IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances
$85.02
▲ 0.6%Updated Today 11:30 AM ET
IFF at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Weak · 38/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▲ Up 2.4% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$21.40B
P/E
25.55x
Forward P/E (est.)
—
ROE
6.0%
Revenue Growth
-5.6%
EPS Growth
—
Profit Margin
7.9%
FCF Yield
5.8%
Debt / Equity
0.43x
ROIC
-2.0%
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
1.49x
Dividend Yield
2.0%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
7.7%
Rating Score
38/100
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is a large-cap company in the Specialty Chemicals industry, part of the Materials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $21.40B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $10.89B in revenue.
Our model rates IFF Weak (38/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
The numbers don't show a durable competitive advantage — margins, growth, or returns on capital have been unstable or thin. Great returns are still possible; they just aren't protected.
34.7% average over the last 3 years
±4.6 pts around 38.2% across 10 years
grew in 6 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 10 years
-2.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what IFF's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. IFF trades near $85.02, above its 50-day average ($75.26) and 200-day average ($70.43). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 69 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. IFF's is $2.19 (~2.6% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month IFF found buyers near $72.21 (support) and sellers near $83.83 (resistance); its 52-week range is $59.14–$84.45. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 1.1× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
-1.7%
Revenue moved from $3.12B in 2016 to $10.89B in 2025, a 14.9% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year declined 5.6% year over year. Shrinking revenue is worth a closer look — is it cyclical or structural?
Gross Margin
36.2%
Operating Margin
-3.5%
Net Margin
7.9%
ROE
6.0%
International Flavors & Fragrances keeps about 7.9% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 36.2% gross margin and -3.5% operating margin. Return on equity is 6.0% and return on invested capital about -2.0%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Total Debt
$5.64B
Net Debt
$5.08B
Net Debt / EBITDA
—
Debt / Equity
0.43x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.4x, with a current ratio of 1.5x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $5.64B of total debt against $562.00M of cash.
Operating CF
$850.00M
Free Cash Flow
$256.00M
FCF Margin
2.4%
In the latest year International Flavors & Fragrances produced about $850.00M of operating cash flow and $256.00M of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 5.8% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
Coverage is weak, the payout was cut recently, or it's being financed rather than earned — treat the current yield as fragile.
Dividend yield
2.0%
Per share (latest FY)
$1.60
Total paid (latest FY)
$409.00M
History on record
10 years
dividend uses 160% of free cash flow
no current raise streak
payout was cut at least once in the last 10 years
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
25.55x
P/S
1.83x
P/B
1.33x
EV / EBITDA
—
IFF trades at 25.5x trailing earnings, 1.8x sales, and 1.3x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 7.7% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a premium multiple that needs growth to justify it.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$10.29
Current price
$85.02
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$256.00M
Growth, years 1–5
-5.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where IFF sits versus its Materials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 54 Materials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How IFF stacks up against its Materials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Materials sector (78 S&P 500 companies), IFF ranks #45 of 78 by our overall rating. It trades at roughly in line versus the sector on earnings (25.5x P/E vs. 22.7x median) with a lower return on equity (6.0% vs. 16.1%) and slower revenue growth (-5.6% vs. 7.9%).
P/E vs sector
25.5x
median 22.7x
ROE vs sector
6.0%
median 16.1%
Growth vs sector
-5.6%
median 7.9%
Sector rank
#45
of 78 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Materials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 78 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $85.02 today · expected CAGR -5% – 4%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.22B | $11.55B | $11.90B | $12.26B | $12.62B |
| Net income | $897.34M | $924.26M | $951.98M | $980.54M | $1.01B |
| EPS | $3.56 | $3.67 | $3.78 | $3.90 | $4.01 |
| Share price (low) | $57.03 | $58.75 | $60.51 | $62.32 | $64.19 |
| Share price (high) | $92.68 | $95.46 | $98.33 | $101.28 | $104.31 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -33% / 9% | -17% / 6% | -11% / 5% | -7% / 4% | -5% / 4% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for IFF:
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~5.8%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.4x) lowers risk.
- Pays a 2.0% dividend on top of any price gains.
The case against IFF:
- Revenue growth is slow/negative (-5.6%), limiting the upside engine.
- Our model's overall read is Weak (38/100).
Growth risk — sluggish revenue (-5.6%) leaves little margin for execution missteps.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen weakly: International Flavors & Fragrances is a large-cap materials business with shrinking revenue, with modest profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 25.5x earnings, which our model scores Weak (38/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 24 Wall Street analysts covering IFF recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
IFF's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
IFF — frequently asked questions
Is IFF a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates International Flavors & Fragrances Weak (38/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is IFF's rating on The Stocks School?
International Flavors & Fragrances currently scores 38/100 (Weak) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does IFF's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from International Flavors & Fragrances's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for IFF calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this IFF analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell IFF. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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