International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE: IFF) develops ingredients and solutions used by manufacturers in food and beverages, fragrances, personal care, home care, health and wellness, and other consumer products. Its offerings include flavors, fragrance compounds, enzymes, cultures, probiotics, and specialty food ingredients.

The company works with customers to create and improve products, including by enhancing taste and scent, supporting product performance, and developing ingredients for nutrition and wellness applications. Its products serve consumer and industrial markets around the world.

IFF was formed in 1958 through the merger of fragrance companies Polak & Schwarz and van Ameringen-Haebler. In 2021, it combined with DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences business, expanding its capabilities in food ingredients, enzymes, cultures, and health-related products.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $79.94 to $81.41
• 50-Day Range: $80.43 to $94.64
• 52-Week Range: $62.06 to $95.27
• Volume: 2.28 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.63 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $20.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: 114.21
• Dividend Yield: 1.97%
• Price Target: $95.05
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

International Flavors & Fragrances Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

International Flavors & Fragrances scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 99th out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

International Flavors & Fragrances has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.58, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus price target of $95.05, representing about 17.2% upside from its current price of $81.09.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

International Flavors & Fragrances has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.16%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for International Flavors & Fragrances are expected to grow by 30.16% in the coming year, from $3.15 to $4.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of International Flavors & Fragrances is 114.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of International Flavors & Fragrances is 114.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.24.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

International Flavors & Fragrances has a PEG Ratio of 3.78. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

International Flavors & Fragrances has a P/B Ratio of 1.53. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.19% of the float of International Flavors & Fragrances has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

International Flavors & Fragrances has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.93.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in International Flavors & Fragrances has recently decreased by 6.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

International Flavors & Fragrances pays a meaningful dividend of 1.99%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

International Flavors & Fragrances does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of International Flavors & Fragrances is 225.35%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, International Flavors & Fragrances will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.02% next year. This indicates that International Flavors & Fragrances will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.17

News Sentiment

International Flavors & Fragrances has a news sentiment score of 0.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.37 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for International Flavors & Fragrances this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for IFF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added International Flavors & Fragrances to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, International Flavors & Fragrances insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $475,680.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.07% of the stock of International Flavors & Fragrances is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.02% of the stock of International Flavors & Fragrances is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/9 Dividend: 9/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/9 Dividend: 9/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/09/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/03/2026
• Today: 11/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IFF
• CIK: 51253
• Web: www.iff.com
• Phone: (212) 765-5500
• Fax: 212-708-7132
• Employees: 21,500
• Year Founded: 1889

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for International Flavors & Fragrances: $95.05
• High Price Target: $108.00
• Low Price Target: $71.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.58
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 114.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.78
• P/E Growth: 3.78
• Net Income: -$361 million
• Net Margins: 1.97%
• Pretax Margin: 1.66%
• Return on Equity: 6.82%
• Return on Assets: 3.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.36
• Current Ratio: 1.87
• Quick Ratio: 1.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.86
• Cash Flow: $8.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.11
• Book Value: $53.08 per share
• Price / Book: 1.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 250,390,000
• Free Float: 247,712,000
• Market Cap: $20.30 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.86