International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF)

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food, beverage, health and biosciences, scent, and complementary adjacent products in the United States, and internationally. It operates in through Taste, Food Ingredients, Health & Biosciences, and Scent segments. The Taste segment offers savory products such as soups, sauces, meat, fish, poultry, snacks; beverages consists of juice drinks, carbonated or flavored beverages, spirits; sweets comprising, bakery products, candy, cereal, chewing gum; and dairy products, such as yogurt, ice cream, cheese, and other products, as well as spices and seasoning ingredients for meat, food service, convenience, alternative protein and culinary products. The Food Ingredients segment provides natural, artificial, and plant-based specialty food ingredients; natural antioxidants and anti-microbials used for natural food preservation and shelf-life extension for beverages, cosmetic and healthcare products, pet food and feed additives; and savory solutions, such as spices, marinades, and mixtures, and inclusion products comprising combining flavorings with fruit, vegetables and other natural ingredients, as well as soy and pea protein with value-added formulations, emulsifiers and sweeteners. The Health & Biosciences segment offers enzymes, food cultures, probiotics and specialty ingredients for food and non-food applications, as well as engages in health, food biosciences, home and personal care, animal nutrition and grain processing businesses. The Scent segment creates fragrance compounds, and fragrance ingredients. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. was incorporated in 1909 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Symbol
IFF
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Market cap
$21.04B
52 week range
59.14 - 89.32

Valuation

Share price
$82.42 (close of 2026-10-02)
P/E (TTM)
75.61x
Price to book
1.50x
Price to free cash flow
38.97x
Enterprise value
$26.72B
Book value per share
$54.87

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-0.84%
5 days-3.82%
1 month-5.20%
3 months-1.68%
6 months+13.79%
Year to date+22.30%
1 year+33.99%
3 years+24.94%
5 years-41.59%
10 years-42.35%
All time+1036.83%

Members of Congress who disclosed IFF trades

Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Jefferson Shreve · Robert Bresnahan

Super investors holding IFF

Dodge & Cox (Dodge & Cox Funds) · First Eagle Investment (First Eagle Investment Management, LLC) · First Pacific Advisors (First Pacific Advisors, LP) · Carl Icahn (Icahn Capital Management) · Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Robert Olstein (Olstein Capital Management) · Hillman Capital (Hillman Capital Management, Inc) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
-2.53%
Return on invested capital
-1.63%
Return on assets
-1.41%
Return on capital employed
-1.77%
Gross margin
36.16%
Net margin
-3.30%
EBITDA margin
5.33%
Revenue growth
-5.17%
Net income growth
-234.46%
Free cash flow growth
-57.83%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.57%
Current ratio
2.06x
Net debt to EBITDA
3.82x

Latest reported year

Period end
2025-12-31
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$10.89B
Cost of revenue
$6.95B
Gross profit
$3.94B
EBITDA
$580.00M
Net income
-$359.00M
Earnings per share
$-1.41
Research and development
$694.00M
Shares outstanding
256.00M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-12-31$10.89B$3.94B-$359.00M$-1.41
2024-12-31$11.48B$4.12B$267.00M$1.04
2023-12-31$11.48B$3.68B-$2.59B$-10.14
2022-12-31$12.44B$4.15B-$1.86B$-7.32
2021-12-31$11.66B$3.73B$279.00M$1.11
2020-12-31$5.08B$2.09B$367.00M$3.25
2019-12-31$5.14B$2.11B$460.00M$4.05
2018-12-31$3.98B$1.68B$339.78M$3.81
2017-12-31$3.40B$1.47B$295.67M$3.73
2016-12-31$3.12B$1.40B$405.03M$5.07

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-12-3136.16%-3.30%-2.53%-1.63%
2024-12-3135.91%2.32%1.93%3.15%
2023-12-3132.07%-22.54%-17.74%-8.55%
2022-12-3133.37%-14.98%-10.56%-4.59%
2021-12-3132.04%2.39%1.32%1.58%
2020-12-3141.03%7.22%5.81%4.73%
2019-12-3141.11%8.95%7.38%5.51%
2018-12-3142.31%8.54%5.62%4.78%
2017-12-3143.32%8.70%17.50%10.51%
2016-12-3144.78%13.00%24.83%16.50%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-12-31$590.00M$4.74B
2024-12-31$469.00M$7.56B
2023-12-31$703.00M$9.19B
2022-12-31$483.00M$10.37B
2021-12-31$711.00M$10.77B
2020-12-31$650.00M$3.78B
2019-12-31$607.00M$4.00B
2018-12-31$634.90M$4.50B
2017-12-31$368.05M$1.63B
2016-12-31$323.99M$1.07B

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-12-31$256.00M$88.00M
2024-12-31$607.00M$77.00M
2023-12-31$952.00M$65.00M
2022-12-31-$107.00M$49.00M
2021-12-31$1.04B$54.00M
2020-12-31$522.00M$36.00M
2019-12-31$463.00M$34.00M
2018-12-31$267.48M$29.40M
2017-12-31$261.78M$26.57M
2016-12-31$423.73M$24.59M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
2026-09-18
Paid in the last twelve months
$1.60
Payment dateDividend per share
2026-09-18$0.40
2026-06-18$0.40
2026-03-20$0.40
2025-12-19$0.40
2025-09-29$0.40
2025-06-20$0.40
2025-03-21$0.40
2024-12-20$0.40

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report
2026-11-03
Consensus EPS estimate
$0.81

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-08-04Jun/2026$0.78
2026-05-05Mar/2026$1.08
2026-02-11Dec/2025$0.85
2025-11-04Sep/2025$1.02
2025-08-05Jun/2025$1.11
2025-05-06Mar/2025$1.12
2025-02-18Dec/2024$0.78
2024-11-05Sep/2024$1.06

Filings and sources

Company website
iff.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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