International Flavors & Fragrances dividend history

International Flavors & Fragrances's dividend was $1.60 a share in fiscal 2025, up 0.0% on the year before.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM): $409M
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $38M
Diluted share count: 0.0%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 1.7%; dividends 1.7% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 141%; of net income paid out
R&D spending: 6.9%; of revenue
Sales & admin spending: 17.6%; of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

International Flavors & Fragrances: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Dec 2009	2010Dec 2010	2011Dec 2011	2012Dec 2012	2013Dec 2013	2014Dec 2014	2015Dec 2015	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share	$1.00	$1.04	$1.16	$1.30	$1.46	$1.72	$2.06	$2.40	$2.66	$2.84	$2.96	$3.04	$3.12	$3.20	$3.24	$1.60	$1.60	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+4.0%	+11.5%	+12.1%	+12.3%	+17.8%	+19.8%	+16.5%	+10.8%	+6.8%	+4.2%	+2.7%	+2.6%	+2.6%	+1.3%	−50.6%	0.0%	—
Dividends paid	79	81	90	131	87	133	159	185	206	230	314	323	667	810	826	514	409	409
Share buybacks	2	—	0	0	51	88	122	127	58	15	0	0	—	—	0	0	38	—
Dividends ÷ net income	40.3%	30.8%	33.8%	51.5%	24.7%	32.1%	37.9%	45.7%	69.7%	67.8%	68.9%	89.0%	247.0%	—	—	195.4%	—	141.0%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	35.1%	38.9%	146.2%	66.2%	31.9%	35.5%	43.4%	43.6%	78.7%	86.1%	67.8%	61.9%	63.9%	—	86.8%	84.7%	159.8%	75.7%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from International Flavors & Fragrances's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to International Flavors & Fragrances.