Company insider dossier

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc insider intelligence

IFF filings assessed for conviction, transaction quality, insider breadth, clustering, freshness, and price confirmation.

33/100

Distribution bias

92/100 confidence
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Latest evidence
7 Aug 2026

Investment committee read

Distribution bias

Priced common-share disposals are concentrated enough to warrant review, but they are not treated as a standalone bearish forecast.

Demand a stronger confirmation bar

Evidence in favour

  • Participation spans 19 named insiders rather than one filing source.
  • The latest qualifying evidence is fresh, dated 07 Aug 2026.

Decision risks

  • Qualifying disposal events outnumber acquisitions, although disposals receive a lower directional weight.
Conviction33Distribution bias
Confidence92Deep evidence
Named insiders19participating in the tape
Controlled events28directional common-share events
Acquisition value$20.3Mnormalized amount
Disposal value$10.0Mnormalized amount

Price confirmation map

Weekly price with common-share events

Acquisitions and disposals are aligned to the nearest completed weekly bar.

85.8979.0572.2165.3758.53 Disposal · 7 Aug 2026 · $85.0KDisposal · 6 Aug 2026 · $755.0KAcquisition · 1 Jun 2026 · $19.3MAcquisition · 1 Jun 2026 · $1.0MAcquisition · 4 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 4 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 4 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 4 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 4 May 2026 · Not reportedDisposal · 4 May 2026 · $51.4KDisposal · 4 May 2026 · $50.0KDisposal · 4 May 2026 · $31.7KDisposal · 4 May 2026 · $25.4KDisposal · 4 May 2026 · $9.9KAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $549.7KDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $129.4KDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $81.9KDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $77.7KDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $68.0KDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $50.3KDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $44.3KDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $10.2KAcquisition · 1 Apr 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Apr 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Apr 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Apr 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Apr 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Apr 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Apr 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Apr 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Apr 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Apr 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Apr 2026 · Not reportedDisposal · 1 Apr 2026 · $641.2KDisposal · 1 Apr 2026 · $175.5KDisposal · 1 Apr 2026 · $159.9KDisposal · 1 Apr 2026 · $138.5KDisposal · 1 Apr 2026 · $96.9KDisposal · 1 Apr 2026 · $84.5KDisposal · 1 Apr 2026 · $67.6KDisposal · 1 Apr 2026 · $63.0KDisposal · 1 Apr 2026 · $59.4KDisposal · 1 Apr 2026 · $55.1KDisposal · 1 Apr 2026 · $12.4K
Feb 2025Aug 2026
Weekly closeCommon-share acquisitionCommon-share disposal

Market confirmation

Price and trend context

Latest close
84.18 USD
One-week move
-2.0%
Four-week move
+7.6%
Fair-value gap
+9.5%
Trend signal
Active
Relative strength
6.0

Directional balance

Controlled event mix

7.1%acquisition
Acquisition events
2
Disposal events
26
Net value
$10.3M

Cadence

Twelve-week filing pressure

Volume shows attention. Controlled events determine direction.

201 Jun
008 Jun
015 Jun
022 Jun
029 Jun
006 Jul
013 Jul
020 Jul
027 Jul
203 Aug
010 Aug
017 Aug

Named participants

Insider conviction by person

FRIBOURG, PAUL JDirector752 events
DROSOS, VIRGINIADirector500 events
ICAHN, BRETTDirector500 events
KHAN, MEHMOODDirector500 events
MULLIGAN, RICHARDDirector500 events
JAMISON, CYNTHIA TDirector500 events
MANTAS, JESUS BDirector500 events
WILLOUGHBY, DAWN CDirector500 events
LANDSMAN, STEPHEN NEVP, General Counsel281 events
MULLER, ANDRES ROBERTOPresident, Food Ingredients281 events
O'BYRNE, KEVINDirector281 events
FYRWALD, J ERIKDirector, Chief Executive Officer252 events

Evidence quality

Security and transaction context

Common equity56
Equity compensation51
Options and derivatives0
Other securities4

Role architecture

Who is participating

Other executive52
Director30
Finance leadership11
Other or unspecified11
CEO and chair7

Transaction evidence

Auditable IFF filing ledger

Showing 1 to 30 of 111.

BIRENKRANT, MARCController & CAO
DisposalCommon equity
1000 sharesCommon Stock
$85.0KDirectional evidence
DEVEAU, MICHAELEVP, CFO
DisposalCommon equity
8825 sharesCommon Stock
$755.0KDirectional evidence
FRIBOURG, PAUL JDirector
AcquisitionCommon equity
260000 sharesCommon Stock
$19.3MDirectional evidence
FRIBOURG, PAUL JDirector
AcquisitionCommon equity
13500 sharesCommon Stock
$1.0MDirectional evidence
BIRENKRANT, MARCController & CAO
AcquisitionCommon equity
389 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
BORG, DEBORAHEVP, Chief Ppl&Culture Officer
AcquisitionCommon equity
1768 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
DEVEAU, MICHAELEVP, CFO
AcquisitionCommon equity
884 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
FINZEL, RALFEVP, Global Operations Officer
AcquisitionCommon equity
1326 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
TELES, DE MENDONCA ANA PAULAPresident, Scent
AcquisitionCommon equity
708 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
BORG, DEBORAHEVP, Chief Ppl&Culture Officer
DisposalEquity compensation
1768 sharesRestricted Stock Units
$123.9KContext evidence
FINZEL, RALFEVP, Global Operations Officer
DisposalEquity compensation
1326 sharesRestricted Stock Units
$92.9KContext evidence
DEVEAU, MICHAELEVP, CFO
DisposalEquity compensation
884 sharesRestricted Stock Units
$62.0KContext evidence
FINZEL, RALFEVP, Global Operations Officer
DisposalCommon equity
734 sharesCommon Stock
$51.4KDirectional evidence
BORG, DEBORAHEVP, Chief Ppl&Culture Officer
DisposalCommon equity
713 sharesCommon Stock
$50.0KDirectional evidence
TELES, DE MENDONCA ANA PAULAPresident, Scent
DisposalEquity compensation
708 sharesRestricted Stock Units
$49.6KContext evidence
DEVEAU, MICHAELEVP, CFO
DisposalCommon equity
452 sharesCommon Stock
$31.7KDirectional evidence
BIRENKRANT, MARCController & CAO
DisposalEquity compensation
389 sharesRestricted Stock Units
$27.3KContext evidence
TELES, DE MENDONCA ANA PAULAPresident, Scent
DisposalCommon equity
362 sharesCommon Stock
$25.4KDirectional evidence
BIRENKRANT, MARCController & CAO
DisposalCommon equity
141 sharesCommon Stock
$9.9KDirectional evidence
ARORA, YUVRAJPresident, Taste & CCO
DisposalEquity compensation
3572 sharesRestricted Stock Units
Not reportedContext evidence
ARORA, YUVRAJPresident, Taste & CCO
AcquisitionCommon equity
3572 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
BIRENKRANT, MARCController & CAO
AcquisitionCommon equity
397 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
BORG, DEBORAHEVP, Chief Ppl&Culture Officer
AcquisitionCommon equity
2381 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
DEVEAU, MICHAELEVP, CFO
AcquisitionCommon equity
1389 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
DROSOS, VIRGINIADirector
AcquisitionCommon equity
2335 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
FINZEL, RALFEVP, Global Operations Officer
AcquisitionCommon equity
1984 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
FRIBOURG, PAUL JDirector
DisposalEquity compensation
2281 sharesRestricted Stock Units
Not reportedContext evidence
FRIBOURG, PAUL JDirector
AcquisitionOther securities
2281 sharesStock Equivalent Unit
Not reportedContext evidence
FYRWALD, J ERIKDirector, Chief Executive Officer
AcquisitionCommon equity
15875 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
ICAHN, BRETTDirector
AcquisitionCommon equity
1712 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence

Reading the dossier

Direction and confidence are separate

Conviction

The 0 to 100 score classifies deduplicated priced common-share evidence. Fifty is balanced or non-directional.

Confidence

Confidence rises with controlled event depth, named-insider breadth, fresh evidence, normalized values, and a longer observation span.

Disposals

Selling is not treated as the mirror image of buying. It carries less directional weight because taxes, diversification, compensation, and planned transactions can all create sales.

Price confirmation

The market chart tests whether the filing thesis is being confirmed or rejected by price, fair-value position, relative strength, and the current trend state.

Independent market research for education. This classification is not investment advice, a recommendation, a forecast, or an execution instruction.

Evidence context