stockrowInternational 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
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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) Return on invested capital
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 2.52%, up 3.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−1.30%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.70% (fiscal 2023) to 15.7% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 3.21% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.96%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −1.30% | (3.58) |
| FY2024 | 2.28% | 7.98 |
| FY2023 | −5.70% | (2.69) |
| FY2022 | −3.01% | (4.18) |
| FY2021 | 1.17% | (2.58) |
| FY2020 | 3.75% | (0.58) |
| FY2019 | 4.33% | 0.64 |
| FY2018 | 3.69% | (8.00) |
| FY2017 | 11.7% | (2.87) |
| FY2016 | 14.6% | (1.10) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 13.1% |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 11.2% |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 10.2% |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | 8.48% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation compare | 3.55% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 3.43% |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | 2.52% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 0.00% |
| WLK Westlake Corporation compare | −2.22% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 3.21% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.96% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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