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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.7B-3.6%
Gross profit$1.0B-1.6%
Operating income$273.0M+130%
Net income$169.0M+117%
EPS (diluted)$0.66+117%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$562.0M-13.5%
Total debt$6.3B-35.5%
Total equity$14.1B+7.2%
Total assets$25.1B-11.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$257.0M+102%
CapEx$165.0M-7.8%
Free cash flow$92.0M+277%

Valuation

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Market cap$19.42B-6.6%
Enterprise value$25.19B-16.2%
P/E23.7×
P/S1.8×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin36.3%+0.2pp
Operating margin-3.2%-1.4pp
Net margin7.6%+5.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity6%+4.0pp
Debt / equity0.4×-0.3×
Current ratio1.5×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from International Flavors & Fragrances’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: International Flavors & Fragrances’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is International Flavors & Fragrances's return on assets?
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) reported return on assets of 3.1% in Q1 2026.
How has International Flavors & Fragrances's return on assets changed year-over-year?
International Flavors & Fragrances's return on assets increased by 214.6% year-over-year, from -2.7% to 3.1%.
What is the long-term trend for International Flavors & Fragrances's return on assets?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), International Flavors & Fragrances's return on assets has grown at a 19.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.3% to -6.6%.
What does return on assets mean?
How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?
Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?
Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.