The historical rank and industry rank for International Flavors & Fragrances's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:
IFF'
s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.61 Med: 2.33 Max: 5.87
Current: 3.79
During the past 13 years, International Flavors & Fragrances's highest Yield on Cost was 5.87. The lowest was 1.61. And the median was 2.33.
IFF's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than 65.28% of 1054
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.375
vs IFF: 3.79
Competitive Comparison of International Flavors & Fragrances's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, International Flavors & Fragrances's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
International Flavors & Fragrances's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, International Flavors & Fragrances's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where International Flavors & Fragrances's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.
International Flavors & Fragrances 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation
Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.
Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.
International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation
Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.
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International Flavors & Fragrances (International Flavors & Fragrances) Business Description
International Flavors & Fragrances is the largest specialty ingredients producer globally. The company sells ingredients for the food, beverage, health, household goods, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries. The company makes proprietary formulations, partnering with customers to deliver custom solutions. The nourish segment, which generates roughly half of revenue, is a leading flavor producer and also sell texturants, plant-based proteins, and other ingredients. The health and biosciences business, which generates around one fourth of revenue, is a global leader in probiotics and enzymes. IFF is also one of the leading fragrance producers in the world. The firm also sells pharmaceutical ingredients such as excipients and time-release polymers.
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