IFF

International Flavors & Fragrances
Specialty Chemicals · Materials · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$83.26
+1.0% on the session
1-year return
+38.4%
+17.1% over six months
Volatility
35.5%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-19.3%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

International Flavors & Fragrances is a specialty chemicals name in the materials sector. Over the past year it returned +38.4%, against +2.2% over three months and -3.2% over one. It trades 9.9% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 35.5% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -19.3%, and it has traded a median $132M a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.26 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Materials#5 of 25
Stronger than 83% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#109 of 496

How IFF scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound, plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 5 others in Specialty Chemicals.

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Full metrics
1 day+1.0%
1 week-2.9%
1 month-3.2%
3 months+2.2%
6 months+17.1%
1 year+38.4%
12-1 momentum+43.0%
Volatility (1y, annualized)35.5%
Max drawdown (1y)-19.3%
Distance vs 200-day average+9.9%
Return per unit of risk1.08
Median daily dollar volume$132M
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