Buyback yield (TTM)
0.52%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.72%
5Y share count change
125.3%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$96.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$2.50B
Key takeaways
- International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) repurchased about $96.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 125.3% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 1.45× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Latest: $38.00M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) came in at $38.00M – surged 137.5% year-over-year.
International Flavors & Fragrances buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2015–2025 (10 years) window is -11.0%, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
International Flavors & Fragrances buyback spend peaked at $577.00M in 2007; the latest annual figure is $38.00M in 2025 (93.4% below peak).
$577.00M stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2007, against a low of $0.00 during 1989.
International Flavors & Fragrances Buyback Spend 2025: $38.00M
International Flavors & Fragrances buyback spend in 2025 was $38.00M, surged 137.5% from 2024.
International Flavors & Fragrances Buyback Spend 2024: $16.00M
International Flavors & Fragrances buyback spend in 2024 was $16.00M.
International Flavors & Fragrances Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
International Flavors & Fragrances buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
International Flavors & Fragrances Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
International Flavors & Fragrances buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
International Flavors & Fragrances Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
International Flavors & Fragrances buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $38.00M | $0.00 | $38.00M | 0.22% | 0.26B | 0.0% | |
| 2024 | $16.00M | $77.00M | −$61.00M | 0.07% | 0.26B | +0.4% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $65.00M | −$65.00M | — | 0.26B | 0.0% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $49.00M | −$49.00M | — | 0.26B | +4.9% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $54.00M | −$54.00M | — | 0.24B | +113.9% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $36.00M | −$36.00M | — | 0.11B | +0.3% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $34.48M | −$34.48M | — | 0.11B | +28.6% | |
| 2018 | $15.47M | $29.40M | −$13.93M | 0.10% | 0.09B | +11.0% | |
| 2017 | $58.07M | $26.57M | $31.50M | 0.48% | 0.08B | -0.8% | |
| 2016 | $127.44M | $24.59M | $102.86M | 1.36% | 0.08B | -1.1% | |
| 2015 | $122.19M | $23.16M | $99.03M | 1.28% | 0.08B | -0.7% | |
| 2014 | $88.20M | $22.65M | $65.56M | 1.08% | 0.08B | -0.5% | |
| 2013 | $51.36M | $23.74M | $27.63M | 0.74% | 0.08B | +0.1% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $19.72M | −$19.72M | — | 0.08B | +0.4% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $20.55M | −$20.55M | — | 0.08B | +1.3% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $22.00M | −$22.00M | — | 0.08B | +1.7% | |
| 2009 | $1.97M | $19.65M | −$17.68M | 0.06% | 0.08B | -0.8% | |
| 2008 | $30.00M | $17.25M | $12.75M | 1.29% | 0.08B | -9.0% | |
| 2007 | $577.00M | $18.17M | $558.83M | 14.93% | 0.09B | -4.0% | |
| 2006 | $271.00M | $18.18M | $252.81M | 6.17% | 0.09B | -3.5% | |
| 2005 | $98.32M | $0.00 | $98.32M | 3.21% | 0.09B | -1.0% | |
| 2004 | $66.47M | $0.00 | $66.47M | 1.64% | 0.10B | +1.4% | |
| 2003 | $55.45M | $0.00 | $55.45M | 1.69% | 0.09B | -1.4% | |
| 2002 | $72.27M | $0.00 | $72.27M | 2.19% | 0.10B | -1.1% | |
| 2001 | $71.23M | $0.00 | $71.23M | 2.54% | 0.10B | -4.1% | |
| 2000 | $200.95M | $0.00 | $200.95M | — | 0.10B | -4.8% | |
| 1999 | $46.30M | $0.00 | $46.30M | — | 0.11B | -1.3% | |
| 1998 | $134.40M | $0.00 | $134.40M | — | 0.11B | -2.2% | |
| 1997 | $71.00M | $0.00 | $71.00M | — | 0.11B | -1.8% | |
| 1996 | $59.80M | $0.00 | $59.80M | — | 0.11B | — | |
| 1995 | $41.40M | $0.00 | $41.40M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $32.40M | $0.00 | $32.40M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $125.70M | $0.00 | $125.70M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $17.90M | $0.00 | $17.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $9.00M | $0.00 | $9.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$38.00M
- 2024$16.00M
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$15.47M
- 2017$58.07M
- 2016$127.44M
- 2015$122.19M
- 2014$88.20M
- 2013$51.36M
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$1.97M
- 2008$30.00M
- 2007$577.00M
- 2006$271.00M
- 2005$98.32M
- 2004$66.47M
- 2003$55.45M
- 2002$72.27M
- 2001$71.23M
- 2000$200.95M
- 1999$46.30M
- 1998$134.40M
- 1997$71.00M
- 1996$59.80M
- 1995$41.40M
- 1994$32.40M
- 1993$125.70M
- 1992$17.90M
- 1991$9.00M
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 1.45×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
How International Flavors & Fragrances splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as International Flavors & Fragrances, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $4.60B | |
| $2.30B | |
| $1.66B | |
| $1.18B | |
| $783.80M | |
| $682.89M | |
| $107.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $4.60B
- $2.30B
- $1.66B
- $1.18B
- $783.80M
- $682.89M
- $107.00M
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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