IFF vs PURE vs NEU Stock Comparison

International Flavors & Fragrances, Pure Bioscience and Newmarket Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PURE Pure Bioscience, Inc.
$0.07 +16.7% 1M +16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.57M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
NEU Newmarket Corp
$751.20 -18.8% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.64B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.77B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmarket leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Newmarket 7, International Flavors & Fragrances 4, Pure Bioscience 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIFFPURENEULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.18B $7.57M $6.64B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.5x -3.0x 14.5x NEU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.1x — 16.8x NEU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +5.3% +0.9% IFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% -107.1% 16.5% NEU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.5% — 16.0% NEU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.9x -5.0x 1.1x PURE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% IFF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.5% +16.7% -2.1% IFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.3%/yr -27.1%/yr +17.9%/yr NEU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.2% 159.4% 33.0% NEU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 27/100 71/100 NEU

Percentile Scorecard

IFFPURENEU

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

AxisIFFPURENEU
Valuation 42 #56 of 95 7 #88 of 95 56 #42 of 95
Growth 90 #10 of 93 76 #23 of 93 47 #50 of 93
Profitability 49 #46 of 89 22 #70 of 89 93 #7 of 89
Financial Health 32 #66 of 96 3 #93 of 96 73 #27 of 96
Shareholder Returns 29 #53 of 74 – 85 #12 of 74
Overall 48 27 71
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • PURE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NEU ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIFFPURENEUSPY
1 month +11.9%+16.7%-18.8% -2.0%
3 months +14.1%0.0%-15.5% -2.2%
6 months +30.3%0.0%+9.2% +4.2%
Year to date +36.8%+75.0%+9.3% +10.6%
1 year +48.5%+16.7%-2.1% +10.4%
3 years +26.8%-30.0%+53.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +8.2%-11.2%+15.3% +20.2%
5 years -35.0%-79.4%+127.3% +61.6%
5 years, per year -8.3%-27.1%+17.9% +10.1%
10 years -28.7%-93.3%+92.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year -3.3%-23.7%+6.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIFFPURENEUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.2%159.4%33.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.1%273.8%37.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.63-0.300.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.380.10-0.06 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-89.2%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.5%-30.0%-21.9% -3.2%
52-week high $94.62$0.10$961.92 $779.14
52-week low $61.49$0.04$584.66 $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.

MultipleIFFPURENEU
P/E now vs peer median 41.6xmedian 20.6x -3.3xmedian 20.6x 15.0xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.4x 3.9xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 53.0xmedian 12.2x -9.9xmedian 12.2x 11.2xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.1xmedian 15.1x -5.2xmedian 15.1x 18.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x -1.4xmedian 1.6x 3.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 1.73 -0.21median 1.73 2.45median 1.73

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 monthsIFFPURENEU
Revenue $11.69B $2.32M $2.77B
Gross profit $4.16B $1.33M $876.45M
Operating income -$302.00M -$2.08M $559.87M
Net income $186.00M -$2.48M $457.21M
Free cash flow $501.00M -$1.74M $383.41M
R&D $713.00M $332.00K $124.05M
EPS (diluted) $2.22 $-0.02 $49.92
Cash & equivalents $272.00M $569.00K $77.32M
Total debt $6.27B $9.98M $830.05M
Shares (diluted) 253.00M 116.46M 9.16M
Enterprise value $20.43B $5.39M $6.32B

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
MetricIFFPURENEU
P/E 41.6x -3.3x 15.0x
P/FCF 46.1x -5.2x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 20.3x -5.2x 13.8x
P/S 2.0x 3.9x 2.5x
P/B 1.7x -1.4x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x -1.4x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 53.0x -9.9x 11.2x
EV/EBIT -96.3x -8.9x 13.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 8.0x 2.8x
EV/FCF 58.1x -10.7x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.6x -10.7x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 -0.21 2.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIFFPURENEU
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 5.3% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 7.3% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.3% 1.8% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 10.9% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.8% 8.3% -1.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -37.0% 19.2% 4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 142.5% -3.5% 2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 90.3% 14.4% 4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 563.3% 0.6% 4.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 215.9% 15.7% 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.6% 13.7% -17.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 19.1% 0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.1% 13.7% -29.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 19.3% -5.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIFFPURENEU
Gross margin 35.6% 57.2% 31.7%
EBITDA margin 4.7% -81.0% 24.8%
Operating margin -2.6% -89.9% 20.2%
Pretax margin -7.9% -107.4% 21.2%
Net margin 4.8% -107.1% 16.5%
FCF margin 4.3% -75.0% 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% -75.0% 18.1%
Return on equity 1.3% – 24.3%
Return on assets 0.7% -181.0% 12.6%
Return on invested capital -1.5% – 16.0%
Return on capital employed -1.5% – 17.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.1x 0.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 8.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIFFPURENEU
Debt / assets 25.3% 836.8% 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x -1.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.9x -5.0x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 12.5x -5.7x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 636.4% 47.1%
Equity / assets 53.5% -536.4% 52.9%
Interest coverage -1.6x -5.1x 15.8x
Current ratio 1.9x 0.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.64 -172.33 4.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIFFPURENEU
Dividend yield 1.7% – 1.6%
Net buyback yield 2.7% – 1.8%
Shareholder yield 4.4% – 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 219.9% – 24.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 81.6% – 29.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – 9.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -20.9% – 9.9%

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.

ConsensusIFFPURENEU
Forward P/E 28.1xFY2026 – 16.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.28FY2026 – $44.59FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -21.9%FY2026 – +0.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.10BFY2026 – $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -25.7%FY2026 – -15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% – +20.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIFFPURENEU
Held by institutions 100.0% – 65.3%
Institutions holding 756 – 424
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% – +3.9%
Institutions buying 411 – 219
Institutions selling 227 – 139
Buyers to sellers 1.81 – 1.58

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.

IFFPURENEU
IFF 1.00 -0.04 0.02
PURE -0.04 1.00 0.04
NEU 0.02 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IFF, PURE and NEU?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $22.18B, Pure Bioscience (PURE) $7.57M, Newmarket (NEU) $6.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, IFF, PURE and NEU?

Newmarket (NEU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 39.5x, Pure Bioscience (PURE) -3.0x, Newmarket (NEU) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmarket (NEU) is cheapest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 28.1x, Newmarket (NEU) 16.8x). 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%, Pure Bioscience (PURE) +5.3%, Newmarket (NEU) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmarket (NEU) has the highest net margin (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 4.8%, Pure Bioscience (PURE) -107.1%, Newmarket (NEU) 16.5%). On return on invested capital, Newmarket (NEU) leads (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -1.5%, Newmarket (NEU) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) returned the most: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +48.5%, Pure Bioscience (PURE) +16.7%, Newmarket (NEU) -2.1%. Over five years, Newmarket (NEU) compounded fastest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -8.3%/yr, Pure Bioscience (PURE) -27.1%/yr, Newmarket (NEU) +17.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has the highest dividend yield: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 0.02%, Pure Bioscience (PURE) 0.00%, Newmarket (NEU) 0.02%. Pure Bioscience (PURE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmarket (NEU) has been the steadiest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.2%, Pure Bioscience (PURE) 159.4%, Newmarket (NEU) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IFF, PURE and NEU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Newmarket (NEU) leads on 7. 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.