IFF vs KOP vs WY Stock Comparison

International Flavors & Fragrances, Koppers Holdings and Weyerhaeuser Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$41.83 -9.3% 1M +43.0% 1Y
Market cap
$789.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
WY Weyerhaeuser Co
$19.78 +1.2% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.56B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.00B
Div. yield
0.04%
Lumber Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

International Flavors & Fragrances leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (International Flavors & Fragrances 6, Weyerhaeuser 4, Koppers Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIFFKOPWYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.59B $789.13M $14.56B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.9x -9.1x 32.1x WY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x 10.9x 76.1x KOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% -5.0% -1.1% WY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% -4.6% — IFF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% -2.7% — IFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 23.6x — IFF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.04% WY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.5% +43.0% -14.7% IFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.2%/yr +3.6%/yr -11.2%/yr KOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 35.6% 27.6% WY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 48/100 45/100 IFF

Percentile Scorecard

IFFKOPWY

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

AxisIFFKOPWY
Valuation 50 #48 of 94 74 #25 of 94 52 #138 of 289
Growth 80 #19 of 92 28 #67 of 92 29 #191 of 268
Profitability 60 #35 of 86 40 #52 of 86 48 #123 of 237
Financial Health 41 #55 of 93 17 #77 of 93 46 #155 of 288
Shareholder Returns 24 #54 of 71 79 #16 of 71 51 #102 of 206
Overall 51 48 45
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • KOP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • WY ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIFFKOPWYSPY
1 month +6.5%-9.3%+1.2% +0.7%
3 months +14.2%-14.8%-15.8% +3.7%
6 months +29.3%+2.4%-19.3% +7.1%
Year to date +34.7%+54.5%-16.5% +12.8%
1 year +43.5%+43.0%-14.7% +11.9%
3 years +39.1%+15.1%-30.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.6%+4.8%-11.5% +22.8%
5 years -38.4%+19.2%-44.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.2%+3.6%-11.2% +10.9%
10 years -32.5%+29.5%-34.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.9%+2.6%-4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIFFKOPWYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%35.6%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%36.3%25.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.960.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.241.21-0.53 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-58.8%-56.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-20.1%-27.0% -1.2%
52-week high $94.13$52.33$27.10 $779.14
52-week low $61.49$26.67$18.48 $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.

MultipleIFFKOPWY
P/E now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 21.0x -9.2xmedian 21.0x 31.5xmedian 17.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 2.0xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 12.9x 45.4xmedian 12.9x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.9xmedian 15.5x 5.7xmedian 15.5x -31.5xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.03median 1.68 0.20median 1.68 -3.13median 0.78

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 monthsIFFKOPWY
Revenue $9.98B $1.89B $7.00B
Gross profit $3.74B $423.40M $1.05B
Operating income $754.00M -$42.30M $821.00M
Net income $295.00M -$86.90M $453.00M
Free cash flow $540.00M $138.70M –
R&D $684.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.71 $-4.54 $0.63
Cash & equivalents $569.00M $40.70M $349.00M
Total debt $5.70B $897.60M –
Shares (diluted) 257.00M 19.13M 721.90M
Enterprise value $21.25B $629.73M $14.56B

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
MetricIFFKOPWY
P/E 33.3x -9.2x 31.5x
P/FCF 42.9x 5.7x -31.5x
P/Operating cash flow 20.0x 4.1x 26.9x
P/S 2.3x 0.4x 2.0x
P/B 1.7x 2.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 45.4x –
EV/EBIT 37.5x -39.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.8x 0.9x 2.0x
EV/FCF 52.4x 11.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 8.6x 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.03 0.20 -3.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIFFKOPWY
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% -5.0% -1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -3.5% -3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.8% -0.3% -10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 2.9% -15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 295.8% -134.6% 32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% -30.9% -10.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 170.2% -675.5% 36.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -44.9% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 900.0% -708.8% 36.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.3% -46.9% -10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.4% 44.4% -40.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 34.2% -26.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.4% 92.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 83.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIFFKOPWY
Gross margin 37.5% 22.4% –
EBITDA margin 17.1% 1.9% –
Operating margin 7.6% -2.2% –
Pretax margin 3.5% -5.2% –
Net margin 7.0% -4.6% –
FCF margin 5.4% 7.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 10.1% 7.6%
Return on equity 2.1% -18.6% 4.8%
Return on assets 1.2% -4.8% 2.8%
Return on invested capital 3.0% -2.7% –
Return on capital employed 3.6% -2.8% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.9x -2.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIFFKOPWY
Debt / assets 22.7% 52.1% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 2.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 23.6x –
Debt / FCF 10.6x 6.5x –
Liabilities / assets 44.3% 77.5% 42.7%
Equity / assets 55.7% 22.5% 57.3%
Interest coverage 4.0x -0.7x –
Current ratio 2.1x 2.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.78 1.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIFFKOPWY
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.8% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 6.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 7.4% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 138.6% – 133.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 75.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – 1.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -20.7% – -20.5%

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.

ConsensusIFFKOPWY
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 10.9xFY2026 76.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.28FY2026 $3.83FY2026 $0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.9%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026 +30.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +23.5% +107.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.10BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $7.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -25.7%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +2.4% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIFFKOPWY
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 90.2%
Institutions holding 754 219 904
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +1.7% +2.1%
Institutions buying 411 108 433
Institutions selling 226 66 318
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.64 1.36

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.

IFFKOPWY
IFF 1.00 0.25 0.37
KOP 0.25 1.00 0.30
WY 0.37 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IFF, KOP and WY?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.59B, Koppers Holdings (KOP) $789.13M, Weyerhaeuser (WY) $14.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, IFF, KOP and WY?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 33.9x, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -9.1x, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 32.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Koppers Holdings (KOP) is cheapest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 27.7x, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 10.9x, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 76.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -5.0%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has the highest net margin (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -4.6%). On return on invested capital, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) leads (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 3.0%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) returned the most: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +43.5%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +43.0%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -14.7%. Over five years, Koppers Holdings (KOP) compounded fastest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -9.2%/yr, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +3.6%/yr, Weyerhaeuser (WY) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Weyerhaeuser (WY) has the highest dividend yield: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 0.02%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.00%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 0.04%. Koppers Holdings (KOP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Weyerhaeuser (WY) has been the steadiest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.0%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.6%, Weyerhaeuser (WY) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IFF, KOP and WY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 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.