International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) Competitors $75.94 -1.52 (-1.96%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$75.88 -0.06 (-0.08%) As of 05:28 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IFF vs. ECL, RPM, ALB, NEU, CE, BCPC, SXT, FUL, ASH, and KWRShould you be buying International Flavors & Fragrances stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Flavors & Fragrances include Ecolab (ECL), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), Sensient Technologies (SXT), H. B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), and Quaker Houghton (KWR). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. International Flavors & Fragrances vs. Its Competitors Ecolab RPM International Albemarle NewMarket Celanese Balchem Sensient Technologies H. B. Fuller Ashland Quaker Houghton Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is ECL or IFF more profitable? Ecolab has a net margin of 13.41% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of -7.31%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.53% beat International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ecolab13.41% 22.53% 8.82% International Flavors & Fragrances -7.31%7.99%3.86% Which has better valuation & earnings, ECL or IFF? Ecolab has higher revenue and earnings than International Flavors & Fragrances. International Flavors & Fragrances is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ecolab, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEcolab$15.74B4.86$2.11B$7.3636.68International Flavors & Fragrances$11.48B1.69$243M-$3.27-23.22 Is ECL or IFF a better dividend stock? Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Ecolab pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -48.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ecolab has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years. International Flavors & Fragrances is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, ECL or IFF? Ecolab has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ECL or IFF? 74.9% of Ecolab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ecolab shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer ECL or IFF? Ecolab currently has a consensus target price of $288.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.80%. International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus target price of $93.43, suggesting a potential upside of 23.03%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than Ecolab.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ecolab 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82International Flavors & Fragrances 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Does the media prefer ECL or IFF? In the previous week, Ecolab had 26 more articles in the media than International Flavors & Fragrances. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Ecolab and 6 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 0.92 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ecolab 28 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive International Flavors & Fragrances 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEcolab beats International Flavors & Fragrances on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get International Flavors & Fragrances News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IFF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IFF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IFF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInternational Flavors & FragrancesCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$19.81B$15.78B$3.35B$21.15BDividend Yield2.07%1.98%5.14%3.58%P/E Ratio-23.2217.53110.7327.76Price / Sales1.693.1229,967,650,242,430,200.0058.69Price / Cash9.3413.2823.9523.00Price / Book1.403.116.094.67Net Income$243M$421.06M$147.58M$993.85M7 Day Performance1.25%1.30%2.28%1.16%1 Month Performance1.51%5.80%7.86%4.99%1 Year Performance-22.57%7.66%30.02%12.54% International Flavors & Fragrances Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.6794 of 5 stars$75.94-2.0%$93.43+23.0%-21.7%$19.81B$11.48B-23.223,400ECLEcolab4.714 of 5 stars$268.32+0.5%$287.00+7.0%+8.8%$76.10B$15.74B36.4648,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsRPMRPM International3.205 of 5 stars$112.66-0.6%$126.73+12.5%-0.9%$14.47B$7.30B22.5817,207Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap UpALBAlbemarle3.3821 of 5 stars$71.92+1.3%$91.62+27.4%-13.8%$8.46B$5.38B-6.478,300Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGap UpNEUNewMarket3.1982 of 5 stars$731.18+0.7%N/A+31.9%$6.90B$2.79B14.552,060Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCECelanese4.2252 of 5 stars$59.25-2.9%$65.72+10.9%-56.9%$6.48B$10.06B-3.8912,163Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownBCPCBalchem4.2968 of 5 stars$159.05+0.4%$180.00+13.2%-16.2%$5.19B$953.68M38.141,361Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSXTSensient Technologies2.5784 of 5 stars$109.40+0.7%$110.00+0.5%+32.7%$4.65B$1.56B36.234,014News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementFULH. B. Fuller4.3815 of 5 stars$62.25-1.6%$67.25+8.0%-28.4%$3.36B$3.57B33.657,500Dividend AnnouncementASHAshland4.7222 of 5 stars$52.45-1.8%$68.40+30.4%-45.9%$2.40B$2.11B-21.853,200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionKWRQuaker Houghton4.4434 of 5 stars$126.17-3.0%$159.25+26.2%-30.9%$2.23B$1.84B23.854,400News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ECL Competitors RPM Competitors ALB Competitors NEU Competitors CE Competitors BCPC Competitors SXT Competitors FUL Competitors ASH Competitors KWR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IFF) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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