INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC · Industrial Organic Chemicals

IFF

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The short version

A company still losing money with steady sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Pays a 1.7% dividend yield

Watch out for

Losing money

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 8.4% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (398 bought, 285 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater), Carl Icahn

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$93.66-0.5% that day

Company value: $23.9B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 82.2x; You pay about $82 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 2.4x; Company value is 2.4 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 1.7%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 2%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 24%; Debt as a share of company value

From IFF's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$2.0B+1.8% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $10.0B, down 4.6% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 17% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of IFF. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth-5% a yearRecently: -4.6% a yearProfit margin3%Last 12 months: 2.9%P/E at the end40xToday: 82.2x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change0% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$7.7B

Profit in 5 years$232M

Price these guesses point to$36.31-61% vs $93.66 todayAbout -17% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 3% margin and a 40x P/E, sales would have to grow about 15% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/7Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.-2.6%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.40x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.-3.3%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.7 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$256.0M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+0.4% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.36.2%

Revenue: $10.9B; -5.2% vs prior year
5-year growth: +16.5%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $5.6B; 0.40x equity
Current ratio: 1.42x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.