IFF

International Flavors & Fragrances
Specialty Chemicals · Materials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$83.33
+2.9% on the session
1-year return
+30.7%
+1.6% over six months
Volatility
35.8%
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 +30.7%, against +16.4% over three months and +9.3% over one. It trades 14.5% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 35.8% 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 $139M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.27 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Materials#6 of 25
Stronger than 79% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#144 of 500

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+2.9%
1 week-0.6%
1 month+9.3%
3 months+16.4%
6 months+1.6%
1 year+30.7%
12-1 momentum+19.6%
Volatility (1y, annualized)35.8%
Max drawdown (1y)-19.3%
Distance vs 200-day average+14.5%
Return per unit of risk0.86
Median daily dollar volume$139M
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