International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) posted Operating Margin of 8.24% for Q3 2026, down 1.98 percentage points from 10.22% a year earlier but up 0.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Operating Margin at International Flavors & Fragrances was -2.58%, up 2.13 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -3.51%, down 10.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -14.64 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, International Flavors & Fragrances' Operating Margin was 6.67% in FY2024 (+25.05 pp), -18.38% in FY2023 (-7.72 pp), -10.66% in FY2022 (-15.68 pp) and 5.02% in FY2021 (-6.11 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -93.82% in Q4 2023 to a high of 10.57% in Q1 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.06 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q4 2024, with a gain of 98.40 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 97.51 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 8.09% (Q2 2026), 9.96% (Q1 2026) and -17.68% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.83 Bn | 221.97 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 22.86% |
| 2 | Corning | 99.72 Bn | 91.40 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 18.76% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 86.17 Bn | 85.18 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 17.61% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.05 Bn | 64.24 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -66.34% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 38.34 Bn | 26.40 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 12.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 35.09 Bn | 31.62 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 28.07% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.86 Bn | 20.78 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 14.89% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 26.20 Bn | 22.35 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 28.15% |
| 9 | Ati | 25.21 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 19.10% |
| 10 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 21.38 Bn | 19.63 Bn | 825.00 Mn | 8.24% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.24% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.09% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.75% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -31.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.58% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.86% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -93.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -64.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.71% |
International Flavors & Fragrances Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=IFF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "IFF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=IFF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();