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IFF

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc
$83.83 +2.68 (+3.30%) At close · Jul 2
Market Cap
$21.40B
Shares
255,303,473

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$83.83 Open$81.97 Day$81.37–83.83 52W$58.43–83.95 Avg vol 30d2.1M Short int15.2M · 5.9% float · 7.6d Short vol81% Last earningsMay 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 5
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
Technical · trend & momentum Strong Buy
50 / 200-day cross no cross
+ Price vs 200-day avg +19% above
+ Price vs 50-day avg +11% above
RSI (14) 70 · neutral
+ MACD trend positive
+ 52-week position 100% · near high
Sentiment · smart money Bullish
Trend (MA cross) 50d $75 › 200d $70 — 50d above 200d
+ Institutional flow 6 of 701 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +1.4K sh shares
+ Insider flow Net +$20.3M over 90 days · 0% sells
Short interest 5.94% of float · ▲ +18.7% MoM · 7.6 days cover
Volume signal Volume near normal
Institution breadth 701 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Fundamentals Fair
Revenue growth −5% Y/Y
+ Gross margin 36%, expanding
EPS growth −236% Y/Y
+ Free cash flow $256.0M
Valuation P/E 26 · in line
+ Buyback $280.0M remaining
Balance sheet net debt $6.3B

Blended from price, positioning & fundamentals · daily-close · not investment advice.

Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 4 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 5, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed May 5, 2026
      full year 2026
      Full year 2026 sales Initiated $10.5B – $10.8B
      prior FY $10.89B midpoint −2.2% Y/Y
      Full year 2026 adjusted operating EBITDA Non-GAAP Initiated $2.05B – $2.15B
      2026
      Comparable currency neutral sales growth Non-GAAP Initiated 1% – 4%
      Comparable currency neutral adjusted operating EBITDA growth Non-GAAP Initiated 3% – 8%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
      0 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      no cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +19% above Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +11% above Bullish
      RSI (14)
      70 · neutral Neutral
      MACD trend
      positive Bullish
      52-week position
      100% · near high Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $75 › 200d $70 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      6 of 701 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +1.4K sh shares
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$20.3M over 90 days · 0% sells
      Short interest Rising
      5.94% of float · ▲ +18.7% MoM · 7.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      701 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $58 Now $84 · 100% 52-wk high $84
      vs 200-day avg +19% vs 50-day avg +11%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Free Cash Flow non-GAAP $92M Q1 2026
      Net debt to credit adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP 2.5 Q1 2026
      Total debt to trailing twelve months net income 7.2 Q1 2026
      Net debt to credit-adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP 2.6 full year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Specialty Chemicals — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      IFF
      International Flavors & Fragrances Inc
      this stock
      $21.40B +25.1% -5.2% 26.0 5.9%
      LIN
      Linde PLC
      $252.88B +28.6% +3.0% 36.3 1.6%
      AIQUF
      L Air Liquide SA /Fi
      $130.69B +9.5% 0.0%
      SHW
      Sherwin Williams Co
      $86.92B +9.0% +26.4% 33.9 3.7%
      ECL
      Ecolab Inc.
      $79.74B +8.2% +2.2% 38.3 1.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      701
      % held
      96.5%
      Reported
      6 of 701
      Top holder
      Dodge & Cox
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      612
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      15.2M
      Days to cover
      7.6d
      Change
      +2.4M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      81%
      As of
      Jul 2, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.7K
      Value
      $196.9K
      As of
      Jun 9, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      41.6%
      Week of
      Jun 8, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net buying
      Net (90d)
      +$20.3M
      Buyers / Sellers
      1 / 0
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Gilbert Cisneros
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Nov 18, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $10.9B
      Net income (FY)
      $339.8M
      EPS diluted
      $-1.41
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $500.0M
      Remaining
      $280.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jun 23, 2026
      This year
      8
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $253.8K
      Shares
      4.1K
      Filed
      Nov 7, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      May 5, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      IFF +11.7% +14.0% +23.0% +5.8% +25.1%
      SPY +1.4% -1.3% +8.0% -0.3% +9.2%
      vs SPY +10.2% +15.2% +14.9% +6.1% +15.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.40 / share · ex Jun 18, 2026
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.60 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.91%
      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2021
      Authorized
      $500.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $220.00M
      Remaining
      $280.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 51253 CUSIP 459506101 13F (30d) 29 filings 10 filers Visit website Investor relations