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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

IFF

NYSE·Basic Materials·Chemicals - Specialty·Mkt cap $20.7B

$83.83

+3.30%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$59.14 - $84.45

P/E

25.64

Fwd P/E

18.90

Beta

0.96

Div Yield

1.97%

Avg Vol

1.9M

Shares Out

255.4M

Mkt Cap

$20.7B

Price action

Price chart

Up 5.9% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Extensive global research and development capabilities
  • Diverse product portfolio across multiple industries
  • Long-standing customer relationships
  • Strong intellectual property and innovation track record

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Stable outlook

Rising consumer demand for natural ingredients

Value

Fairly valued vs Specialty Chemicals peers

Momentum

Strong

+12.0% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

1.97% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 4, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 5, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.25 vs $1.08 consensus (+15.7% surprise). Revenue of $2.7B vs $2.6B expected (+3.7%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +15.7%
Rev beat +3.7%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+15.7%

Next: May 4, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+3%

-2%

-4%

-8%

-7%

-4%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

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Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$2.9B

$2.9B

$2.8B

$2.8B

$2.8B

$2.7B

$2.6B

$2.7B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

6.2%

Wall Street consensus

9 analysts · 89% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

8

89%

Hold

1

11%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$90.00

+7.4% vs $83.83

Low $75.00
Median $90.00
High $90.00

Latest: Citi · Jun 24, 2026

3 analysts covering

vs Industry

How IFF stacks vs Chemicals - Specialty

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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