Is IFF halal?
International Flavors & Fragran
Halal
International Flavors & Fragran passed every check under AAOIFI Shariah standard No. 21: no prohibited business activity, and all three financial ratios are within limits.
Checked: 16 October 2026
Exchange
NYSE
Price
90.68
Day
+0.43%
Market cap
$23.05B
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Sector
Basic Materials
What the company does
International Flavors & Fragrances makes food flavors, perfume scents and food ingredients (probiotics, enzymes) sold to manufacturers such as Nestlé and P&G. Revenue is ingredient sales.
What was checked
The AAOIFI standard has four steps: business activity first, then three financial ratios. Fail one and the stock is not halal.
Business activity
No prohibited activity
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
Interest-bearing debt $5.78B ÷ 36-month average market cap $20.53B = 28.2%
28.2%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
Cash + interest-bearing securities $569.00M ÷ 36-month average market cap $20.53B = 2.8%
2.8%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
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No data
Figures from the company's filings (2026-06-30), USD. Market cap is a 36-month average (the S&P Shariah index approach), so a one-day price move does not flip the verdict. Today's market cap: $23.05B.
For information (AAOIFI 3/1 note): cash + receivables are 9.5% of total assets (2026-06-30). AAOIFI recommends tangible assets of at least one third — this figure does not affect the verdict, and other major screeners do not apply it either.
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- 0.04% weight · #364 of 503
- Among halal stocks
- 0.03% · #266 of 1454
- Held by funds
- HLAL 0.06%
- Dividend
- 1.77% · no purification data
Superinvestors
SEC 13F, 2026 Q3. Up to 45 days delayed.Held by 5 superinvestors · Average reported price: $79.22
- First Pacific Advisors$432.2M5.4%
- Carl IcahnIcahn Capital Management$338.7M4.1%
- Hillman Capital Management$5.0M3.6%
- Dodge & Cox Funds$2.9B1.5%
- First Eagle Investment Management$1.5B1.2%
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