International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. IFF

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$21.9B
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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) Gross margin

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 36.5%, up 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (36.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 32.0% (fiscal 2021) to 44.8% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 29.2% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 25.1%.

Gross margin, annual

Annual

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2025 36.2% 0.25
FY2024 35.9% 3.84
FY2023 32.1% (1.30)
FY2022 33.4% 1.33
FY2021 32.0% (8.99)
FY2020 41.0% (0.08)
FY2019 41.1% (1.20)
FY2018 42.3% (1.01)
FY2017 43.3% (1.46)
FY2016 44.8% 0.07

Quarterly

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 43.7% 6.51
Mar 2026 37.1% 5.22
Dec 2025 31.9% (4.57)
Sep 2025 36.5% (6.45)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 32.0% High 44.8%
Ten-year median 41.0%
Current reading's percentile 45

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
RPM RPM International Inc. compare 41.4%
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare 40.9%
SQM Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. compare 37.5%
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 36.5%
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 35.1%
SSL Sasol Ltd. compare 33.5%
SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare 30.6%
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 23.8%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 12.8%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 29.2%
Basic Materials sector median 25.1%
Market median 46.3%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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