International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

IFF Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals

Revenue
+3.91%
EPS
−235.9%
Free cash flow
−123.3%
Total debt
+32.3%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

86.57 1.10 −1.25%
Market cap
$21.6B
P/E
121×
Fwd P/E
60.3×
Dividend yield
1.85%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
1.18
Beneish M
−2.54
Dividend safety
0/100

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) Return on assets

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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.72%, up 2.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−1.33%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.79% (fiscal 2023) to 11.7% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 0.45% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 −1.33% (2.21)
FY2024 0.88% 8.67
FY2023 −7.79% (2.81)
FY2022 −4.98% (5.99)
FY2021 1.01% (1.69)
FY2020 2.70% (0.78)
FY2019 3.48% (0.38)
FY2018 3.86% (3.00)
FY2017 6.86% (3.63)
FY2016 10.5% (1.16)

Against its own ten years

Low −7.79% High 11.7%
Ten-year median 2.70%
Current reading's percentile 27

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
RPM RPM International Inc. compare 8.50%
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare 7.02%
SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare 5.74%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 3.78%
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 3.10%
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 1.02%
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 0.72%
SSL Sasol Ltd. compare 0.00%
WLK Westlake Corporation compare −2.27%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 0.45%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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