Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
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Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Market Information.
Our common stock is principally traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “IFF”.
Approximate Number of Equity Security Holders.
| Title of Class | Number of shareholders of record as of February 21, 2023 | |||||||
| Common stock, par value 12 1/2¢ per share | 3,431 |
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
None.
Performance Graph.
The following graph compares a shareholder’s cumulative total return for the last five fiscal years as if such amounts had been invested in: (i) our common stock; (ii) the stocks included in the S&P 500 Index; (iii) the stocks included in the S&P 500 Consumer Staples Index; and (iv) the stocks included in the S&P 500 Specialty Chemicals Index. The graph is based on historical stock prices and measures total shareholder return, which takes into account both changes in stock price and dividends. The total return assumes that dividends were reinvested daily and is based on a $100 investment on December 31, 2017.

SOURCE: S&P Capital IQ
| Year-end Data | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| International Flavors & Fragrances | $ | 100.00 | $ | 89.90 | $ | 88.38 | $ | 76.59 | $ | 108.41 | $ | 77.68 | ||||||||
| S&P 500 Index | $ | 100.00 | $ | 95.62 | $ | 125.72 | $ | 148.85 | $ | 191.58 | $ | 156.88 | ||||||||
| S&P 500 Consumer Staples Index | $ | 100.00 | $ | 91.62 | $ | 116.92 | $ | 129.48 | $ | 153.60 | $ | 152.65 | ||||||||
| S&P 500 Specialty Chemicals Index | $ | 100.00 | $ | 94.27 | $ | 111.49 | $ | 130.63 | $ | 168.56 | $ | 122.29 |
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