FY2026 Earnings Forecast for IFF Issued By Zacks Research

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in a report issued on Tuesday, June 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $4.24 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.23. The consensus estimate for International Flavors & Fragrances' current full-year earnings is $4.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for International Flavors & Fragrances' FY2027 earnings at $4.69 EPS.

International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.08. International Flavors & Fragrances had a net margin of 2.12% and a return on equity of 7.72%. The business had revenue of $2.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.83 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.13 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 1.9% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Cfra cut shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from a "buy" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $77.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $100.00 to $98.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Barclays upgraded shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $76.00 to $84.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Tigress Financial began coverage on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. They set a "buy" rating and a $105.00 target price for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of International Flavors & Fragrances from $107.00 to $104.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, International Flavors & Fragrances currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $93.43.

International Flavors & Fragrances Stock Up 0.2%

IFF stock traded up $0.12 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $78.45. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,119,570 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,522,488. The company has a quick ratio of 1.93, a current ratio of 1.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The company has a market capitalization of $20.07 billion, a PE ratio of 83.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.05. International Flavors & Fragrances has a 12 month low of $65.85 and a 12 month high of $106.77. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $75.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $80.88.

Institutional Trading of International Flavors & Fragrances

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IFF. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in International Flavors & Fragrances during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new stake in International Flavors & Fragrances during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Banque Transatlantique SA bought a new stake in International Flavors & Fragrances during the first quarter worth $32,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the fourth quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances in the first quarter valued at $42,000. Institutional investors own 96.02% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at International Flavors & Fragrances

In other International Flavors & Fragrances news, CAO Beril Yildiz sold 2,400 shares of International Flavors & Fragrances stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.33, for a total value of $185,592.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 3,321 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $256,812.93. The trade was a 41.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Kevin O'byrne purchased 4,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $76.05 per share, for a total transaction of $342,225.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 7,696 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $585,280.80. This represents a 140.80% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders bought 22,050 shares of company stock worth $1,688,512. 0.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

International Flavors & Fragrances Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 11th. Investors of record on Friday, June 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 20th. International Flavors & Fragrances's dividend payout ratio is currently -48.93%.

About International Flavors & Fragrances

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc engages in the manufacture and supply of flavors and fragrances used in the food, beverage, personal care, and household products industries. It operates through the following segments: Nourish, Health & Biosciences, Scent and Pharma Solutions. The Nourish segment consists of legacy Taste segment combined with N&B's Food & Beverage division and the food protection business of N&B's Health & Biosciences division.