IFF vs Q vs NEU Stock Comparison

International Flavors & Fragrances, Qnity Electronics and Newmarket Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$122.68 -2.4% 1M +30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$24.34B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins
NEU Newmarket Corp
$803.69 -11.3% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.19B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.77B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionIFFQNEULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.59B $24.34B $7.19B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.9x 41.5x 15.7x NEU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x 28.2x 18.0x NEU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% +14.8% +0.9% Q
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 11.2% — Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% 8.3% — Q
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.8x — Q
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% IFF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.5% +30.5% +8.2% IFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.2%/yr — +18.8%/yr NEU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 55.3% 32.8% NEU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 59/100 44/100 Q

Percentile Scorecard

IFFQNEU

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

AxisIFFQNEU
Valuation 50 #48 of 94 37 #60 of 94 39 #58 of 94
Growth 80 #19 of 92 52 #45 of 92 47 #49 of 92
Profitability 60 #35 of 86 88 #11 of 86 –
Financial Health 41 #55 of 93 65 #33 of 93 61 #37 of 93
Shareholder Returns 24 #54 of 71 56 #32 of 71 30 #50 of 71
Overall 51 59 44
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • Q 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

PeriodIFFQNEUSPY
1 month +6.5%-2.4%-11.3% +0.7%
3 months +14.2%-6.0%-7.5% +3.7%
6 months +29.3%-12.8%+19.0% +7.1%
Year to date +34.7%+50.3%+16.9% +12.8%
1 year +43.5%+30.5%+8.2% +11.9%
3 years +39.1%—+69.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.6%—+19.3% +22.8%
5 years -38.4%—+136.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.2%—+18.8% +10.9%
10 years -32.5%—+99.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.9%—+7.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIFFQNEUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%55.3%32.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%58.7%37.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.672.660.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.240.550.25 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-38.1%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-30.2%-16.4% -1.2%
52-week high $94.13$175.64$961.92 $779.14
52-week low $61.49$73.54$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.

MultipleIFFQNEU
P/E now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 21.0x 43.9xmedian 21.0x 16.1xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x 4.9xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 12.9x 16.7xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.9xmedian 15.5x 31.1xmedian 15.5x 17.6xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 3.4xmedian 1.7x 3.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.03median 1.68 —median 1.68 2.62median 1.68

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 monthsIFFQNEU
Revenue $9.98B $5.21B $2.77B
Gross profit $3.74B $2.41B $876.45M
Operating income $754.00M $1.34B $559.87M
Net income $295.00M $630.00M $457.21M
Free cash flow $540.00M $825.00M –
R&D $684.00M $374.00M $124.05M
EPS (diluted) $2.71 $2.79 $49.92
Cash & equivalents $569.00M $961.00M $77.32M
Total debt $5.70B $4.02B –
Shares (diluted) 257.00M 210.20M 9.16M
Enterprise value $21.25B $21.48B $7.19B

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
MetricIFFQNEU
P/E 33.3x 43.9x 16.1x
P/FCF 42.9x 31.1x 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow 20.0x 22.0x –
P/S 2.3x 4.9x 2.7x
P/B 1.7x 3.4x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.9x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 16.7x –
EV/EBIT 37.5x 21.5x –
EV/Revenue 2.8x 5.5x 2.7x
EV/FCF 52.4x 34.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 24.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.03 – 2.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIFFQNEU
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% 14.8% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.6% – 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.8% 13.3% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% – 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 295.8% 11.6% -1.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% – 4.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 170.2% -23.6% 2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – 4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 900.0% -26.4% 4.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.3% – 6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.4% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIFFQNEU
Gross margin 37.5% 46.2% –
EBITDA margin 17.1% 33.0% –
Operating margin 7.6% 25.6% –
Pretax margin 3.5% 16.9% –
Net margin 7.0% 11.2% –
FCF margin 5.4% 15.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 22.4% –
Return on equity 2.1% 8.4% –
Return on assets 1.2% 4.4% –
Return on invested capital 3.0% 8.3% –
Return on capital employed 3.6% 10.5% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.9x 1.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIFFQNEU
Debt / assets 22.7% 28.1% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 10.6x 4.9x –
Liabilities / assets 44.3% 47.3% 47.1%
Equity / assets 55.7% 52.7% 52.9%
Interest coverage 4.0x 7.1x –
Current ratio 2.1x 2.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x –
Altman Z-score 1.78 3.09 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIFFQNEU
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.2% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 0.4% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 138.6% 5.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 75.7% 4.1% –
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.

ConsensusIFFQNEU
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 28.2xFY2026 18.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.28FY2026 $4.35FY2026 $44.59FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -21.9%FY2026 +29.9%FY2026 +0.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +21.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.10BFY2026 $5.34BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -25.7%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 -15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +23.3% +20.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIFFQNEU
Held by institutions 100.0% 77.2% 65.3%
Institutions holding 754 1,326 423
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +4.4% +3.9%
Institutions buying 411 659 219
Institutions selling 226 439 138
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.50 1.59

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.

IFFQNEU
IFF 1.00 0.04 0.04
Q 0.04 1.00 0.18
NEU 0.04 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IFF, Q and NEU?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.59B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $24.34B, Newmarket (NEU) $7.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, IFF, Q and NEU?

Newmarket (NEU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 33.9x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 41.5x, Newmarket (NEU) 15.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmarket (NEU) is cheapest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 27.7x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 28.2x, Newmarket (NEU) 18.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Qnity Electronics (Q) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%, Newmarket (NEU) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Qnity Electronics (Q) leads (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 3.0%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) returned the most: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +43.5%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +30.5%, Newmarket (NEU) +8.2%. Over five years, Newmarket (NEU) compounded fastest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -9.2%/yr, Newmarket (NEU) +18.8%/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%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%, Newmarket (NEU) 0.00%. Newmarket (NEU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmarket (NEU) has been the steadiest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.0%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.3%, Newmarket (NEU) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IFF, Q 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, Qnity Electronics (Q) 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.