International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. IFF SPX
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food, beverage, health and biosciences, scent, and complementary adjacent products in the United States, and internationally. It operates in through Taste, Food Ingredients, Health & Biosciences, and Scent segments. The Taste segment offers savory products such as soups, sauces, meat, fish, poultry, snacks; beverages consists of juice drinks, carbonated or flavored beverages, spirits; sweets comprising, bakery products, candy, cereal, chewing gum; and dairy products, such as yogurt, ice cream, cheese, and other products, as well as spices and seasoning ingredients for meat, food service, convenience, alternative protein and culinary products. The Food Ingredients segment provides natural, artificial, and plant-based specialty food ingredients; natural antioxidants and anti-microbials used for natural food preservation and shelf-life extension for beverages, cosmetic and healthcare products, pet food and feed additives; and savory solutions, such as spices, marinades, and mixtures, and inclusion products comprising combining flavorings with fruit, vegetables and other natural ingredients, as well as soy and pea protein with value-added formulations, emulsifiers and sweeteners. The Health & Biosciences segment offers enzymes, food cultures, probiotics and specialty ingredients for food and non-food applications, as well as engages in health, food biosciences, home and personal care, animal nutrition and grain processing businesses. The Scent segment creates fragrance compounds, and fragrance ingredients. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. was incorporated in 1909 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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Growth (CAGR)
PROS
- Profit CAGR of 26.9% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Revenue declined at -4.3% CAGR over 5 years.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2013 | Mar 2014 | Jun 2014 | Sep 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
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| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 920.02M | 907.55M | 1.30B | 1.29B | 1.27B | 1.35B | 1.20B | 1.27B | 2.46B | 3.09B | 3.07B | 3.23B | 3.31B | 3.06B | 3.03B | 2.93B | 2.82B | 2.90B | 2.89B | 2.92B | - | 2.84B | 2.76B | 2.69B | 2.59B | 2.74B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.81B | 1.73B | 1.71B | 1.70B | 1.72B |
| Gross Profit | - | 341.41M | 352.65M | 340.11M | 346.28M | 345.04M | 347.13M | 360.21M | 365.64M | 346.27M | 363.08M | 372.98M | 380.40M | 405.81M | 398.72M | 400.67M | 531.26M | 546.24M | 533.09M | 566.00M | 482.00M | 524.00M | 754.00M | 910.00M | 1.09B | 1.15B | 1.14B | 1.00B | 964.00M | 933.00M | 924.00M | 1.02B | 1.07B | 1.05B | - | 1.03B | 1.03B | 983.00M | 890.00M | 1.02B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 768.00M | 810.00M | 741.00M | 777.00M | 739.00M |
| Operating Income | 141.53M | 156.05M | 153.12M | 152.59M | 161.79M | 148.82M | 156.71M | 169.93M | 164.67M | 124.43M | 130.06M | 151.69M | 149.00M | 174.86M | 154.51M | 159.27M | 163.87M | 199.94M | 184.66M | 196.00M | 120.00M | 150.00M | 4.00M | 110.00M | 298.00M | 341.00M | 213.00M | -1.99B | 131.00M | 145.00M | 150.00M | 199.00M | 191.00M | 249.00M | - | 267.00M | 220.00M | 242.00M | 113.00M | 279.00M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -687.00M | 837.00M | 351.00M | 308.00M | 499.00M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 71.00M | 61.00M | 48.00M | 49.00M | 44.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -994.00M | 534.00M | 56.00M | 22.00M | 209.00M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.00M | -78.00M | 15.00M | -9.00M | 39.00M |
| Net Income | 99.05M | 106.71M | 110.28M | 107.42M | 128.26M | 105.37M | 106.45M | 118.60M | 116.73M | 89.78M | 115.76M | 109.80M | 110.26M | 129.42M | 99.15M | 95.72M | 108.83M | 136.38M | 127.12M | 124.00M | 87.00M | 85.00M | -42.00M | 28.00M | 194.00M | 244.00M | 107.00M | -2.20B | -9.00M | 27.00M | 25.00M | 60.00M | 170.00M | 58.00M | - | -1.02B | 612.00M | 40.00M | 31.00M | 169.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1.31 | 1.57 | 1.29 | 1.31 | 1.47 | 1.46 | 1.12 | 1.45 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.63 | 1.25 | 1.17 | 0.96 | 1.20 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 0.74 | 0.75 | -0.21 | 0.11 | 0.76 | 0.96 | 0.43 | -8.60 | -0.04 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.23 | 0.66 | 0.23 | - | -3.98 | 2.38 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.66 |
| R&D Expense | 65.65M | 61.50M | 66.43M | 63.70M | 63.46M | 62.51M | 62.75M | 63.38M | 63.25M | 64.42M | 72.13M | 72.76M | 73.76M | 78.48M | 74.77M | 75.30M | 90.60M | 84.82M | 85.08M | 86.00M | 81.00M | 89.00M | 143.00M | 164.00M | 156.00M | 157.00M | 158.00M | 145.00M | 161.00M | 161.00M | 157.00M | 166.00M | 173.00M | 162.00M | - | 164.00M | 182.00M | 174.00M | - | 166.00M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.12B | 3.40B | 3.98B | 5.14B | 5.08B | 11.66B | 12.44B | 11.48B | 11.48B | 10.89B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.29B | 7.80B | 7.36B | 6.95B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | 1.18B | 1.28B | 1.36B | 1.35B | 1.40B | 1.47B | 1.68B | 2.11B | 2.09B | 3.73B | 4.15B | 3.68B | 4.12B | 3.94B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.10B | 3.10B | 3.28B | 3.10B |
| Operating Income | - | 340.29M | 416.36M | 427.73M | 486.62M | 516.34M | 592.32M | 588.35M | 552.96M | 552.63M | 583.88M | 665.00M | 566.00M | 585.00M | 1.05B | 578.00M | 848.00M | 842.00M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -110.00M | -996.00M | 1.63B | 779.00M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 336.00M | 380.00M | 305.00M | 229.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1.62B | -2.52B | 308.00M | -412.00M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 239.00M | 69.00M | 41.00M | -53.00M |
| Net Income | 229.63M | 195.53M | 263.56M | 266.87M | 254.13M | 353.54M | 414.54M | 419.25M | 405.03M | 295.67M | 339.78M | - | - | - | -1.87B | -2.59B | 263.00M | -361.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 2.86 | 2.46 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 3.09 | 4.29 | 5.06 | 5.16 | 5.05 | 3.72 | 3.79 | 4.00 | 3.21 | 1.10 | -7.21 | -10.05 | 0.95 | -1.41 |
| R&D Expense | 196.86M | 184.77M | 218.77M | 219.78M | 233.71M | 259.84M | 253.64M | 246.10M | 258.86M | 295.47M | 311.58M | 346.00M | 357.00M | 629.00M | 603.00M | 636.00M | 671.00M | 694.00M |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -4.34% |
| 1 Year: | -3.60% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 26.89% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +1.75% |
| 6 Months: | +11.23% |
| 3 Months: | -6.97% |
| 1 Month: | +10.39% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 2.64B | 2.87B | 2.97B | 3.25B | 3.33B | 3.49B | 3.70B | 4.02B | 4.60B | 12.89B | 13.29B | 13.55B | - | 35.52B | 30.98B | 28.72B | 25.54B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.43B | 6.29B | 7.97B | 5.59B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 151.47M | 178.47M | 80.14M | 88.28M | 88.28M | 324.42M | 405.50M | 478.57M | 181.99M | 323.99M | 368.05M | 634.90M | 607.00M | 650.00M | - | 483.00M | 703.00M | 469.00M | 590.00M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.30B | 2.64B | 2.26B | 2.36B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.82B | 1.73B | 1.62B | 1.73B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.78B | 16.34B | 14.85B | 11.35B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 484.45M | 660.95M | 564.57M | 629.88M | 560.37M | 518.81M | 725.16M | 898.30M | 768.77M | 1.13B | 1.55B | 1.90B | - | 3.73B | 3.76B | 4.35B | 3.93B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 934.75M | 787.67M | 778.25M | 881.10M | 932.66M | 934.23M | 935.37M | 1.07B | 1.63B | 4.50B | 4.00B | 3.78B | - | 10.37B | 9.19B | 7.56B | 4.74B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.73B | 10.80B | 9.61B | 6.62B |
| Total Equity | - | - | 769.00M | 999.42M | 1.10B | 1.25B | 1.46B | 1.52B | 1.59B | 1.63B | 1.68B | 6.03B | 6.22B | 6.31B | - | 17.66B | 14.61B | 13.83B | 14.15B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 275.73M | 275.73M | 275.75M | 275.70M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 220.61M | 291.64M | 315.14M | 189.19M | 323.80M | 407.56M | 518.39M | 467.31M | 550.14M | 390.76M | 437.57M | 699.00M | 714.00M | - | 397.00M | 1.46B | 1.07B | 850.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -89.75M | -80.89M | -106.78M | -131.16M | -114.26M | -105.41M | -221.33M | -577.16M | -355.46M | -299.93M | -5.01B | -226.00M | -187.00M | - | 745.00M | 558.00M | 326.00M | 2.27B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -94.67M | -312.19M | -156.74M | -100.71M | 25.40M | -217.04M | -202.33M | -165.03M | -34.43M | -42.56M | 4.87B | -505.00M | -512.00M | - | -1.23B | -1.85B | -1.61B | -3.09B |
| Capital Expenditure | -85.39M | -66.82M | -106.30M | -127.46M | -126.14M | -134.16M | -143.18M | -101.03M | -126.41M | -128.97M | -170.09M | -236.00M | -192.00M | - | -506.00M | -503.00M | -468.00M | -596.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 135.22M | 224.82M | 208.84M | 61.73M | 197.66M | 273.40M | 375.21M | 366.29M | 423.73M | 261.78M | 267.48M | 463.00M | 522.00M | - | -109.00M | 952.00M | 602.00M | 254.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -87.00M | 162.00M | -210.00M | 28.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 30.00M | 1.97M | - | 0 | 0 | 51.36M | 88.20M | 122.19M | 127.44M | 58.07M | 15.47M | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 38.00M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44.8% | 43.3% | 42.3% | 41.1% | 41.0% | 32.0% | 33.4% | 32.1% | 35.9% | 36.2% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.7% | 16.3% | 14.7% | 12.9% | 11.1% | 5.0% | 8.5% | 5.0% | 7.4% | 7.7% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.0% | 8.7% | 8.5% | - | - | - | -15.0% | -22.6% | 2.3% | -3.3% |
| ROE % | - | 25.4% | 26.4% | 24.2% | 20.4% | 24.2% | 27.3% | 26.4% | 24.9% | 17.6% | 5.6% | - | - | - | -10.6% | -17.7% | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| ROCE % | - | 15.8% | 18.8% | 17.8% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 19.9% | 19.8% | 17.7% | 14.4% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 4.9% | - | 3.3% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 3.9% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodge & Cox Inc. | 14.29% | 36.47M | $2.77B |
| 2 | Freemont Capital Pte Ltd. | 9.93% | 25.36M | $1.93B |
| 3 | Blackrock Inc. | 8.90% | 22.72M | $1.73B |
| 4 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.36% | 16.24M | $1.23B |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.59% | 11.72M | $891.55M |
| 6 | State Street Corporation | 4.42% | 11.29M | $858.45M |
| 7 | First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 3.65% | 9.31M | $708.38M |
| 8 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.93% | 7.49M | $569.83M |
| 9 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.73% | 6.96M | $529.09M |
| 10 | UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | 2.43% | 6.21M | $472.05M |
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