Seasonality
IFF seasonality — International Flavors & Fragrances
Over the last 11 years, IFF's strongest month on average has been November (+5.1%) and its weakest August (-4.3%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.95% | +2.31% | 60% | +7.3% | -12.4% | 10 |
| Feb | -0.79% | -6.04% | 40% | +20.6% | -17.1% | 10 |
| Mar | -1.40% | -1.29% | 40% | +13.9% | -14.8% | 10 |
| Apr | +3.90% | +2.51% | 70% | +28.4% | -7.6% | 10 |
| May | -0.63% | -0.43% | 40% | +13.6% | -20.3% | 10 |
| Jun | -0.37% | +0.24% | 50% | +7.1% | -9.9% | 10 |
| Jul | +2.02% | +1.84% | 60% | +7.1% | -3.4% | 10 |
| Aug | -4.32% | -1.79% | 40% | +9.0% | -23.8% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.21% | -2.16% | 40% | +11.8% | -17.8% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.69% | +2.74% | 70% | +11.4% | -16.2% | 10 |
| Nov | +5.07% | +8.41% | 67% | +15.8% | -8.1% | 9 |
| Dec | -1.92% | -2.78% | 20% | +7.4% | -8.7% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — IFF
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.6 | 17.8 | -11.8 | -3.2 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 9.0 | -3.3 | 11.4 | -11.2 | +22.6% | |
| 2025 | 3.0 | -6.1 | -5.1 | 1.1 | -2.4 | -3.9 | -3.4 | -5.0 | -8.8 | 2.3 | 10.3 | -3.0 | -20.3% |
| 2024 | -0.4 | -6.4 | 13.9 | -1.6 | 13.6 | -1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.9 | -5.2 | -8.1 | -7.5 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 7.3 | -17.1 | -1.3 | 5.4 | -20.3 | 3.0 | 6.3 | -16.7 | -3.2 | 0.3 | 10.3 | 7.4 | -22.8% |
| 2022 | -12.4 | 0.8 | -1.3 | -7.6 | 9.0 | -9.9 | 4.1 | -10.9 | -17.8 | 7.5 | 8.4 | -0.9 | -30.4% |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 20.6 | 3.0 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -11.7 | 10.3 | -3.6 | 6.0 | +38.4% |
| 2020 | 1.6 | -8.6 | -14.8 | 28.4 | 1.6 | -8.1 | 2.9 | -1.7 | -1.1 | -16.2 | 9.2 | -2.9 | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6 | -10.1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | -1.7 | 7.1 | -0.8 | -23.8 | 11.8 | -0.6 | 15.8 | -8.7 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | -1.5 | -6.0 | -3.1 | 3.2 | -13.5 | 1.5 | 7.1 | -1.9 | 6.8 | 4.0 | -2.1 | -5.2 | -12.0% |
| 2017 | -0.5 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 | -0.5 | -2.1 | -1.4 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 5.4 | -1.8 | +29.5% |
| 2016 | -2.7 |