IFF vs ATI vs ESI Stock Comparison

International Flavors & Fragrances, Ati and Element Solutions Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ATI Ati Inc
$156.88 -14.7% 1M +75.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.42B
P/E
47.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins
ESI Element Solutions Inc
$33.21 -6.4% 1M +27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.15B
P/E
39.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ati leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ati 6, International Flavors & Fragrances 3, Element Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIFFATIESILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.88B $22.42B $8.15B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.3x 47.1x 39.8x IFF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.0x 32.9x 19.5x ESI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% +4.6% +39.6% ESI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 10.1% 5.9% ATI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% 14.9% 5.4% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.6x 3.2x ATI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.1% +75.2% +27.9% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.3%/yr +58.0%/yr +7.8%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 41.7% 46.8% IFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 58/100 50/100 ATI

Percentile Scorecard

IFFATIESI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisIFFATIESI
Valuation 43 #54 of 94 14 #81 of 94 37 #60 of 94
Growth 80 #19 of 92 88 #12 of 92 76 #23 of 92
Profitability 57 #39 of 89 91 #9 of 89 59 #37 of 89
Financial Health 44 #55 of 97 49 #50 of 97 46 #53 of 97
Shareholder Returns 26 #52 of 70 48 #37 of 70 30 #49 of 70
Overall 50 58 50
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ESI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIFFATIESISPY
1 month +9.8%-14.7%-6.4% -1.0%
3 months +23.9%-20.7%-11.3% +2.9%
6 months +32.3%+1.7%-17.7% +6.4%
Year to date +39.7%+36.7%+32.9% +11.4%
1 year +43.1%+75.2%+27.9% +13.1%
3 years +42.4%+329.0%+81.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.5%+62.5%+21.9% +21.5%
5 years -35.2%+882.3%+45.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -8.3%+58.0%+7.8% +10.9%
10 years -27.5%+782.8%+341.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year -3.2%+24.3%+16.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIFFATIESISPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%41.7%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%40.3%47.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.671.632.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.231.800.60 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-38.0%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-32.3%-32.3% -2.5%
52-week high $94.13$231.79$49.09 $779.14
52-week low $61.49$89.25$22.99 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleIFFATIESI
P/E now vs peer median 34.5xmedian 21.5x 44.9xmedian 21.5x 39.4xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.4x 4.5xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 12.4x 25.5xmedian 12.4x 17.1xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 15.5x 40.6xmedian 15.5x 44.1xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 10.7xmedian 1.6x 2.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.07median 1.70 5.07median 1.70 0.71median 1.70

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsIFFATIESI
Revenue $9.98B $4.72B $3.49B
Gross profit $3.74B $1.10B $1.28B
Operating income $754.00M $716.80M $408.70M
Net income $295.00M $488.90M $205.20M
Free cash flow $540.00M $526.30M $182.90M
R&D $684.00M – $80.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.71 $3.44 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $569.00M $783.00M $224.90M
Total debt $23.75B $2.19B $7.98B
Shares (diluted) 257.00M 138.30M 243.70M
Enterprise value $21.54B $20.44B $6.94B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricIFFATIESI
P/E 34.5x 44.9x 39.4x
P/FCF 44.5x 40.6x 44.1x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 26.5x 28.4x
P/S 2.4x 4.5x 2.3x
P/B 1.7x 10.7x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 10.7x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x 25.5x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 38.7x 31.8x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 4.8x 2.8x
EV/FCF 54.0x 43.3x 54.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.1x 28.3x 35.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.07 5.07 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIFFATIESI
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% 4.6% 39.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 4.5% 14.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.8% 15.7% 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 12.6% 11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 295.8% 8.8% 17.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% 16.4% 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 170.2% 12.9% -14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 5.8% 56.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 900.0% 17.9% -15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 8.9% 55.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.4% 69.9% -16.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.4% 123.6% -32.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.8% – -12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIFFATIESI
Gross margin 37.5% 23.4% 36.6%
EBITDA margin 17.1% 18.9% 16.6%
Operating margin 7.6% 15.2% 11.7%
Pretax margin 3.5% 12.7% 9.0%
Net margin 7.0% 10.1% 5.9%
FCF margin 5.4% 11.2% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 17.1% 8.1%
Return on equity 2.1% 25.2% 7.2%
Return on assets 1.2% 8.9% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 3.0% 14.9% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 3.6% 17.6% 7.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.9x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIFFATIESI
Debt / assets 22.7% 38.2% 35.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.6x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 10.6x 4.2x 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 44.3% 65.2% 50.7%
Equity / assets 55.7% 34.8% 49.3%
Interest coverage 4.0x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 2.3x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.82 5.23 2.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIFFATIESI
Dividend yield 1.7% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 1.3% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.3% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 138.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 75.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -20.7% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusIFFATIESI
Forward P/E 29.0xFY2026 32.9xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.25FY2026 $4.77FY2026 $1.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -22.6%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.5% +23.5% +32.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.11BFY2026 $5.24BFY2026 $3.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -25.6%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +49.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.3% +13.1% +2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIFFATIESI
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 753 785 499
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +0.9% +0.6%
Institutions buying 410 478 269
Institutions selling 226 217 176
Buyers to sellers 1.81 2.20 1.53

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

IFFATIESI
IFF 1.00 0.14 0.14
ATI 0.14 1.00 0.53
ESI 0.14 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IFF, ATI and ESI?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.88B, Ati (ATI) $22.42B, Element Solutions (ESI) $8.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, IFF, ATI and ESI?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 34.3x, Ati (ATI) 47.1x, Element Solutions (ESI) 39.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Element Solutions (ESI) is cheapest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 29.0x, Ati (ATI) 32.9x, Element Solutions (ESI) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Element Solutions (ESI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%, Ati (ATI) +4.6%, Element Solutions (ESI) +39.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ati (ATI) has the highest net margin (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%, Ati (ATI) 10.1%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.9%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 3.0%, Ati (ATI) 14.9%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +43.1%, Ati (ATI) +75.2%, Element Solutions (ESI) +27.9%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -8.3%/yr, Ati (ATI) +58.0%/yr, Element Solutions (ESI) +7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 0.02%, Ati (ATI) 0.00%, Element Solutions (ESI) 0.00%. Ati (ATI) and Element Solutions (ESI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has been the steadiest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.0%, Ati (ATI) 41.7%, Element Solutions (ESI) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IFF, ATI and ESI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ati (ATI) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.