IFF vs RYAM vs SUZ Stock Comparison

International Flavors & Fragrances, Rayonier Advanced Materials and Suzano Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SUZ Suzano S.A.
$8.81 +1.4% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.93B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.04B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Suzano leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Suzano 8, International Flavors & Fragrances 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIFFRYAMSUZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.44B $441.85M $10.93B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.7x -3.2x 7.0x SUZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x — 6.2x SUZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% -3.3% +0.7% SUZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% -9.5% 17.2% SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% -4.7% 7.1% SUZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 8.4x 3.1x IFF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.1% -11.7% -3.4% IFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.8%/yr -1.9%/yr +0.2%/yr SUZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 68.2% 29.9% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 22/100 57/100 SUZ

Percentile Scorecard

IFFRYAMSUZ

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

AxisIFFRYAMSUZ
Valuation 42 #55 of 94 43 #54 of 94 90 #30 of 287
Growth 81 #18 of 92 9 #84 of 92 17 #223 of 267
Profitability 57 #39 of 89 26 #66 of 89 76 #59 of 239
Financial Health 44 #55 of 97 10 #87 of 97 30 #204 of 292
Shareholder Returns 26 #52 of 70 – 71 #60 of 204
Overall 50 22 57
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • RYAM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SUZ ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIFFRYAMSUZSPY
1 month +9.3%-24.5%+1.4% -0.8%
3 months +22.6%-23.9%+7.0% +3.5%
6 months +32.0%-33.5%-3.2% +7.0%
Year to date +39.0%+10.0%-5.7% +12.2%
1 year +42.1%-11.7%-3.4% +13.0%
3 years +38.1%+135.6%-15.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.4%+33.1%-5.3% +23.1%
5 years -36.8%-9.0%+0.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.8%-1.9%+0.2% +11.0%
10 years -29.1%-50.6%+149.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.4%-6.8%+9.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIFFRYAMSUZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%68.2%29.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%56.3%27.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.790.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.20-0.17-0.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-71.6%-41.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.5%-44.9%-23.1% -1.8%
52-week high $94.13$11.75$11.46 $779.14
52-week low $61.49$5.52$7.67 $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.

MultipleIFFRYAMSUZ
P/E now vs peer median 34.3xmedian 21.6x -3.1xmedian 21.6x 7.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 12.4x 13.5xmedian 12.4x 5.8xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.3xmedian 15.8x -12.0xmedian 15.8x 12.5xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 1.66 0.03median 1.66 -0.19median 0.79

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 monthsIFFRYAMSUZ
Revenue $9.98B $1.47B $9.04B
Gross profit $3.74B $86.44M $2.58B
Operating income $754.00M -$51.13M $1.91B
Net income $295.00M -$139.93M $1.56B
Free cash flow $540.00M -$36.56M $888.28M
R&D $684.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.71 $-2.07 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $569.00M $57.01M $3.21B
Total debt $5.70B $774.77M $17.89B
Shares (diluted) 257.00M 67.51M 1.24B
Enterprise value $21.10B $164.48M -$7.40B

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
MetricIFFRYAMSUZ
P/E 34.3x -3.1x 7.0x
P/FCF 44.3x -12.0x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 8.5x 3.5x
P/S 2.4x 0.3x 1.2x
P/B 1.7x 2.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.3x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x 13.5x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 38.5x -22.6x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.8x 2.7x
EV/FCF 53.8x -31.6x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.0x 22.5x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 0.03 -0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIFFRYAMSUZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% -3.3% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -6.9% -1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.8% -32.6% -23.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% -15.4% -17.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 295.8% -130.1% -20.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% -43.1% -30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 170.2% 68.5% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -113.6% -29.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 900.0% 68.8% 14.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.3% -111.7% -36.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.4% -55.0% -11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.2% -35.2% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.4% -241.2% -70.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.8% -34.6% -47.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIFFRYAMSUZ
Gross margin 37.5% 5.9% 28.6%
EBITDA margin 17.1% 5.9% 46.0%
Operating margin 7.6% -3.5% 21.1%
Pretax margin 3.5% -10.2% 25.9%
Net margin 7.0% -9.5% 17.2%
FCF margin 5.4% -2.5% 9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 3.5% 34.8%
Return on equity 2.1% -65.8% 16.6%
Return on assets 1.2% -8.5% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 3.0% -4.7% 7.1%
Return on capital employed 3.6% -4.0% 6.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.9x -0.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIFFRYAMSUZ
Debt / assets 22.7% 47.8% 54.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 4.0x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 8.4x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 10.6x -21.2x 20.1x
Liabilities / assets 44.3% 88.0% 70.9%
Equity / assets 55.7% 12.0% 29.1%
Interest coverage 4.0x -0.5x 1.4x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.4x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 1.82 0.91 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIFFRYAMSUZ
Dividend yield 1.7% – 2.4%
Net buyback yield 0.3% – –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 0.0% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusIFFRYAMSUZ
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 – 6.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.28FY2026 $-1.18FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.9%FY2026 – -31.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% – -29.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.10BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026 $10.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -25.7%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +1.5% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIFFRYAMSUZ
Held by institutions 100.0% 77.1% 5.9%
Institutions holding 753 188 136
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% -2.3% +0.6%
Institutions buying 410 98 77
Institutions selling 226 48 46
Buyers to sellers 1.81 2.04 1.67

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.

IFFRYAMSUZ
IFF 1.00 0.20 0.28
RYAM 0.20 1.00 0.23
SUZ 0.28 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IFF, RYAM and SUZ?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.44B, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) $441.85M, Suzano (SUZ) $10.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, IFF, RYAM and SUZ?

Suzano (SUZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 33.7x, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.2x, Suzano (SUZ) 7.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suzano (SUZ) is cheapest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 28.6x, Suzano (SUZ) 6.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Suzano (SUZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.3%, Suzano (SUZ) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest net margin (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -9.5%, Suzano (SUZ) 17.2%). On return on invested capital, Suzano (SUZ) leads (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 3.0%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -4.7%, Suzano (SUZ) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) returned the most: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +42.1%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -11.7%, Suzano (SUZ) -3.4%. Over five years, Suzano (SUZ) compounded fastest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -8.8%/yr, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -1.9%/yr, Suzano (SUZ) +0.2%/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%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 0.00%, Suzano (SUZ) 0.00%. Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) and Suzano (SUZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suzano (SUZ) has been the steadiest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.1%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 68.2%, Suzano (SUZ) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IFF, RYAM and SUZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Suzano (SUZ) leads on 8. 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.