International Flavors & Fragrances stock sits at USD 90.68, 1.31 percent below its 52-week high

Published on 10/17/2026 at 21:02 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Barclays lifted target to USD 105.00 on October 16, 2026. International Flavors & Fragrances stock was last at USD 90.68 on October 16, 2026, up 0.43 percent on the NYSE.

Price position and analyst target

On October 16, 2026, IFF stood 1.31 percent below its 52-week high.
Barclays lifted its target to USD 105.00 on October 16, 2026.
International Flavors & Fragrances stock was last at USD 90.68 on October 16, 2026, up 0.43 percent on the NYSE.
IFF had a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.96 and a market capitalization of USD 23.1 billion.

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International Flavors & Fragrances stock stood 1.31 percent below its 52-week high of USD 91.88 on October 16, 2026. The share was last at USD 90.68 on the NYSE at 4:00 p.m. ET, up 0.43 percent from the USD 90.29 prior close.

Barclays raises its target

Barclays raised its IFF price target from USD 96.00 to USD 105.00 on October 16, 2026, while keeping an Overweight rating, according to Markets Insider. The new target is 15.79 percent above the October 16 share price, calculated in the same currency. The move came as Barclays prepared a third-quarter earnings preview for consumer staples companies.

Price position near the yearly high

IFF's USD 61.30 to USD 91.88 52-week range places the latest price 47.92 percent above the low and 1.31 percent below the high. The stock traded 0.43 percent higher on October 16, while volume reached 2,247,689 shares against an average of 1,713,643. That equals 31.17 percent more shares than the average volume.

The market capitalization was USD 23.1 billion, and the price-to-earnings ratio was 83.96. The trailing dividend yield was 0.02 percent. Those figures frame a stock close to its yearly high but with a valuation multiple well above Sensient Technologies and Givaudan in the comparison below.

Valuation and company scale

IFF operates across flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health sciences. On its website, IFF lists annual research and development investment of USD 671 million and describes solutions spanning food and beverage, scent, health sciences, beauty, home care and industrial markets.

Comparison with peers

IFF (NYSE, USD): plus 0.43 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 83.96, market capitalization USD 23.1 billion.

Sensient Technologies (NYSE, USD): plus 0.24 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 36.05, market capitalization USD 5.7 billion.

Givaudan (SIX, CHF): minus 0.51 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 29.07, market capitalization CHF 36.1 billion.

Stock remains near its yearly high

For investors, the immediate picture is defined by the narrow distance to the 52-week high and Barclays' higher USD 105.00 target. The next scheduled reporting date is November 3, 2026, as listed in the company's recent stock coverage.