International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF)
Fair ValueFundamental
51
Price
$83.48
Market Cap
$21.88B
Part 1 · What the company is worth
Overview
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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Direct competitors
Who this company fights with for the same customers
Generated on September 18, 2026 with claude-haiku-4-5 — shared with all users
The world's largest flavour and fragrance house, competing with IFF for the same consumer-goods customers across taste, scent and active beauty ingredients.
Born from the Firmenich–DSM merger, it sells perfumery, taste and nutrition ingredients to the same food, beverage and personal-care brands IFF serves.
German flavour-and-fragrance group bidding for the same fragrance, flavour and cosmetic-ingredient contracts with global FMCG customers.
Competes head-on in taste and nutrition systems for food and beverage manufacturers, the segment where IFF places its Nourish business.
Rivals IFF's Health & Biosciences arm in enzymes, cultures and probiotics sold to the same food, beverage and household-care producers.
US specialty ingredients maker competing for the same flavour and colour supply contracts with food, beverage and personal-care brands.
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Revenue
$10.82B
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Net Income
$279M
Trailing 12 months (through 6/30/2026)
Free Cash Flow
$256M
Total Equity
$14.15B
Total Liabilities
$11.35B
Current Ratio
2.06
Interest Coverage
4.33
Debt/EBITDA
10.71
Earnings Per Share
Revenue & Net Income
Free Cash Flow
Income Breakdown
Historical statement
Margins over time
Debt over time
How heavy the debt is
Growth grid
Growth — Revenue
Fair Value Estimation
Fair Value
$90.73
Current Price
$83.48
Margin of Safety
+8.0%
Fair Value Range
$58.98 - $122.49
Spread across the valuation methods used, not a statistically calibrated confidence interval.
Estimation Methods
Valuation Metrics
P/E Ratio
75.89
ROE
-2.5%
P/B Ratio
1.52
P/FCF
39.44
Gross Margin
36.5%
ROIC
3.1%
Profitability Radar
Value Creation (Economic Moat)
ROIC
3.1%
WACC
8.0%
ROIC − WACC
-4.9 pp
ROIC is below the cost of capital — the company is destroying value for every dollar invested.
Fundamental Analysis Criteria
Passed (12)
- Gross Margin 36.5%
- P/B Ratio 1.52
- Debt/Equity ratio
- Operating Margin 7.5%
- Positive Free Cash Flow
- Current Ratio
- Interest Coverage
- Revenue Growth 5Y 16.5%
- Analyst Consensus 72% Buy
- Earnings Quality (OCF/NI) 4.16
- Share Dilution -0.8%
- Piotroski F-Score 6/9
Failed (12)
- EPS shows upward trend
- Price CAGR -3.37%
- ROIC 3.1%
- P/FCF 39.44
- CapEx intensity
- Debt/EBITDA
- Return on Tangible Assets
- Low reliance on intangibles
- Price below Graham Number
- DCF valuation (Overvalued)
- ROE 2.1%
- Earnings Surprise avg -3.4%
Unavailable (3)
- Dividend Payout NaN%
- PEG Ratio (need PE > 0 and growth > 0)
- Net Margin Trend (invalid data)
Piotroski F-Score
Mixed signals: some areas need attention
Earnings Quality
High quality: earnings backed by cash
Share Dilution
Buying back shares. Shareholder friendly
Institutional Holdings
Governance
Executive Team
| Name | Title | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Jon Erik Fyrwald | CEO & Director | 66 |
| Mr. Michael DeVeau | Executive VP & CFO | 44 |
| Mr. Yuvraj Arora | President of Taste Division & Chief Commercial Officer | 53 |
| Mr. Andres Muller | President of Food Ingredients | 60 |
| Ms. Leticia Goncalves Lourenco | President of Health & Biosciences | 50 |
| Mr. Ralf Finzel Ph.D. | Executive VP & Global Operations Officer | 61 |
| Mr. Marc H. Birenkrant | Controller & Chief Accounting Officer | 52 |
| Mr. Vivek Verma | Executive VP & Chief Information Officer | 56 |
| Mr. Stephen N. Landsman Esq., J.D. | Executive VP & General Counsel | 66 |
| Ms. Deborah Borg | EVP & Chief People and Culture Officer | 48 |
Audit Risk
5
Board Risk
1
Compensation Risk
9
Shareholder Rights Risk
6
Part 2 · The price and when to enter
This part won't tell you whether the company is worth owning: it helps you choose when to buy it, once the fundamentals have convinced you. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.
Documents
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Annual Report (10-K)
A yearly overview of the business, its financial results, and the risks it faces.
Filed on 2026-02-27
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Quarterly Report (10-Q)
A snapshot of financial performance for the most recent three-month period.
Filed on 2026-08-04
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Current Report (8-K)
An announcement of a major event, such as a leadership change or big news.
Filed on 2026-08-04
via SEC EDGAR
Income History
via SEC EDGAR
Latest News
Recent headlines for IFF, sourced from Markets Gazette.