IFF vs MAGN vs SLVM Stock Comparison

International Flavors & Fragrances, Magnera and Sylvamo Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (ATI) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
MAGN Magnera Corp
$12.64 +8.5% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$452.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.28B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
SLVM Sylvamo Corp
$33.65 +1.0% 1M -15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.34B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.30B
Div. yield
5.35%
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

International Flavors & Fragrances leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (International Flavors & Fragrances 5, Sylvamo 5, Magnera 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIFFMAGNSLVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.96B $452.51M $1.34B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.5x -4.1x 17.6x SLVM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.7x — 27.6x IFF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +21.9% -7.1% IFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% -3.4% 2.3% IFF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.5% 2.2% 7.4% SLVM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.9x 5.1x 1.9x SLVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.82% 0.00% 5.35% SLVM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.6% +48.2% -15.7% MAGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr -44.2%/yr +3.7%/yr SLVM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 55.7% 39.0% IFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 64/100 56/100 MAGN

Percentile Scorecard

IFFMAGNSLVM

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

AxisIFFMAGNSLVM
Valuation 42 #56 of 95 90 #10 of 95 87 #39 of 295
Growth 89 #11 of 93 100 #1 of 93 11 #244 of 274
Profitability 49 #46 of 89 42 #52 of 89 61 #94 of 241
Financial Health 32 #66 of 96 25 #72 of 96 26 #217 of 294
Shareholder Returns 27 #54 of 74 – 96 #9 of 218
Overall 48 64 56
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • MAGN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SLVM ranked among 309 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIFFMAGNSLVMSPY
1 month +5.3%+8.5%+1.0% -1.0%
3 months -0.5%-6.6%-13.1% -0.4%
6 months +5.7%+14.2%-24.9% +4.5%
Year to date +30.1%-16.5%-30.1% +12.4%
1 year +42.6%+48.2%-15.7% +13.6%
3 years +20.6%-41.8%-26.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +6.4%-16.5%-9.7% +20.8%
5 years -38.9%-94.6%+19.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year -9.4%-44.2%+3.7% +10.4%
10 years -31.9%-94.7%— +267.7%
10 years, per year -3.8%-25.4%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureIFFMAGNSLVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%55.7%39.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%47.8%35.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.561.210.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.200.86-0.40 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-96.7%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.3%-17.2%-38.5% -1.6%
52-week high $94.62$15.26$54.74 $779.14
52-week low $61.49$7.96$31.19 $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.

MultipleIFFMAGNSLVM
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 20.8x -4.1xmedian 20.8x 17.6xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 50.9xmedian 12.0x 6.6xmedian 12.0x 5.0xmedian 10.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.8xmedian 16.1x 4.0xmedian 16.1x -121.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 0.4xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 1.81 -0.07median 1.81 -0.50median 0.64

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 monthsIFFMAGNSLVM
Revenue $11.69B $3.28B $3.30B
Gross profit $4.16B $392.00M $679.00M
Operating income -$302.00M $63.00M $261.00M
Net income $186.00M -$112.00M $76.00M
Free cash flow $501.00M $113.00M -$11.00M
R&D $713.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $-3.12 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $272.00M $280.00M $227.00M
Total debt $6.27B $1.90B $964.00M
Shares (diluted) 253.00M 35.90M 39.80M
Enterprise value $20.24B -$699.49M $1.22B

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
MetricIFFMAGNSLVM
P/E 39.5x -4.1x 17.6x
P/FCF 43.8x 4.0x -121.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 2.6x 6.4x
P/S 1.9x 0.1x 0.4x
P/B 1.7x 0.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 0.4x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 50.9x 6.6x 5.0x
EV/EBIT -92.6x 32.9x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 0.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF 55.8x 18.3x -198.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 12.1x 10.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 -0.07 -0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIFFMAGNSLVM
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 21.9% -7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 30.4% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.3% 37.2% -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 43.0% -12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.8% 2,646% -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -37.0% 44.7% -23.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 142.5% 17.2% -65.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 90.3% 5.9% -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 563.3% 17.9% -64.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 215.9% 56.8% -35.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.6% 762.9% -49.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 126.3% -19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.1% 399.3% -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 66.0% -27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIFFMAGNSLVM
Gross margin 35.6% 11.9% 20.6%
EBITDA margin 4.7% 9.6% 13.3%
Operating margin -2.6% 1.9% 7.9%
Pretax margin -7.9% -3.0% 4.3%
Net margin 4.8% -3.4% 2.3%
FCF margin 4.3% 3.4% -0.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% 5.2% 6.3%
Return on equity 1.3% -10.9% 7.9%
Return on assets 0.7% -2.9% 2.7%
Return on invested capital -1.5% 2.2% 7.4%
Return on capital employed -1.5% 1.9% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x -1.5x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIFFMAGNSLVM
Debt / assets 25.3% 49.6% 33.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.9x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.9x 5.1x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 12.5x 16.8x -87.6x
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 73.5% 66.8%
Equity / assets 53.5% 26.5% 33.2%
Interest coverage -1.6x 0.4x –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.58 1.18 3.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIFFMAGNSLVM
Dividend yield 1.8% – 5.3%
Net buyback yield 2.8% – 3.1%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 0.0% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 219.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 81.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -20.9% – –

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.

ConsensusIFFMAGNSLVM
Forward P/E 26.7xFY2026 – 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.28FY2026 – $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.9%FY2026 – -65.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% – +323.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.10BFY2026 – $3.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -25.7%FY2026 – +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% – +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIFFMAGNSLVM
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 99.6%
Institutions holding 756 177 337
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +0.4% -0.4%
Institutions buying 411 94 163
Institutions selling 227 43 88
Buyers to sellers 1.81 2.19 1.85

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.

IFFMAGNSLVM
IFF 1.00 0.28 0.38
MAGN 0.28 1.00 0.32
SLVM 0.38 0.32 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IFF, MAGN and SLVM?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $21.96B, Magnera (MAGN) $452.51M, Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, IFF, MAGN and SLVM?

Sylvamo (SLVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 39.5x, Magnera (MAGN) -4.1x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 17.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is cheapest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 26.7x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 27.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +24.3%, Magnera (MAGN) +21.9%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has the highest net margin (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 4.8%, Magnera (MAGN) -3.4%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, Sylvamo (SLVM) leads (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -1.5%, Magnera (MAGN) 2.2%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magnera (MAGN) returned the most: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +42.6%, Magnera (MAGN) +48.2%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -15.7%. Over five years, Sylvamo (SLVM) compounded fastest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -9.4%/yr, Magnera (MAGN) -44.2%/yr, Sylvamo (SLVM) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sylvamo (SLVM) has the highest dividend yield: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 1.82%, Magnera (MAGN) 0.00%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 5.35%. Magnera (MAGN) 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) 35.6%, Magnera (MAGN) 55.7%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IFF, MAGN and SLVM?

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 5. 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.