International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) Competitors $79.06 +1.21 (+1.55%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$79.06 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 07:45 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IFF vs. ECL, RPM, ALB, NEU, BCPC, CE, SXT, FUL, ASH, and IOSPShould you be buying International Flavors & Fragrances stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Flavors & Fragrances include Ecolab (ECL), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), Balchem (BCPC), Celanese (CE), Sensient Technologies (SXT), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), and Innospec (IOSP). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. International Flavors & Fragrances vs. Ecolab RPM International Albemarle NewMarket Balchem Celanese Sensient Technologies H.B. Fuller Ashland Innospec Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ECL or IFF? Ecolab has higher revenue and earnings than International Flavors & Fragrances. Ecolab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Flavors & Fragrances, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEcolab$15.74B4.61$2.11B$7.3834.67International Flavors & Fragrances$11.48B1.75-$2.57B$0.9483.60 Does the media prefer ECL or IFF? In the previous week, Ecolab had 20 more articles in the media than International Flavors & Fragrances. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Ecolab and 28 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.86 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ecolab 24 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive International Flavors & Fragrances 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ECL or IFF a better dividend stock? Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Ecolab pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out 170.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ecolab has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ECL or IFF? Ecolab received 267 more outperform votes than International Flavors & Fragrances when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.95% of users gave Ecolab an outperform vote while only 60.50% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEcolabOutperform Votes77164.95% Underperform Votes41635.05% International Flavors & FragrancesOutperform Votes50460.50% Underperform Votes32939.50% Do analysts recommend ECL or IFF? Ecolab presently has a consensus target price of $282.47, suggesting a potential upside of 10.39%. International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus target price of $94.54, suggesting a potential upside of 20.31%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than Ecolab.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ecolab 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82International Flavors & Fragrances 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Do institutionals & insiders believe in ECL or IFF? 74.9% of Ecolab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ecolab shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ECL or IFF more profitable? Ecolab has a net margin of 13.42% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of 2.12%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.50% beat International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ecolab13.42% 22.50% 8.74% International Flavors & Fragrances 2.12%7.72%3.72% Which has more volatility & risk, ECL or IFF? Ecolab has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEcolab beats International Flavors & Fragrances on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get International Flavors & Fragrances News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IFF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IFF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInternational Flavors & FragrancesIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$20.12B$2.19B$3.04B$19.18BDividend Yield2.10%3.97%5.18%4.00%P/E Ratio83.7116.1075.1433.31Price / Sales1.7511.3724,272,056,611,899,800.0028.98Price / Cash9.6623.6224.3217.52Price / Book1.441.385.254.54Net Income-$2.57B-$13.51M$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.08%1.27%0.04%1.86%1 Month Performance-0.05%-1.47%2.02%-2.34%1 Year Performance-9.44%-29.47%17.40%5.13% International Flavors & Fragrances Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.5354 of 5 stars$79.06+1.6%$94.54+19.6%-7.2%$20.22B$11.48B84.1124,600Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageECLEcolab4.8619 of 5 stars$238.90+0.3%$282.33+18.2%+12.3%$67.76B$15.74B32.3747,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsRPMRPM International3.9771 of 5 stars$105.19+0.7%$122.10+16.1%+0.2%$13.51B$7.30B20.7916,800Short Interest ↑ALBAlbemarle4.1637 of 5 stars$58.50+1.3%$96.05+64.2%-50.2%$6.88B$5.38B-5.227,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageNEUNewMarket1.6781 of 5 stars$607.09+1.0%N/A+17.3%$5.76B$2.79B12.592,060Positive NewsBCPCBalchem4.2648 of 5 stars$156.38+1.8%$180.00+15.1%+9.1%$5.09B$964.54M39.791,340Analyst RevisionNews CoverageCECelanese4.5845 of 5 stars$43.80+0.7%$61.33+40.0%-70.6%$4.79B$10.28B-3.1413,300Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsSXTSensient Technologies2.8027 of 5 stars$90.37-0.7%$93.00+2.9%+25.9%$3.83B$1.56B30.744,090Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeFULH.B. Fuller3.706 of 5 stars$54.23-0.6%$62.50+15.2%-28.3%$2.94B$3.55B23.487,000Ex-DividendASHAshland4.407 of 5 stars$53.37+0.5%$73.20+37.2%-48.1%$2.52B$2.05B-80.863,900Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpIOSPInnospec3.493 of 5 stars$89.95+0.2%N/A-25.3%$2.26B$1.85B63.342,100Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECL Competitors RPM Competitors ALB Competitors NEU Competitors BCPC Competitors CE Competitors SXT Competitors FUL Competitors ASH Competitors IOSP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IFF) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? You ain’t seen nothin’ yetAsk most investors and they’ll probably tell you Nvidia is the undisputed AI stock of the decade. 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