
Book value per share$54.74
52-week range$61.30 – $95.27
Dividend yield1.69%
Beta0.88
Average volume1,811,932
Shares outstanding255.15M
Short interest (% of float)8.86% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does IFF report earnings? 12 of its last 12, after the close →

What are IFF insiders doing? 80 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 11 buys and 9 sells, the last one on Aug 17, 2026 →

IFF latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All IFF filings on EDGAR.

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Frequently asked questions about International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)

When does International Flavors & Fragrances report earnings?

According to Nasdaq's public calendar (checked on Nov 4, 2026), International Flavors & Fragrances will report its next earnings on Nov 3, 2026, after the US market closes. The date is announced by the company itself and can change. Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 after the close (SEC filings through Aug 4, 2026). IFF earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is International Flavors & Fragrances's P/E ratio?

International Flavors & Fragrances's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 129.8 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 17 Basic Materials companies with a P/E is 18.3, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: International Flavors & Fragrances is above its sector median. Basic Materials stocks, company by company →

Where does International Flavors & Fragrances rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, International Flavors & Fragrances ranks 266 of 461, and 11 of the 19 Basic Materials companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have International Flavors & Fragrances insiders bought or sold shares?

The latest open-market purchase of International Flavors & Fragrances shares filed with the SEC (Form 4) was on Jun 1, 2026, by a director, for $20.3M. The latest sale was on Aug 17, 2026, by an officer, for $476k. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 11 purchases and 9 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All IFF insider trades →

Does International Flavors & Fragrances pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 1.69% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $1.60 per share). The next announced ex-dividend date is Dec 18, 2026.

What sector is International Flavors & Fragrances in, and which index?

International Flavors & Fragrances is classified in the Basic Materials sector (industry: Specialty Chemicals), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 20 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Basic Materials stocks →

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