International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
IFF · Price history
Price at last available close
$90.66
+$5.41 (+6.35%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF), through its various subsidiaries, operates as a global developer and purveyor of active cosmetic and natural health ingredients. These vital components are incorporated into a wide array of consumer goods distributed across significant markets such as Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Greater Asia, North America, and Latin America. The company's activities are organized into four principal divisions: 1.
How they make money
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. operates as a global leader in the food, beverage, health, biosciences, and scent industries. The company generates revenue by developing and manufacturing proprietary ingredients, flavor compounds, fragrance compounds, and specialty food ingredients that are sold to consumer goods manufacturers for use in their final products.
Products & services
The company provides flavor compounds, natural taste solutions, specialty food ingredients (including soy and pea proteins, emulsifiers, and sweeteners), biotechnology-derived enzymes, food cultures, probiotics, and fragrance compounds for fine and consumer fragrances.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
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Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Calculated from reported segment revenue. Check the source period and revenue basis before comparing shares. Categories can overlap and may not add to 100%.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
Customer concentration
As of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the company did not have any single customer that accounted for 10% or more of its consolidated net sales.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Unnamed chemical and raw material suppliers — The company relies on various third-party suppliers for raw materials, including natural and synthetic ingredients, which are subject to market price fluctuations and supply chain risks.Source
Competitors
Strengths
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-06-30.
Quarterly revenue fell 29.3% versus the same quarter last year.
Check comparable business scope and currency, then separate volume, pricing and divestitures. One weaker quarter does not establish that the same decline will continue.
Quarterly EPS fell 92.0% versus the same quarter last year.
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Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
22
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
30
Poor
Financial Strength
70
Business Quality / Moat
11
Management
17
Growth Quality
3
Risk / Durability
21
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
19
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
24/100
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •M&A headline · Aug 24, 2026
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for IFF
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •What is driving IFF's revenue decline, and does the latest company filing suggest the weakness is temporary or structural?
- •Is IFF's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is IFF's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify IFF's current valuation?
- •What does the current fundamental change risk warning mean for the reliability or interpretation of IFF's score?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
22
Opportunity Score
19
Market Cap
$23.13B
P/E Ratio
76.6
EPS
$1.09
52-Week High
$89.32
52-Week Low
$59.14
Beta
0.95
Intrinsic Value
$9.27
Analyst Target
$95.00
Shares Outstanding
256.0M
Total Revenue
$9.98B
Total Debt
$6.24B
Dividend Yield (TTM)
1.76%
Liquidation Value / Share
$54.72
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$1.60
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Building upward momentum
Low movement
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Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for IFF
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
M&A headline · Aug 24, 2026
Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC Acquires Shares of 182,640 International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. $IFF — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Defense WorldM&A headline · Aug 24, 2026
1,550,018 Shares in International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. $IFF Acquired by Bank of New York Mellon Corp — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Defense WorldCommunity Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on IFF.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Global footprint and customer intimacy.
- +Extensive portfolio of natural and synthetic ingredients.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Chemicals - Specialty industry.
- −Fluctuations in raw material costs and availability.
- −Integration risks related to past and future acquisitions.
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Scores
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Score Changes
4 historical score records availablePrevious Score
22
Aug 14, 2026
Change
Unchanged
Current Score
22
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
IFF score was unchanged.
Projected Score
Projected Score
16
Projected Change
-5.4 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 5.4 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$90.66
Model Intrinsic Value
$9.27
Difference
+$81.39
+878.5% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-878.5%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.98B | $10.89B | $11.48B | $11.48B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $6.23B | $6.95B | $7.36B | $7.80B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $3.74B | $3.94B | $4.12B | $3.68B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $684.0M | $694.0M | $671.0M | $636.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $1.75B | $1.83B | $2.00B | $1.79B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $2.97B | $3.10B | $3.36B | $5.79B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $1.49B | $779.0M | $1.60B | -$996.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $776.0M | $842.0M | $766.0M | -$2.11B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $187.0M | $229.0M | $305.0M | $380.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $351.0M | -$412.0M | $278.0M | -$2.52B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $76.0M | -$53.0M | $31.0M | $45.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $290.0M | -$361.0M | $243.0M | -$2.56B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $1.09 | $-1.46 | $0.95 | $-10.06 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 256M | 256M | 256M | 255M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 257M | 256M | 256M | 255M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$1.95B
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$0.19
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-8.9%
Cash Change
-30.3%
Margin Change
-19.6 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Cash position declined
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included debt levels. Pressure indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, cash levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue declined 29.3%. EPS declined 92.0%. Cash declined 30.3%. Total debt declined 8.9%. Net income margin declined by 19.6 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
64
Smart Money
64
Number of Gurus
2
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
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Conservative Projected Values
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10 Years
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Conservative Projection Rate
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