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IFF vs PPG vs LYB

161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
IFF39.5
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
$90.68 +0.40%$23.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
PPG69.1
PPG Industries, Inc.
Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
$107.34 −0.36%$23.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
LYB32.1
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
$64.01 +2.14%$20.7B mkt cap
Score DNA

Price, rebased to 100 three years ago

IFF   PPG   LYB   · weekly adjusted closes
6080100120140160Jan 24Apr 24Jul 24Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26IFF 147PPG 88LYB 81
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.

Smart money

8 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
Insider open-market buys, 180d 2 4 0
Insider $ bought, 180d $20.32M $0.00M —
Congress purchases, 180d 0 5 0
Last Congress purchase — 2026-09-25 —
13F net change in holders +50 +48 —
ETFs adding shares, 30d 955 1,064 459
ETFs trimming, 30d 747 883 305
Net ETF funds, 30d +208 +181 +154

Valuation

16 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
P/E (TTM) 79.8x
100th
15.2x
12th
—
PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) — 1.89
43rd
—
Price / sales 2.3x
66th
1.5x
49th
0.7x
20th
Price / book 1.7x
30th
2.8x
57th
1.9x
40th
Price / tangible book 9.7x
69th
82.0x
100th
1.8x
17th
Price / free cash flow 43.2x
86th
17.0x
47th
6.0x
6th
Price / operating cash flow 19.9x
72nd
11.0x
48th
7.0x
18th
Enterprise value $28.8B
86th
$29.7B
88th
$32.3B
90th
EV / sales 2.9x
68th
1.8x
44th
1.0x
20th
EV / EBITDA 19.4x
74th
10.7x
34th
17.1x
60th
EV / EBIT 53.6x
90th
13.2x
10th
69.7x
97th
EV / free cash flow 53.8x
86th
21.1x
33rd
9.3x
6th
Earnings yield 1.3%
40th
6.6%
93rd
-1.7%
33rd
FCF yield 2.3%
26th
5.9%
60th
16.7%
95th
Operating cash flow yield 5.0%
31st
9.1%
55th
14.4%
83rd
Graham number (per share) $37.16
28th
$77.18
80th
—

Profitability (TTM)

12 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
Gross margin 37.5%
74th
40.1%
81st
13.2%
17th
EBITDA margin 14.9%
49th
16.9%
61st
6.0%
24th
Operating margin 7.8%
40th
12.5%
62nd
3.2%
28th
EBIT margin 5.4%
37th
13.7%
71st
1.5%
32nd
Net margin 2.9%
41st
9.6%
80th
-1.1%
32nd
NOPAT margin 6.1%
41st
9.7%
68th
2.6%
27th
FCF margin 5.4%
37th
8.6%
54th
11.1%
68th
Operating cash flow margin 11.6%
51st
13.2%
56th
9.5%
39th
R&D / revenue 6.9%
98th
2.6%
83rd
0.4%
49th
SG&A / revenue 17.6%
71st
21.6%
80th
5.3%
5th
Stock comp / revenue 0.7%
68th
0.2%
20th
0.0%
10th
Effective tax rate 21.7%
55th
22.4%
60th
21.0%
14th

Returns on capital

11 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
ROE (on average equity) 2.0%
39th
19.6%
78th
-3.1%
29th
ROA 1.1%
43rd
7.0%
76th
-1.0%
33rd
ROIC 3.1%
29th
11.1%
67th
3.6%
33rd
ROCE 2.6%
36th
13.0%
76th
1.7%
31st
Return on tangible assets 2.1%
36th
10.1%
71st
1.3%
33rd
Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) 5.9%
17th
15.1%
62nd
13.4%
48th
Gross profitability (GP / assets) 14.9%
40th
29.2%
88th
11.9%
29th
ROIC, 3-yr average -1.8%
21st
8.2%
64th
3.8%
46th
ROIC, 5-yr average -2.6%
13th
9.3%
69th
8.7%
67th
ROE, 5-yr average -5.3%
16th
17.1%
79th
15.4%
74th
Incremental ROIC -88.5%
28th
213.6%
98th
-237.0%
12th

Growth

17 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
Revenue growth (TTM YoY) -11.7%
5th
12.3%
80th
-11.3%
7th
Revenue growth (QoQ) -28.7%
0th
14.4%
55th
27.5%
90th
Revenue CAGR, 3 yr -5.6%
18th
-2.8%
36th
-10.2%
8th
Revenue CAGR, 5 yr 4.3%
45th
0.9%
18th
-2.5%
8th
Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr -0.2%
46th
-2.0%
44th
-5.3%
26th
Operating income CAGR, 3 yr — 2.6%
43rd
-30.6%
7th
Net income growth (TTM YoY) — 55.5%
83rd
—
Net income CAGR, 3 yr — 6.0%
50th
—
EPS growth (TTM YoY) — 58.1%
83rd
—
EPS CAGR, 3 yr — 8.0%
55th
—
EPS CAGR, 5 yr 16.4%
87th
2.0%
30th
—
FCF growth (TTM YoY) -4.3%
33rd
75.9%
85th
646.4%
100th
FCF CAGR, 3 yr 26.5%
96th
4.8%
46th
2.3%
39th
Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr 12.2%
66th
8.0%
63rd
-14.7%
17th
Book value CAGR, 3 yr -7.7%
13th
5.5%
56th
-5.9%
18th
Dividend CAGR, 3 yr -0.3%
12th
2.6%
56th
-37.2%
0th
Sustainable growth rate -0.8%
8th
11.7%
52nd
—

Margin history & stability

7 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
Gross margin, 3-yr average 36.0%
78th
41.0%
88th
12.0%
12th
Operating margin, 3-yr average -4.3%
10th
13.4%
78th
4.3%
35th
Net margin, 3-yr average -7.1%
20th
8.2%
72nd
1.9%
48th
FCF margin, 3-yr average 6.4%
52nd
7.4%
57th
6.4%
55th
Revenue stability (0-1) 0.23
29th
0.01
2nd
0.21
27th
Earnings stability (0-1) 0.01
12th
0.00
0th
0.83
78th
Margin stability (0-1) 0.93
71st
0.97
100th
0.75
24th

Liquidity (latest quarter)

7 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
Cash & short-term investments $569.0M
71st
$1.6B
86th
$2.6B
93rd
Net cash (− = net debt) −$5.7B
14th
−$5.9B
12th
−$11.6B
7th
Working capital $4.7B
95th
$3.0B
88th
$4.6B
93rd
Current ratio 2.06
57th
1.58
33rd
1.64
38th
Quick ratio 1.72
76th
1.15
45th
1.07
36th
Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) 0.13
17th
0.30
50th
0.37
60th
Defensive interval (days) 295 days
12th
443 days
34th
778 days
73rd

Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)

13 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
Total debt $6.2B
86th
$7.5B
88th
$14.2B
95th
Debt / equity 0.45
15th
0.88
62nd
1.33
78th
Net debt / equity 0.41
25th
0.69
57th
1.09
80th
Debt / assets 24.8%
14th
33.1%
50th
41.2%
71st
Debt / capital 30.9%
15th
46.9%
62nd
57.1%
78th
Debt / EBITDA 4.20
69th
2.68
34th
7.54
91st
Net debt / EBITDA 3.82
66th
2.11
31st
6.14
89th
Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) 2.9x
42nd
8.8x
75th
0.9x
32nd
Cash interest coverage 6.2x
50th
8.5x
68th
6.0x
45th
Debt payback (years of OCF) 5.4 yrs
65th
3.4 yrs
30th
4.8 yrs
55th
Liabilities / assets 44.3%
14th
61.9%
69th
69.0%
79th
IS credit model rating BB A BB-
Implied credit spread (bps) 475
62nd
150
21st
550
64th

Efficiency

11 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
Asset turnover 0.39
12th
0.74
55th
0.89
67th
Fixed asset turnover 3.12
64th
3.56
79th
1.82
36th
Inventory turnover 3.1
15th
4.4
41st
6.3
76th
Receivables turnover 6.2
45th
4.2
2nd
9.1
88th
Days sales outstanding 59 days
55th
87 days
98th
40 days
12th
Days inventory outstanding 117 days
85th
83 days
59th
58 days
24th
Days payables outstanding 71 days
71st
75 days
79th
39 days
24th
Cash conversion cycle (days) 106 days
79th
94 days
62nd
59 days
36th
Capex / revenue 6.3%
63rd
4.6%
41st
—
Capex / depreciation 0.66
27th
1.41
76th
—
Operating expense ratio 35.6%
83rd
26.1%
71st
5.4%
5th

Cash flow & earnings quality

7 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
Operating cash flow / net income 4.00
92nd
1.38
36th
—
FCF / net income 1.85
88th
0.90
36th
—
FCF / operating cash flow 46.2%
26th
65.0%
56th
—
Capex / operating cash flow 53.8%
74th
35.0%
44th
—
Accruals ratio -3.4%
76th
-2.7%
83rd
-9.5%
26th
Sloan accruals ratio 3.8%
88th
0.3%
76th
-4.9%
50th
Earnings quality score (0-1) 1.00
40th
1.00
40th
—

Dividends & buybacks

9 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
Dividend yield 1.8%
57th
2.7%
79th
5.4%
98th
Dividend per share (TTM) $1.60
57th
$2.87
81st
$3.44
90th
Payout ratio (dividends / net income) 141.0%
92nd
40.5%
64th
—
Dividends / FCF 76.3%
91st
45.3%
71st
—
Dividend growth (YoY) 0.0%
27th
3.6%
52nd
-75.5%
6th
Buyback yield 0.5%
52nd
1.8%
86th
-1.0%
0th
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) 2.2%
38th
4.5%
90th
-3.1%
0th
Share count change (YoY) 0.0%
44th
-1.7%
22nd
0.3%
66th
Buybacks, last 5 years $312.0M
71st
$3.6B
95th
$289.0M
69th

Scores & forensic checks

15 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
IS score 39
38th
69
93rd
32
33rd
IS profitability 23
43rd
51
76th
22
40th
IS growth 46
41st
67
93rd
23
7th
IS value 57
71st
57
74th
40
29th
IS momentum 78
76th
92
95th
28
0th
IS risk (safety) 30
12th
90
71st
50
29th
IS quality 71
74th
76
83rd
40
17th
IS balance sheet 50
52nd
60
67th
38
29th
IS earnings quality 75
81st
71
60th
51
33rd
IS cash flow 46
38th
63
81st
56
64th
Piotroski F-score (0-9) 8
88th
8
88th
3
2nd
Altman Z-score 1.6
19th
3.8
74th
1.8
29th
Beneish M-score −2.86
37th
−2.57
63rd
−3.04
20th
Ohlson O-score −9.36
12th
−8.00
26th
−6.86
62nd
IS credit score 44
38th
74
74th
37
31st

Per share

7 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
EPS, diluted (TTM) $1.13
43rd
$7.02
90th
−$1.08
21st
Book value per share $54.38
86th
$37.71
67th
$33.04
62nd
Tangible book per share $8.33
60th
$2.14
33rd
$29.66
83rd
Revenue per share $38.82
43rd
$73.34
76th
$96.57
88th
FCF per share $2.09
40th
$6.28
76th
$10.70
93rd
Operating cash flow per share $4.52
40th
$9.67
83rd
$9.20
76th
Cash per share $2.21
43rd
$7.12
74th
$8.14
76th

Size (TTM)

8 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
Market cap $23.1B
88th
$23.9B
90th
$20.7B
86th
Revenue $10.0B
83rd
$16.4B
90th
$31.2B
98th
EBITDA $1.5B
83rd
$2.8B
88th
$1.9B
86th
Net income $290.0M
79th
$1.6B
93rd
−$348.0M
2nd
Free cash flow $536.0M
76th
$1.4B
86th
$3.5B
98th
Total assets $25.2B
88th
$22.5B
86th
$34.5B
95th
Shareholders' equity $14.0B
98th
$8.4B
83rd
$10.7B
93rd
Employees 21,500
90th
43,500
93rd
18,970
86th

Price performance

9 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
1 day +0.4% −0.4% +2.1%
1 week +7.2% +3.3% +6.6%
1 month +7.3% +1.9% −0.4%
3 months +17.3% −7.2% +5.4%
6 months +19.5% −6.5% −3.4%
Year to date +33.2% +3.5% +45.9%
1 year +47.3% +8.7% +40.8%
3 years, cumulative +45.5% −14.6% −19.4%
5 years, cumulative −26.2% −22.2% −10.9%

Technicals

4 measures
MeasureIFFPPGLYB
RSI 14 73.3 53.0 63.1
From 52-week high −1.2% −19.0% −23.7%
From 52-week low +48.8% +15.4% +58.4%
Beta 0.93 1.05 0.35
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