International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF) stock
IFFNYSEIndustrial Organic ChemicalsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 3, 2026Score 9/305% below fair value
$80.38−2.27 (-2.75%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $20.51BP/E –Yield 1.99%
International Flavors & Fragrances statistics
96 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 10, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 18, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 9.77
- 2.29
- P/OCF Ratio
- 17.66
- 12.93
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.57
- 2.60
- EV / EBIT
- 34.05
- 18.72
- EV / FCF
- 47.54
- 22.07
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.10%
- 10.9%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.04%
- 0.48%
- Float
- 252M
- 49M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.20%
- 12.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 110.5%
- 56.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 15M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -6.92%
- -0.76%
- Short % of Float
- 6.09%
- 9.06%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 6.01%
- 6.30%
- Days to Cover
- 6.93
- 5.13
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $95.27
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $62.06
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $89.37
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $86.76
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $79.16
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.60
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -6.92%
- 1.51%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -10.3%
- -2.37%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -4.51%
- -21.1%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 5.64%
- -22.8%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 19.3%
- -22.6%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 23.1%
- -21.0%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 12.8%
- -24.8%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -47.3%
- -76.9%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -32.1%
- -63.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.26
- 0.80
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 32.4
- 44.7
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 36.1%
- 80.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.00
- 1.07
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 3.52%
- -11.8%
- EBITDA Margin
- 17.1%
- -27.7%
- FCF Margin
- 5.41%
- -8.85%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 3.04%
- -32.9%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 3.63%
- -38.1%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.06
- 3.31
- Quick Ratio
- 0.45
- 2.41
- Debt / Equity
- 0.41
- 0.50
- Debt / EBITDA
- 3.35
- 3.15
- Debt / FCF
- 10.55
- 4.68
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 3.01
- 1.97
- Interest Coverage
- 4.03
- -6.35
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -4.59%
- 7.26%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -4.42%
- 7.48%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -4.34%
- 2.25%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 16.5%
- 6.41%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.39
- 0.40
- Inventory Turnover
- 3.22
- 2.73
- Revenue Per Employee
- $464.09K
- $429.38K
- Employee Count
- 21,500
- 75
- WACC
- 8.55%
- 10.0%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $351.00M
- -$13.23M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$5.13B
- $16.98M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$20.11
- $0.72
- Equity (Book Value)
- $13.98B
- $52.68M
- Book Value Per Share
- $54.78
- $1.50
- Tangible Book Value
- $2.10B
- $26.74M
- Working Capital
- $4.68B
- $78.52M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$621.00M
- -$944.00K
- FCF Per Share
- $2.12
- -$0.42
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- FCF Yield
- 2.63%
- -9.44%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.99%
- 1.88%
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.99%
- 0.00%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.60
- $0.83
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 2.37%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 75.7%
- 44.4%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $187.00M
- $2.97M
- Income Tax
- $76.00M
- $74.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 21.7%
- 20.9%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.63
- 0.26
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.80
- -2.62
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | IFF | S&P 500 | Difference | IFF per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -5.4% | -2.7% | −2.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | -3.7% | -1.7% | −1.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | +21.2% | +11.9% | +9.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +25.6% | +12.0% | +13.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +19.7% | +78.2% | −58.4 pts | +6.2% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -39.8% | +73.2% | −113.1 pts | -9.7% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -13.2% | +309.6% | −322.9 pts | -1.4% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
15M IFF shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 6.9% from the previous report, or 6.09% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 50.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 15,339,163 | -6.9% | 2,213,479 | 6.9 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 16,479,985 | +2.1% | 1,962,416 | 8.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16,133,948 | -1.0% | 1,840,472 | 8.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 16,302,163 | +1.0% | 1,545,453 | 10.6 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 16,147,089 | +5.1% | 1,341,766 | 12.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 15,359,669 | -6.4% | 1,801,823 | 8.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 16,410,025 | +9.2% | 1,682,168 | 9.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 15,027,612 | +4.2% | 2,064,573 | 7.3 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14,419,246 | -4.9% | 2,088,393 | 6.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15,169,970 | +18.7% | 2,006,900 | 7.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 12,779,555 | +19.7% | 2,380,372 | 5.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 10,678,991 | +8.5% | 2,165,149 | 4.9 |
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