International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 2.98% for Q2 2026, up 4.43 percentage points from -1.45% a year earlier but down 0.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, International Flavors & Fragrances posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -1.55%, down 4.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -5.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 2.79% in FY2024 (+10.72 pp), -7.92% in FY2023 (-3.58 pp), -4.34% in FY2022 (-6.47 pp) and 2.13% in FY2021 (-2.28 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of -8.29% in Q1 2024 and a high of 3.68% in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.45 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 10.85 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 8.34 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 3.68% (Q1 2026), -1.79% (Q4 2025) and -1.58% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 234.56 Bn | 217.67 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 10.79% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.49 Bn | 99.63 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 81.85 Bn | 80.89 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 19.18% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.38 Bn | 66.28 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.93 Bn | 32.55 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 4.14% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.61 Bn | 30.47 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 11.77% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.59 Bn | 17.39 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 11.51% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 24.03 Bn | 21.72 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 2.98% |
| 9 | Dow | 23.60 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 2.04% |
| 10 | Qnity Electronics | 22.98 Bn | 20.41 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 8.31% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8.27% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -8.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.60% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -5.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.61% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.41% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.22% |
API Access
International Flavors & Fragrances Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=IFF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=IFF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();