# International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $86.35, market value $22.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 2.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.2×.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.1×**. Enterprise value is 16.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.5%** (5-yr avg 2.4%). Free cash flow equals 2.5% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 2.4%.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 37.5%**. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. keeps 37.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 7.6%**. 7.6% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: -3.3%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -2.5%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 3.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 3.0%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 1.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -5.2%** (3-yr -4.3%/yr, 5-yr 16.5%/yr). Revenue fell 5.2% over the last year, against 16.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -235.6%**. Earnings per share fell 235.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.42**. Debt is 0.42 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.2×**. It would take 3.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.85%** ($1.60 per share, trailing). International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. yields 1.85%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -12.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (18 analysts). 18 analysts cover International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $95.66 (+11% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 35.0%** (YTD 29.6%, 3-mo 18.9%). The shares are up 35.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -3.3%** (46.0% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 58**. An RSI of 58 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.74** (volatility 36%). Beta of 0.74 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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