Givaudan's third-quarter like-for-like sales growth accelerated to 8.6%, with contributions from the fragrance and beauty division and taste and well-being, well ahead of company-compiled consensus of 4.7%. Shares rose 7% in early trading on Oct. 13, 2026.
Givaudan is an industry leader in flavors and fragrances, which brings scale benefits in terms of improved fixed-cost absorption and better negotiating power with customers.
As debt levels and the payout ratio have risen over the last several years, further dividend increases will probably be modest.
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GIVN
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KRZ
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SY1
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 32.27 | 19.87 | 25.99 |
Price/Book Value | 7.31 | 2.40 | 3.43 |
Price/Sales | 4.37 | 2.17 | 2.64 |
Price/Cash Flow | 22.21 | 16.17 | 15.97 |
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Metric
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GIVN
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KRZ
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SY1
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Quick Ratio | 0.70 | 1.14 | 1.77 |
Current Ratio | 1.29 | 1.77 | 2.98 |
Interest Coverage | 10.87 | 10.19 | 5.19 |
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GIVN
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KRZ
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SY1
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 9.24% | 7.08% | 4.54% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 24.97% | 13.52% | 9.45% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 12.86% | 9.37% | 6.36% |
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