Stocks · Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. IFF
$82.42 -0.84% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $21.04B
Strong trend
Next earnings report: Nov 3, 2026
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Three things to know
- Operating margin widened to 7.8% from -2.9% a year earlier.
- Net debt is 3.8× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 133 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Basic Materials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth10Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 10%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 50%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 37%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 11%
Quality56Neutral
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 40%
- Gross marginTop 26%
- Operating marginBottom 45%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 8%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 32%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 20%
- Interest coverTop 50%
Value35Weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 43%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 41%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 39%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 39%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 49%
Momentum87Strong
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 24%
- 6-month returnTop 24%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 20%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 7%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 25%
Revisions24Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 36%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 21%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 23%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 20%
Stability68Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 24%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 34%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 29%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 20%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -5.6% | -11.7% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 36.2% | 37.5% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | -2.9% | 7.8% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 5.0% | 5.4% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -11.7% | -5.6% | ↓ | Bottom 10% |
| Gross margin | 37.5% | 36.2% | ↑ | Top 26% |
| Operating margin | 7.8% | -2.9% | ↑ | Bottom 45% |
| Net margin | 2.9% | -3.5% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 5.4% | 5.0% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 2.8% | — | Bottom 40% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -4.3% | — | Bottom 37% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -3.5%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.9%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +0.7 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 3.82×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 4.1×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.94%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.52%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.47%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.0%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.3%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -1.7%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $95.00
- Target vs current price
- +15.3%
- Analysts with a rating
- 34
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 74%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | -23.4% | +0.4% | +5.6% | +7.1% | — |
| May 5, 2026 | +16.8% | +1.0% | +12.4% | +4.5% | +13.4% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | -3.4% | +0.3% | +8.1% | -10.5% | +2.0% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | +2.9% | -1.0% | +1.1% | +10.4% | +12.5% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | +2.7% | +0.7% | -9.5% | -5.1% | -7.5% |
| May 6, 2025 | +6.2% | +0.1% | -3.5% | -3.1% | -10.3% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | +16.9% | +1.0% | -7.0% | -4.1% | -10.6% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | -2.8% | +0.1% | -7.8% | -8.9% | -12.7% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $0.82 | $1.07 | -23.4% | $1.95B |
| May 5, 2026 | $1.25 | $1.07 | +16.8% | $2.74B |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $0.80 | $0.83 | -3.4% | $2.59B |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $1.05 | $1.02 | +2.9% | $2.69B |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $1.15 | $1.12 | +2.7% | $2.76B |
| May 6, 2025 | $1.20 | $1.13 | +6.2% | $2.84B |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $0.97 | $0.83 | +16.9% | $2.77B |
| Nov 5, 2024 | $1.04 | $1.07 | -2.8% | $2.92B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 76.3× | 87.0× | 44th | Bottom 43% |
| P/E (forward) | 24.4× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.0× | — | — | Bottom 39% |
| EV / Sales | 2.68× | — | — | Bottom 39% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 2.55% | — | — | Bottom 41% |
| Earnings yield | 1.31% | — | — | Bottom 43% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 21.6× – 130.4× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 133
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.3%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.4%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -1.8%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +7.9%
- RSI (14)
- 40.3
- Relative volume
- 1.07×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 30.8%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 52th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.80
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.37
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -6.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -43.9%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2021 | Oct 10, 2025 | -62.0% | 1046 days | Not yet recovered |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | -17.2% | 20 days | 50 days (Jan 11, 2021) |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Jan 27, 2021 | -11.9% | 10 days | 3 days (Feb 1, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $21.04B
- P/E (TTM)
- 76.3
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.08
- Revenue (TTM)
- $9.98B
- Dividend yield
- 1.94%
- 52-week range
- $59.14 – $89.32
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.66B | $12.44B | $11.48B | $11.48B | $10.89B |
| Gross profit | $3.73B | $4.15B | $3.68B | $4.12B | $3.94B |
| Operating income | $585.0M | -$1.33B | -$2.11B | $766.0M | $842.0M |
| Net income | $268.0M | -$1.87B | -$2.56B | $243.0M | -$361.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.10 | -$7.20 | -$10.06 | $0.95 | -$1.46 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.92B | $2.77B | $2.84B | $2.76B | $2.69B | $2.59B | $2.74B | $1.95B |
| Net income | $59.0M | -$46.0M | -$1.02B | $612.0M | $40.0M | $31.0M | $169.0M | $50.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.23 | -$0.18 | -$3.98 | $2.38 | $0.16 | $0.07 | $0.66 | $0.19 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.44B | $397.0M | $1.44B | $1.07B | $850.0M |
| Capital expenditure | -$397.0M | -$506.0M | -$503.0M | -$468.0M | -$594.0M |
| Free cash flow | $1.04B | -$109.0M | $936.0M | $602.0M | $256.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$667.0M | -$810.0M | -$826.0M | -$514.0M | -$409.0M |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$16.0M | -$38.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $569.0M
- Total assets
- $25.15B
- Total liabilities
- $11.14B
- Total debt
- $6.24B
- Net debt
- $5.67B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $13.98B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | $0.40 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $0.40 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $0.40 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | $0.40 | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | $0.40 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | $0.40 | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Mar 21, 2025 | $0.40 | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | $0.40 | Jan 8, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 16,302,163
- Days to cover
- 10.55
- Change vs previous report
- +1.0%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jan 20, 1994
- 3-for-1
- Dec 17, 1974
- 51-for-50