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8-K - INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (0000051253) (Filer)

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Key takeaways

  • 8-K - INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES filed an 8-K with the SEC on Nov 3 (a notice of a material company event).
  • Exposed: IFF, XLB, LYB, WLK, MEOH
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHA8-K - INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS &FRAGRANCES INC (0000051253)(Filer)IFFGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

8-K - INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES filed an 8-K with the SEC on Nov 3 (a notice of a material company event).

Directly affected

  • IFF International Flavors & Fragrances+0.4% 19d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR+0.4% 30d

    Materials Select Sector SPDR holds the materials sector that International Flavors & Fragrances belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.

  • LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V

    LyondellBasell Industries N.V is a peer of International Flavors & Fragrances in industrial organic chemicals; rivals often move on the same news.

  • WLK Westlake

    Westlake is a peer of International Flavors & Fragrances in industrial organic chemicals; rivals often move on the same news.

  • MEOH Methanex

    Methanex is a peer of International Flavors & Fragrances in industrial organic chemicals; rivals often move on the same news.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
IFF-1.61%+0.97%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLB-1.36%+0.31%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
LYB+1.54%+3.90%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
WLK-3.97%-0.23%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MEOH-8.95%+2.42%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Filed: 2026-11-03 AccNo: 0001140361-26-041833 Size: 358 KB Item 5.02: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers Item 5.03: Amendments t…

Source: sec-edgar

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)

In the last 6 similar stories, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) moved an average of +0.79% the next day. The best was +4.17% and the worst was -2.58%, from 2 prices.

CompanyWhenAverageLargest gainLargest dropPrices
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)the next day+0.79%+4.17%-2.58%2
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)three days later+1.48%+1.48%+1.48%1
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLB)the next day+0.99%+2.17%+0.33%6
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLB)three days later+3.58%+3.58%+3.58%2
LyondellBasell Industries N.V (LYB)the next day-0.40%+2.33%-3.13%2
LyondellBasell Industries N.V (LYB)three days later-0.87%-0.87%-0.87%1
Westlake (WLK)the next day+3.65%+7.59%-0.29%2
Westlake (WLK)three days later+7.28%+7.28%+7.28%1

Price since this story was published: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)three days earlier+0.97%final price
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)five days earlier-1.61%final price
LyondellBasell Industries N.V (LYB)three days earlier+3.90%final price
LyondellBasell Industries N.V (LYB)five days earlier+1.54%final price
Methanex (MEOH)three days earlier+2.42%final price
Methanex (MEOH)five days earlier-8.95%final price
Westlake (WLK)three days earlier-0.23%final price
Westlake (WLK)five days earlier-3.97%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLB)three days earlier+0.31%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLB)five days earlier-1.36%final price

Who gains and who loses around International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)

Companies tied to this story

  • IFF International Flavors & Fragrances

    For “8-K - INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (0000051253) (Filer),” International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: SEC 8-K filing -> direct issuer disclosure -> IFF

  • XLB Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “8-K - INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (0000051253) (Filer).” Reason on file: Materials Select Sector SPDR holds the materials sector that International Flavors & Fragrances belongs to, so it often moves with news about it

  • LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V

    For “8-K - INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (0000051253) (Filer),” LyondellBasell Industries N.V (LYB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: LyondellBasell Industries N.V is a peer of International Flavors & Fragrances in industrial organic chemicals; rivals often move on the same news

  • WLK Westlake

    In “8-K - INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (0000051253) (Filer),” Westlake (WLK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Westlake is a peer of International Flavors & Fragrances in industrial organic chemicals; rivals often move on the same news

  • MEOH Methanex

    Methanex (MEOH) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “8-K - INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (0000051253) (Filer).” Reason on file: Methanex is a peer of International Flavors & Fragrances in industrial organic chemicals; rivals often move on the same news

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)

“8-K - INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (0000051253) (Filer)” (3 Nov 2026) reaches International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) through this story.

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is on the page because SEC 8-K filing -> direct issuer disclosure -> IFF

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLB) is here too. Its reason reads: Materials Select Sector SPDR holds the materials sector that International Flavors & Fragrances belongs to, so it often moves with news about it

The price range for International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), and the dates in the story

IFF traded between 81.54 and 86.67 across 15 sessions. The latest close on file is 84.56. LYB traded between 64.78 and 68.74 across 3 sessions. The latest close on file is 66.87. XLB traded between 47.81 and 51.51 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 50.93.

How strong the case is around International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)

40 out of 100

“8-K - INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (0000051253) (Filer)” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.