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International Flavors & Fragran (IFF) stock analysis

$91.03−0.20%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • IFF gained 6.1% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 152nd of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +42.5%, 26.7 points ahead of the S&P 500, and trades 0.2% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 1 analyst raised earnings estimates and 2 cut; forward EPS moved +0.8% (−17.0% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Specialty chemicals segment of the Chemicals & Basic Materials, where the 1-month median return is +2.2%.
  • The daily chart reads Intermediate uptrend · Upside breakout (since Oct 20, 2026).
Market cap$23.2B
12-month return+42.5%
Forward P/E23.0×
Mean target vs price+5.8%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

IFF+6.1%
Sector median−11.6%
S&P 5000.0%
IFF+23.4%
Sector median−3.0%
S&P 500+4.7%
IFF+27.9%
Sector median−15.8%
S&P 500+8.7%
IFF+42.5%
Sector median+2.6%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500152 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Basic Materials22 / 246

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Intermediate uptrend · Upside breakoutConfirmed

Holding since Oct 20, 2026

  • Close above EMA20 above EMA50
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
This pattern on this stock

57 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was −1.0%, positive 39% of the time, against +0.4% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$3.99
30-day change+0.8%
90-day change−17.0%
Mean target$96.29 +5.8%
Raised (30d) 1Cut (30d) 2

17 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Chemicals & Basic Materials · Specialties & packaging

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Supplied by
Basic chemicals+7.3%
DOW+7.7%1 monthLYB+6.8%1 month
Its segment
Specialty chemicals+2.2%
DD+1.8%1 monthECL+4.3%1 monthIFF+6.1%1 monthPPG+2.2%1 month003670.KS−3.9%1 month

Functional materials, treatment, flavors and coatings serve distinct customers.

Sells into
Industry, consumer & investment demand−8.4%
CAT−8.4%1 monthGM−8.8%1 monthPG+5.8%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−19.3%
Volatility, 60D27.3%
From 52-week high−0.2%
From 52-week low+49.8%
Forward P/E23.0×

Themes

  • Specialty Chemicals3M rank 5 / 73

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