International Flavors-and-Fragrances is a specialty chemicals business based in the US. International Flavors-and-Fragrances shares (IFF) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $73.43 – a decrease of 7.12% over the previous week. International Flavors-and-Fragrances employs 22,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $11.5 billion.
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| Latest market close | $73.43 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $65.85 - $105.74 |
| 50-day moving average | $77.38 |
| 200-day moving average | $89.99 |
| Wall St. target price | $93.11 |
| PE ratio | 83.3158 |
| Dividend yield | $1.6 (2.02%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.95 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $73.43 from 2025-05-09
| 1 week (2025-05-02) | -7.12% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2025-04-11) | 0.36% |
| 3 months (2025-02-11) | -13.82% |
| 6 months (2024-11-11) | -19.49% |
| 1 year (2024-05-10) | -24.44% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2023-05-10) | -10.61% |
| 3 years (2022-05-10) | 115.0223 |
| 5 years (2020-05-08) | 117.4497 |
Valuing International Flavors-and-Fragrances stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of International Flavors-and-Fragrances's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
International Flavors-and-Fragrances's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 83x. In other words, International Flavors-and-Fragrances shares trade at around 83x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
International Flavors-and-Fragrances's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.8226. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into International Flavors-and-Fragrances's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
International Flavors-and-Fragrances's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.7 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a International Flavors-and-Fragrances's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $11.5 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 0.13% |
| Gross profit TTM | $4.1 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 1.51% |
| Return on equity TTM | 1.73% |
| Profit margin | 2.12% |
| Book value | $54.27 |
| Market Capitalization | $20.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 58.18% of net profits
Recently International Flavors-and-Fragrances has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), International Flavors-and-Fragrances shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In International Flavors-and-Fragrances's case, that would currently equate to about $1.6 per share.
International Flavors-and-Fragrances's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
International Flavors-and-Fragrances's most recent dividend payout was on 10 July 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 19 June 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").
International Flavors-and-Fragrances's shares were split on a 3:1 basis on 19 January 1994 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your International Flavors-and-Fragrances shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 66.7% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for International Flavors-and-Fragrances shares which in turn could have impacted International Flavors-and-Fragrances's share price.
Over the last 12 months, International Flavors-and-Fragrances's shares have ranged in value from as little as $65.85 up to $105.7399. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while International Flavors-and-Fragrances's is 1.096. This would suggest that International Flavors-and-Fragrances's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food, beverage, health and biosciences, scent, pharma solutions, and complementary adjacent products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates in four segments Nourish, Health & Biosciences, Scent, and Pharma Solutions. The Nourish segment consists of portfolio of natural-based ingredients that includes plant-based specialty food ingredients, such as soy and pea protein with value-added formulations, emulsifiers, and sweeteners; food protection ingredients, including natural antioxidants, and anti-microbials for natural food preservation and shelf-life extension; savory solutions, such as spices, marinades, and mixtures; combining flavourings with fruits, vegetables, and other natural ingredients products; a range of flavor compounds used in savory products, such as soups, sauces, meat, fish, poultry, and snacks; and beverages juice drinks, carbonated or flavored beverages, and spirits, as well as sweets bakery products, candy, cereal, and chewing gum; and dairy products, such as yogurt, ice cream, and cheese, as well as spices and seasoning ingredients. Its Health & Biosciences is comprised of health, cultures and food enzymes, home and personal care, animal nutrition, and grain processing. The Scent segment creates fragrance compounds, and fragrance ingredients. Its Pharma Solutions segment produces cellulosics and seaweed-based pharmaceutical excipients.
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