DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DD) vs International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF)

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $21.6B against $19.2B — 1.1× the size. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 64.2× against 121×. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.33% against 3.16%. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has the higher net margin (4.26% vs 1.67%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.43% vs 2.52%). Both pay a dividend; International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. yields more (1.85% vs 1.65%). Across the 22 metrics below, DuPont de Nemours, Inc. leads on 16 and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric DD IFF Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 64.25 121.48 24.46
P/S 2.76 2.01 1.64
P/B 1.42 1.65 1.88
Price to free cash flow 24.57 42.28 19.15
EV/EBITDA 14.42 17.12 12.87
EV/Sales 2.97 2.56 1.88
Earnings yield 1.56% 0.82% 2.42%
Free cash flow yield 4.07% 2.37% 2.25%

Profitability

Metric DD IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 35.49% 36.49% 27.84%
Operating margin 11.75% 7.15% 5.64%
Net margin 4.26% 1.67% 4.19%
Free cash flow margin 11.23% 4.75% 3.49%
Return on equity 1.63% 1.32% 2.34%
Return on assets 1.02% 0.72% 0.45%
Return on invested capital 3.43% 2.52% 3.21%

Growth

Metric DD IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.16% 6.33% 6.39%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (211.38%) (240.38%) (9.77%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (9.25%) 16.46% 6.33%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric DD IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.23 0.47 0.59
Current ratio 2.36 1.87 2.28
Net debt to EBITDA 2.09 7.16 2.03

Dividend

Metric DD IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 1.65% 1.85% 1.80%
Payout ratio 1.07 2.25 0.40

Size

Metric DD IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 19.21b 21.62b 2.08b

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