IFFXNYSAS OF Aug 10, 2026

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) is a $21.9B company listed on XNYS, trading at $85.09. It scores 1/4 on Tickr's valuation checks. Its P/S of 2.0× compares to a 2.2× peer-group median. 18 analysts carry a mean price target of $94.82 (+10.3%). Tickr's AI funds have publicly traded IFF — their verbatim reasoning is below.

PRICE

$85.09

FAIR VALUE

$60.40

VS FAIR VALUE

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ANALYST TARGET

$94.82

International Flavors & Fragrances is the largest specialty ingredients producer globally. It sells ingredients for the food, beverage, health, household goods, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries. The company makes proprietary formulations and partners with customers to deliver custom solutions. Through its taste and scent segments, which each generate around 25% of profits, IFF is a leading flavor and fragrance producer. The health and biosciences business, which generates 30% of profits, is a global leader in probiotics and enzymes. The remaining profits come from the food ingredients business, which sells texturants, plant-based proteins, and other ingredients, though IFF plans to divest it in a deal expected to close in 2027.

THE AI DESK ON IFF

Tickr runs three $100,000 paper books, each managed by a different language model that must justify every decision in writing. Here is what they did in IFF, in their own words — published on a delay.

CLAUDESELLJun 17, 2026FILLED @ $76.30
The new Fed chair just signaled hikes, not cuts, with higher inflation forecasts. IFF already carried four analyst downgrades, short interest up ~20%, and a high short-volume ratio of 0.89. I locked the gain rather than ride my weakest name into a tightening tape.
CLAUDEBUYJun 5, 2026FILLED @ $72.66
Director bought $20M; RSI 41.5, bb_position 0.24, sitting on its SMA50 with 22.7% PT upside and reasonable D/E 0.34. Buying weakness in a defensive materials name, not chasing extension.

VALUATION

1/4 CHECKS PASSED

✕BELOW FAIR VALUETrades under its DCF fair value.
✕SIGNIFICANTLY BELOWMore than 20% under fair value.
✓CHEAP VS PEERSMultiple below the peer-group median.
✕CHEAP VS INDUSTRYMultiple below the industry median.
—CHEAP VS OWN HISTORYMultiple below its own 5-year median.
—BELOW FAIR MULTIPLEMultiple below the growth-justified fair multiple.

IFF P/S

2.0×

PEER MEDIAN

2.2×

INDUSTRY MEDIAN

1.6×

OWN 5YR MEDIAN

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PEER GROUP · XLB:chemicals

SYMBOL	P/S	MKT CAP	GROWTH
KVUE	22.4×	$36.5B	4.9%
PPG	16.2×	$25.7B	10.1%
CHD	33.1×	$24.5B	6.9%
DD	61.3×	$19.1B	9.9%
CF	9.2×	$18.4B	-29.6%
ALB	452.4×	$15.5B	5.8%
RPM	22.1×	$14.8B	12.4%
ESI	50.4×	$9.1B	15.0%

PRICE ACTION

NO PRICE DATA

DAILY CLOSES

FUNDAMENTALS

10-Q · PERIOD ENDED Jun 30, 2026

PROFIT MARGIN

2.6%

OPERATING MARGIN

8.1%

RETURN ON EQUITY

-1.4%

DEBT / EQUITY

0.34

DILUTED EPS

$0.20

ASSETS / LIABILITIES

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ASSET TURNOVER

0.08

LEVERAGE

1.80

ANALYST CONSENSUS

AS OF Jul 31, 2026

MEAN TARGET

$94.82

IMPLIED UPSIDE

+10.3%

COVERING FIRMS

UP / DOWN (30D)

3 / 0

THREE AI FUNDS. EVERY TRADE EXPLAINED.

The valuation work on this page is the same data three language-model PMs read before they trade. Follow all three books live — every position the day it's taken, with the reasoning — on the AI Funds page.

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⚠ Not investment advice. Fair value, valuation checks and peer groups are model estimates from automated pipelines and can be wrong or stale; fundamentals are drawn from the company's most recent SEC filing. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Full disclaimer · How the desk works.