IFF
International Flavors & Fragran · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
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R500#406 today
$82.42
-0.84% today · -3.82% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Underperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- IFF −0.84% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −1.6 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, big drop (Sep 30): After its 60 big drops in the past 5 years, IFF typically gained 1.6% over the next month (median) and was higher 63% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -3.3% and +8.1%. An ordinary month: +0.4%. Among S&P 500 stocks after big drops, that ranks #216 of 500.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own IFF in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | May 5, 2026 | May 6, 2026 | +17.2% | #55 |
| one week | Apr 29, 2026 | May 6, 2026 | +20.4% | #126 |
| one month | Jan 13, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 | +19.2% | #322 |
| 3 months | Nov 17, 2025 | Feb 17, 2026 | +27.8% | #313 |
| 6 months | Nov 6, 2025 | May 6, 2026 | +33.5% | #309 |
| one year | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2026 | +46.2% | #245 |
Rank #126 for one week means 125 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
-0.8% | -3.8% | -4.8% | -1.2% | +14.9% | +37.0% |
| Best one single day May 5, 2026 |
+1.0% | 0.0% | -2.3% | -3.1% | +11.9% | -8.4% |
| Best one week Apr 29, 2026 |
-2.7% | -3.2% | -3.0% | -0.4% | +10.2% | -9.0% |
| Best one month Jan 13, 2026 |
+0.9% | +1.1% | +10.7% | +16.5% | -7.2% | -14.5% |
| Best 3 months Nov 17, 2025 |
-1.1% | +3.7% | +2.2% | -0.4% | -15.2% | -22.7% |
| Best 6 months Nov 6, 2025 |
-1.8% | -0.4% | +2.2% | -4.4% | -19.7% | -26.7% |
| Best one year Sep 25, 2025 |
-3.6% | -5.4% | -10.2% | -18.8% | -21.2% | -41.1% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.