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INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC IFF

NYSE · stock · Industrial Organic Chemicals · website · IPO 1964-03-02 · LEI

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$19.5B
P / S1.8×
P / B1.4×
P / FCF76.1×
Dividend yield2.10%
FCF margin2.4%
Net debt$5.0B
Net debt / EBITDA8.7×
Enterprise value USD$24.5B
EV / EBITDA42.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-1.6%
Return on capital-1.8%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
44.80% 43.30% 42.30% 41.10% 41.00% 32.00% 33.40% 32.10% 35.90% 36.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
17.70% 16.30% 14.70% 12.90% 11.10% 5.00% -10.70% -18.40% 6.70% -3.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
24.80% 17.50% 5.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
80.0M 79.4M 106.6M 113.0M 114.0M 254.6M 255.0M 255.3M 256.0M 256.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.00B $1.27B $3.96B $3.81B $3.79B $10.26B $10.10B $9.28B $8.42B $5.05B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
10.10% 6.40% 2.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
13.60% 7.70% 6.70% 9.00% 10.30% 9.00% -0.90% 8.30% 5.30% 2.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.81× 0.97× 0.76× 0.71× 0.70× 0.52× 0.60× 0.68× 0.64× 0.40× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$5.05 $3.72 $3.79 $4.00 $3.21 $1.10 -$7.32 -$10.14 $1.04 -$1.41 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC trades at about 80.6× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 20.2×–119.9×, median 35×).

20.2× 119.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (20.2×–119.9×); dot = today's 80.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin36.2%35.9%32.1%33.4%32.0%41.0%41.1%42.3%43.3%44.8%
Operating margin-3.5%6.7%-18.4%-10.7%5.0%11.1%12.9%14.7%16.3%17.7%
Net margin———————8.5%8.7%13.0%
FCF margin2.4%5.3%8.3%-0.9%9.0%10.3%9.0%6.7%7.7%13.6%
Return on assets———————2.6%6.4%10.1%
Return on equity———————5.6%17.5%24.8%
Debt / equity0.40×0.64×0.68×0.60×0.52×0.70×0.71×0.76×0.97×0.81×
Current ratio1.421.831.671.991.921.611.902.612.471.79

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.