International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF)$75.28
Market Cap: 20.24 BCurrency: USD
Research Snapshot
Static fundamentals, valuation context, and investor signals for International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF).
BASIC MATERIALS
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
DCF ready
Valuation
98.8x
EV/FCF, 1.0% FCF yield
Quality
-1.8%
ROIC, 2.4% FCF margin
Growth
16.5%
5Y sales (revenue) CAGR
Balance sheet
0.4x
Debt/equity, 1.4x current ratio
Superinvestors
6
Top: Hillman Value Fund (3.7%)
Strengths to research
- Revenue compounded at 16.5% over five years.
- Debt/equity looks manageable at 0.4x.
- 6 tracked superinvestors report a position.
- 10 annual periods are available for trend analysis.
Watchouts
- P/FCF is elevated at 79.1x.
Annual data: 10 periods
Quarterly data: 24 periods
Stock snapshot: May 25, 2026
Static dataset: May 25, 2026
Quality Scorecard
Build-time composite score for IFF.
Grade D
42
/ 100
Peer Comparison
Target stock against 8 market-cap comparable peers.
Heat map: red worst to green best
| IFF Target | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | $20.2B | -53.4x | 98.8x | -1.8% | 16.5% | 2.4% | 36.2% | 8.7x | N/A |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | $18.1B | -29.8x | 38.1x | -7.3% | 2.2% | 1.3% | N/A | -3.5x | N/A |
| PPG | PPG Industries | $25.0B | 15.5x | 25.9x | 10.3% | 2.8% | 7.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| DD | DuPont de Nemours Inc. | $27.3B | -25.9x | 117.3x | 0.6% | -9.3% | 3.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| RPM | RPM International Inc. | $14.1B | 18.9x | 25.7x | 23.9% | 6.0% | 7.3% | 41.4% | N/A | N/A |
| BNTGY | Brenntag SE | $9.7B | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical | $8.8B | 18.1x | 19.4x | 8.0% | 0.7% | 4.8% | 21.1% | N/A | N/A |
| AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | $7.3B | 16.8x | 14.6x | 16.2% | 6.5% | 8.9% | N/A | -0.8x | N/A |
| ALB | Albemarle Corporation | $6.8B | -29.8x | 12.1x | -4.0% | 10.4% | 13.5% | 13.0% | 5.4x | N/A |
Financial Charts
No financial data available for IFF (annual).
6 superinvestors own IFF
Current quarter ownership and quarter-over-quarter share changes.
Superinvestor ownership
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Portfolio | QoQ Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge & Cox Dodge & Cox | 36,472,942 | $2.6B | 1.46% | 0.0% |
| First Eagle Investment Management First Eagle Investment Management | 9,314,670 | $676M | 1.15% | 0.0% |
| Carl Icahn Icahn Capital Management | 4,275,000 | $310M | 3.63% | ▲ +265.5% |
| Steven Romick FPA Crescent Fund | 2,596,396 | $202M | 3.52% | ▼ -17.9% |
| Robert Olstein Olstein Capital Management | 119,000 | $9M | 1.88% | 0.0% |
| Hillman Value Fund Hillman Value Fund | 72,773 | $5M | 3.67% | 0.0% |