International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) vs LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB)

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and LyondellBasell Industries N.V. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $21.9B against $19.6B — 1.1× the size. LyondellBasell Industries N.V. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. trades at 78.6×. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.49% against −1.75%. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has the higher net margin (2.56% vs −1.13%) and the lower return on invested capital (2.65% vs 2.87%). Both pay a dividend; LyondellBasell Industries N.V. yields more (5.35% vs 4.00%). Across the 21 metrics below, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. leads on 12 and LyondellBasell Industries N.V. on 9.

Valuation

Metric IFF LYB Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 78.61 n/m 24.83
P/S 2.02 0.60 1.46
P/B 1.56 1.76 1.76
Price to free cash flow 39.23 10.99 19.84
EV/EBITDA 15.35 12.11 13.18
EV/Sales 2.49 0.93 1.84
Earnings yield 1.27% (1.94%) 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 2.55% 9.10% 2.29%

Profitability

Metric IFF LYB Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 36.50% 12.76% 29.23%
Operating margin 7.48% 3.09% 3.63%
Net margin 2.56% (1.13%) 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 5.15% 5.48% 3.78%
Return on equity 1.95% (3.12%) 3.62%
Return on assets 1.08% (1.01%) 0.35%
Return on invested capital 2.65% 2.87% 2.75%

Growth

Metric IFF LYB Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.49% (1.75%) 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (253.68%) (156.39%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 16.46% 1.67% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric IFF LYB Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.41 1.21 0.54
Current ratio 2.06 1.64 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 7.16 9.67 2.03

Dividend

Metric IFF LYB Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 4.00% 5.35% 1.69%
Payout ratio 1.24 0.75 0.25

Size

Metric IFF LYB Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 21.90b 19.60b 2.43b

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