International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF) stock score and earnings-call analysis

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF) has a MarketKingdoms composite score of 64.5 (B), an B-range rating. It ranks 872nd of 1,866 covered companies, 67th of 135 in Basic Materials (sector average 62.3) and 23rd of 35 in Specialty Chemicals. Scores as of 2026-10-26.

Its strongest lenses are Trend (momentum) at 89 (Basic Materials average 52) and KPI momentum at 88 (Basic Materials average 73). Its weakest lenses are Expansion (growth) at 19 (sector average 52) and Quality (profitability) at 36 (sector average 50).

Lens scores

IFF lens scores (0–100) against its sector and industry
LensTypeIFFBasic Materials averageSpecialty Chemicals averagePercentile in sector
Industry opportunityResearch signal79707988th
Stock selectionResearch signal86767892nd
KPI momentumResearch signal88737790th
Catalyst watchResearch signal79717193rd
Price (valuation)Fundamental lens36544922nd
Expansion (growth)Fundamental lens1952437th
Quality (profitability)Fundamental lens36504529th
Trend (momentum)Fundamental lens89526098th

Latest earnings call

The most recent call analysed was held on 2026-08-05 (fiscal 2026 Q2). After it the composite moved from 82.7 to 81.9. MarketKingdoms checks what management promised on each call against what it later delivered.

Recent score changes after earnings events

The composite at the time of each event; today's composite is 64.5.

Valuation and risk

The stock's valuation gap is -5.9%: its price is below the path its market, sector and industry moves explain (undervalued versus the model path). Factor sensitivity: market beta 0.01, sector beta 0.41, industry beta 0.23; the factor model explains 14% of its moves (R²).

Specialty Chemicals peers

CompanyCompositeGradeValuation gap
Sasol Ltd ADR (SSL)77.4A--6.9%
Avient Corp (AVNT)71.6B++3.1%
Ashland Inc (ASH)69.7B-7.7%
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera de Chile SA ADR (SQM)69.6B-24.0%
Innospec Inc (IOSP)69.5B+3.5%
Calumet Inc (CLMT)68.8B-20.7%
Quaker Houghton (KWR)68.0B-7.9%
PPG Industries Inc (PPG)67.7B-12.2%

Near IFF in the overall ranking

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc financial statements · Basic Materials sector ranking · Specialty Chemicals industry ranking · All covered companies

How MarketKingdoms scores companies

The composite score (0–100, graded A+ to D-) blends research signals from each earnings call with fundamental lenses from SEC filings and market prices. Research signals: Industry opportunity, Stock selection, KPI momentum and Catalyst watch, read from what management said and whether it delivered. Fundamental lenses: Price (valuation), Expansion (growth), Quality (profitability) and Trend (momentum). Scores are recalculated every night and after every earnings call. The valuation gap compares the actual price path with the path the stock's market, sector and industry moves explain; it is a model comparison, not a fair-value estimate.

General information, not investment advice.