Buyback yield (TTM)
0.52%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.72%
5Y share count change
125.3%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$96M
Cumulative buybacks
$2.5B
Key takeaways
- International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) repurchased about $96M 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: $38M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) came in at $38M – 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 $577M in 2007; the latest annual figure is $38M in 2025 (93.4% below peak).
$577M 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: $38M
International Flavors & Fragrances buyback spend in 2025 was $38M, surged 137.5% from 2024.
International Flavors & Fragrances Buyback Spend 2024: $16M
International Flavors & Fragrances buyback spend in 2024 was $16M.
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 | $38M | $0.00 | $38M | 0.22% | 256M | 0.0% | |
| 2024 | $16M | $77M | -$61M | 0.07% | 256M | +0.4% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $65M | -$65M | — | 255M | 0.0% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $49M | -$49M | — | 255M | +4.9% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $54M | -$54M | — | 243M | +113.9% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $36M | -$36M | — | 114M | +0.3% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $34.5M | -$34.5M | — | 113M | +28.6% | |
| 2018 | $15.5M | $29.4M | -$13.9M | 0.10% | 88.1M | +11.0% | |
| 2017 | $58.1M | $26.6M | $31.5M | 0.48% | 79.4M | -0.8% | |
| 2016 | $127M | $24.6M | $103M | 1.36% | 80M | -1.1% | |
| 2015 | $122M | $23.2M | $99M | 1.28% | 80.9M | -0.7% | |
| 2014 | $88.2M | $22.6M | $65.6M | 1.08% | 81.5M | -0.5% | |
| 2013 | $51.4M | $23.7M | $27.6M | 0.74% | 81.9M | +0.1% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $19.7M | -$19.7M | — | 81.8M | +0.4% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $20.5M | -$20.5M | — | 81.5M | +1.3% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $22M | -$22M | — | 80.4M | +1.7% | |
| 2009 | $1.97M | $19.7M | -$17.7M | 0.06% | 79.1M | -0.8% | |
| 2008 | $30M | $17.2M | $12.7M | 1.29% | 79.7M | -9.0% | |
| 2007 | $577M | $18.2M | $559M | 14.93% | 87.6M | -4.0% | |
| 2006 | $271M | $18.2M | $253M | 6.17% | 91.3M | -3.5% | |
| 2005 | $98.3M | $0.00 | $98.3M | 3.21% | 94.6M | -1.0% | |
| 2004 | $66.5M | $0.00 | $66.5M | 1.64% | 95.6M | +1.4% | |
| 2003 | $55.4M | $0.00 | $55.4M | 1.69% | 94.3M | -1.4% | |
| 2002 | $72.3M | $0.00 | $72.3M | 2.19% | 95.6M | -1.1% | |
| 2001 | $71.2M | $0.00 | $71.2M | 2.54% | 96.7M | -4.1% | |
| 2000 | $201M | $0.00 | $201M | — | 101M | -4.8% | |
| 1999 | $46.3M | $0.00 | $46.3M | — | 106M | -1.3% | |
| 1998 | $134M | $0.00 | $134M | — | 107M | -2.2% | |
| 1997 | $71M | $0.00 | $71M | — | 110M | -1.8% | |
| 1996 | $59.8M | $0.00 | $59.8M | — | 112M | — | |
| 1995 | $41.4M | $0.00 | $41.4M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $32.4M | $0.00 | $32.4M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $126M | $0.00 | $126M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $17.9M | $0.00 | $17.9M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $9M | $0.00 | $9M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$38M
- 2024$16M
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$15.5M
- 2017$58.1M
- 2016$127M
- 2015$122M
- 2014$88.2M
- 2013$51.4M
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$1.97M
- 2008$30M
- 2007$577M
- 2006$271M
- 2005$98.3M
- 2004$66.5M
- 2003$55.4M
- 2002$72.3M
- 2001$71.2M
- 2000$201M
- 1999$46.3M
- 1998$134M
- 1997$71M
- 1996$59.8M
- 1995$41.4M
- 1994$32.4M
- 1993$126M
- 1992$17.9M
- 1991$9M
- 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.
| $5.99B | |
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| $0.00 |
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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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