International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

NYSE:IFF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$21.3b

International Flavors & Fragrances Valuation

Is IFF undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of IFF when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: IFF ($83) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($88.31)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: IFF is trading below future cash flow value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for IFF?

Key metric: As IFF is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for IFF. This is calculated by dividing IFF's market cap by their current revenue.
What is IFF's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio2x
SalesUS$10.89b
Market CapUS$21.26b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does IFF's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for IFF vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average2.7x
DD DuPont de Nemours
3x3.66%US$20.5b
PPG PPG Industries
1.9x3.19%US$29.5b
RPM RPM International
2x4.06%US$15.1b
ALB Albemarle
3.8x8.47%US$19.6b
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances
2x1.47%US$21.3b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: IFF is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2x) compared to the peer average (2.7x).

Historical Price to Sales Ratio

Historical Price to Sales Ratio compares a stock's price to its sales over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does IFF's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Chemicals Industry?

17 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
VHI Valhi
0.2xn/aUS$442.36m
OEC Orion
0.2x-0.96%US$399.22m
ALTO Alto Ingredients
0.2x6.62%US$207.28m
AVD American Vanguard
0.3xn/aUS$150.31m
IFF 2.0xIndustry Avg. 1.2xNo. of Companies17PS01.22.43.64.86+
17 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: IFF is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2x) compared to the US Chemicals industry average (1.2x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is IFF's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

IFF PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio2x
Fair PS Ratio2.2x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: IFF is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst IFF forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$83.00
US$89.36
+7.66%
10.51%US$105.00US$66.00n/a18
Feb ’27US$69.81
US$82.37
+17.99%
10.64%US$105.00US$66.00n/a17
Jan ’27US$67.39
US$81.49
+20.92%
11.28%US$105.00US$66.00n/a17
Dec ’26US$69.27
US$82.08
+18.49%
11.82%US$105.00US$66.00n/a17
Nov ’26US$62.97
US$81.96
+30.16%
12.05%US$105.00US$66.00n/a17
Oct ’26US$60.96
US$84.08
+37.92%
10.34%US$105.00US$68.00n/a17
Sep ’26US$67.51
US$84.25
+24.80%
11.38%US$105.00US$68.00n/a19
Aug ’26US$69.48
US$90.35
+30.04%
8.10%US$105.00US$73.00n/a20
Jul ’26US$75.09
US$91.20
+21.45%
9.16%US$110.11US$72.00n/a21
Jun ’26US$76.56
US$91.61
+19.65%
10.71%US$117.12US$72.00n/a20
May ’26US$77.85
US$93.11
+19.60%
13.77%US$120.00US$74.00n/a20
Apr ’26US$77.43
US$99.58
+28.60%
11.39%US$120.00US$77.00n/a21
Mar ’26US$81.81
US$100.05
+22.30%
11.05%US$120.00US$77.00n/a21
Feb ’26US$87.09
US$104.72
+20.24%
11.89%US$130.00US$77.00US$69.8121
Jan ’26US$84.55
US$106.81
+26.33%
11.07%US$130.00US$77.00US$67.3921
Dec ’25US$91.36
US$106.20
+16.24%
10.45%US$130.00US$77.00US$69.2720
Nov ’25US$98.93
US$108.35
+9.52%
11.21%US$130.00US$77.00US$62.9720
Oct ’25US$103.12
US$105.36
+2.18%
11.77%US$130.00US$77.00US$60.9622
Sep ’25US$103.99
US$104.00
+0.0096%
11.53%US$130.00US$77.00US$67.5122
Aug ’25US$98.84
US$101.18
+2.37%
13.33%US$130.00US$70.00US$69.4822
Jul ’25US$93.14
US$98.53
+5.79%
13.09%US$130.00US$70.00US$75.0923
Jun ’25US$96.18
US$97.51
+1.38%
13.10%US$130.00US$70.00US$76.5622
May ’25US$83.99
US$88.93
+5.88%
14.85%US$130.00US$66.00US$77.8523
Apr ’25US$86.37
US$85.97
-0.46%
15.63%US$130.00US$66.00US$77.4323
Mar ’25US$75.88
US$84.10
+10.83%
14.88%US$130.00US$66.00US$81.8124
Feb ’25US$82.18
US$84.46
+2.78%
16.48%US$130.00US$67.00US$87.0922
US$89.36
Fair Value
7.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
18
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/15 16:02
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/13 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is covered by 34 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John StaszakArgus Research Company
Ghansham PanjabiBaird
Lauren LiebermanBarclays