International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

IFF Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals

In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 1.82%, EPS fell 91.6%, free cash flow grew 94.5% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; insiders bought in the last twelve months.

90.68 0.39 +0.43%
Market cap
$23.0B
P/E
83.2×
Fwd P/E
29.3×
Dividend yield
1.76%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
1.18
Beneish M
−2.54
Dividend safety
0/100

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) Return on invested capital

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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 2.65%, up 4.0 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 in line with the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.75% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

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

Low −5.70% High 15.7%
Ten-year median 3.69%
Current reading's percentile 27

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare 12.7%
RPM RPM International Inc. compare 11.2%
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare 9.87%
ESI Element Solutions Inc. compare 5.20%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 2.87%
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 2.84%
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 2.65%
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 1.46%
SSL Sasol Ltd. compare 0.00%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 2.75%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
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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