Rep. Michael McCaul Buys Intl Flavors (NYSE:IFF) Stock

Rep. Michael McCaul Buys Intl Flavors (NYSE:IFF) Stock

Representative Michael McCaul (Republican) disclosed the purchase of $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) in a filing made on February 12th, 2026. The transaction, dated January 15th, 2026, was made by a spouse account.

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IFF Stock Performance

Shares of IFF opened at $81.77 on Monday, down 0.28%. The 50-day moving average was $70.87 and the 200-day moving average was $69.60. The 52-week low was $59.14 and the 52-week high was $84.45.

Since the transaction date (January 15th, 2026), IFF shares have risen 15.92%, opening at $70.21 on the transaction date. The stock rose 2.78% in the first week, fell 0.87% over two weeks, and rose 18.22% over one month.

Debt-to-equity was 0.42, the current ratio was 1.42 and the quick ratio was 0.85. Market capitalization was $20.84 billion, the trailing P/E ratio was -59.87 and beta was 1.04. Return on equity (TTM) was -2.49% (negative) and net margin (TTM) was -3.20%. FY2025 revenue was $10.89 billion versus $11.48 billion in FY2024, a year-over-year decline of 5.17%. Analysts' average long-term EPS forecast (epsAvg) was $5.30.

Key Stories Impacting IFF

• (Neutral) IFF reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results (FY2025 sales $10.89B; adjusted operating EBITDA ~$2.09B) and launched a formal sale process for its Food Ingredients segment. (Feb 1112, 2026).
• (Negative) Management disclosed a roughly $1.15 billion goodwill write-down on the Food Ingredients unit contributing to a full-year reported net loss. (Mid-Feb 2026).
• (Positive) Investors and analysts reacted to the guidance and the Food Ingredients sale plan with a roughly 10% share price rally in mid-February 2026. (Feb 16, 2026).
• (Positive) IFF completed portfolio actions in 2025, including the Pharma Solutions sale, and said divestiture proceeds are expected to strengthen the balance sheet and support share buybacks. (20252026).
• (Positive) In Q2 2025 IFF announced sale agreements, cut leverage and authorized a $500 million share repurchase program. (Aug 5, 2025).
• (Negative) IFF agreed to settle a European Commission inquiry with a 15.9M payment tied to deleted messages by a former Scent employee. (June 24, 2024).
• (Positive) Morgan Stanley and other brokers publicly reiterated positive views after the Q4/FY2025 report; Morgan Stanley kept an Overweight rating and raised its target to $93. (Feb 13, 2026).

Analyst Ratings for IFF

Mizuho maintained an 'Outperform' rating. Barclays maintained an 'Overweight' rating. Citigroup maintained a 'Buy' rating. Wells Fargo maintained an 'Overweight' rating. Oppenheimer upgraded to an 'Outperform' rating.

Presently, 206 analysts have rated IFF with a buy recommendation, 103 have issued a hold, and 24 have given a sell rating. The average rating is 'Moderate Buy' with an average price target of $90.38.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On IFF

DODGE & COX holds 36,401,042 shares valued at $2.96 billion. Vanguard Group Inc holds 30,354,754 shares valued at $2.47 billion. FREEMONT CAPITAL PTE LTD holds 25,356,381 shares valued at $2.06 billion. BLACKROCK, INC. holds 22,034,266 shares valued at $1.79 billion. STATE STREET CORP holds 11,092,368 shares valued at $902.81 million. Currently, 67.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Michael McCaul

Representative Michael McCaul is a Republican member of the U.S. House representing Texas's 10th congressional district. He has served in the House since 2005 and is 64 years old. The disclosed transaction was reported under a spouse account in the periodic transaction report filed February 12th, 2026.

About IFF

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is a Chemicals - Specialty company that manufactures and sells flavor, fragrance and specialty ingredients. The company operates Nourish, Scent, Health & Biosciences and Pharma Solutions segments and was founded in 1833. It is headquartered in New York, New York and completed its IPO on December 17th, 1974.