IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances
Materials · Specialty Chemicals · US
$73.01
Data: 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

NARROW MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$18.9B
Total market value of the company
22.88
Premium valuation
15.36
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-3.6%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
7.7%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
6.1%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$91.58
+25% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 17 analysts covering this stock
About International Flavors & Fragrances

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.

https://www.iff.com

Country: United States Employees: 21,500 Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
25.9% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.1% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
9.1% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$57.72
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
-26.5%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
OVERVALUED
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
92.4th
Ranks in the top 8% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
87.9
Valuation Score
55.0
Quality Score
40.3
Combined
65.9

Trading at $74, 28% above fair value of $58. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 55% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
-0.153
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0169
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.208
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-8.9%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-42.6%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
13
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.94
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$84.45
14% below the year high
52W Low
$59.14
23% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,735,769
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
6.9
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
5.3%
Moderate short interest
2.1%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$3.23
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

0.45
Conservative use of debt — low financial risk
1.49
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.71
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
36.3%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
10.1%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$3.7B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$10.8B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$826M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
17
Target High
$105.00
Target Median
$91.58
Target Low
$71.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

55
NEUTRAL
Mixed insider activity. 0 purchases and 0 sales in the last 90 days — no clear directional signal. Politicians have been buying this name.
Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-04 DEVEAU MICHAEL Chief Financial Officer 884
2026-05-04 BIRENKRANT MARC Officer 389
2026-05-04 FINZEL RALF Officer 1,326
2026-05-04 TELES DE MENDONCA ANA PAULA Officer 708
2026-05-04 BORG DEBORAH Officer 1,768
2026-05-01 DEVEAU MICHAEL Chief Financial Officer 1,389
2026-05-01 BIRENKRANT MARC Officer 397
2026-05-01 FINZEL RALF Officer 1,984
2026-05-01 O'BYRNE KEVIN Director 4,282
2026-05-01 ARORA YUVRAJ Officer 3,572
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
Insider Intelligence
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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