International Flavors & Fragrances vs Methanex
IFF and MEOH side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How IFF and MEOH compare
Methanex grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−3.5% versus −4.6% for International Flavors & Fragrances).
International Flavors & Fragrances pays a dividend yielding 1.7%; Methanex does not pay one.
International Flavors & Fragrances scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 4 for Methanex), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | IFF | MEOH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $23.7B | – |
| Share price | $93.02 | $71.57 |
| Change, 1 year | 47.0% | 111% |
| Change, 5 years | −35.2% | 51.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.98 | 0.71 |
| Employees | 22K | – |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 2.4× | – |
| P/B | 1.7× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.0× | – |
| P/FCF | 44.0× | – |
| FCF yield | 2.3% | – |
| Fair value | $104.59 | – |
| Margin of safety | 11.1% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −4.6% | −3.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.5% (better) | 6.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −61.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 37.5% (better) | 35.7% |
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 12.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.4% | 25.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 3.0% | 7.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.41 (better) | 1.13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.01 | 2.65 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 4.0× (better) | 2.0× |
| Current ratio | 2.06 (better) | 2.06 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.81 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.7% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −12.0% | 9.4% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.7% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 111% | 76.2% |
| Held by insiders | 1.2% | 15.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $31.1M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.4% | 3.8% |
Go deeper
- IFF stock overview
- IFF income statement
- IFF valuation and score
- MEOH stock overview
- MEOH income statement
- MEOH valuation and score
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