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International Flavors & Fragrances IFF Return on invested capital

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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 invested capital?
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) reported return on invested capital of 3.5% in Q1 2026.
How has International Flavors & Fragrances's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
International Flavors & Fragrances's return on invested capital increased by 343.4% year-over-year, from -1.4% to 3.5%.
What is the long-term trend for International Flavors & Fragrances's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), International Flavors & Fragrances's return on invested capital has grown at a -1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.9% to -6.4%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.