International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Rank #403DeclineIFF · NYSE · Basic Materials
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) — Rank #403 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.16) · ROE -2.6% · Piotroski F-Score 6 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000051253 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food, beverage, health and biosciences, scent, and complementary adjacent products in the United States, and internationally.
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It operates in through Taste, Food Ingredients, Health & Biosciences, and Scent segments. The Taste segment offers savory products such as soups, sauces, meat, fish, poultry, snacks; beverages consists of juice drinks, carbonated or flavored beverages, spirits; sweets comprising, bakery products, candy, cereal, chewing gum; and dairy products, such as yogurt, ice cream, cheese, and other products, as well as spices and seasoning ingredients for meat, food service, convenience, alternative protein and culinary products. The Food Ingredients segment provides natural, artificial, and plant-based specialty food ingredients; natural antioxidants and anti-microbials used for natural food preservation and shelf-life extension for beverages, cosmetic and healthcare products, pet food and feed additives; and savory solutions, such as spices, marinades, and mixtures, and inclusion products comprising combining flavorings with fruit, vegetables and other natural ingredients, as well as soy and pea protein with value-added formulations, emulsifiers and sweeteners. The Health & Biosciences segment offers enzymes, food cultures, probiotics and specialty ingredients for food and non-food applications, as well as engages in health, food biosciences, home and personal care, animal nutrition and grain processing businesses. The Scent segment creates fragrance compounds, and fragrance ingredients. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
was incorporated in 1909 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
- Industry
- Specialty Chemicals
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- State
- NY
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- iff.com
Financials
Strengthening
Direction over 5 fiscal years
- Free cash flowdeteriorating
- Gross marginstable
- Gross profitabilityimproving
- Net cashimproving
- Operating marginstable
- Return on equityimproving
- Share count (dilution)improving
Monitoring diagnostic of business direction — not a prediction of returns.
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| Fiscal year end | 2025-12-31filed 2026-02-27 | 2024-12-31filed 2025-02-28 | 2023-12-31filed 2024-02-28 | 2022-12-31filed 2023-02-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||
| Revenue | 10,890.0 | 11,484.0 | 11,479.0 | 12,440.0 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -5.2% | 0.0% | -7.7% | 6.7% |
| Gross profit | 3,938.0 | 4,124.0 | 3,681.0 | 4,151.0 |
| Gross margin | 36.2% | 35.9% | 32.1% | 33.4% |
| Net income | (361.0) | 243.0 | (2,567.0) | (1,871.0) |
| Net margin | -3.3% | 2.1% | -22.4% | -15.0% |
| EPS (diluted) | -$1.41 | $0.95 | -$10.05 | -$7.32 |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -248.4% | 109.5% | -37.3% | — |
| Cash flow | ||||
| Operating cash flow | 850.0 | 1,070.0 | 1,439.0 | 397.0 |
| Capital expenditures | 594.0 | 463.0 | 503.0 | 504.0 |
| Free cash flow | 256.0 | 607.0 | 936.0 | (107.0) |
Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?