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Givaudan SA (GVDNY) Stock Price & Analysis
GVDNY Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- $97.59 - $97.59
- 52-Week Range
- $66.39 - $97.59
- Previous Close
- $96.54
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 787
- Market Cap
- $44.72B
- Enterprise Value
- $45.16B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- $314.88M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- $4.89B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 29.6
- Beta
- 0.31
- Next Earnings
- Jan 27, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Last Dividend Ex-Date
- Mar 24, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 1.87%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Resilient Profitability And Cash Generation
Sustained margins and strong conversion of earnings into cash indicate a durable, formulation-led business model with meaningful operating quality. This supports continued investment in innovation, customer support, and capacity while providing financial resources for dividends, debt service, and strategic growth.
Broad-based Fragrance & Beauty Growth
Growth across major Fragrance & Beauty categories, geographies, and customer groups suggests demand is broad rather than dependent on one product niche. Continued volume-led expansion can strengthen customer relationships, improve scale economics, and support the division’s role as a durable growth engine.
Long-term Targets And Innovation Investment
Reaffirmed multi-year targets provide a clear framework for sustained growth and cash generation rather than relying only on short-term recovery. Ongoing investment in science-led assets, co-creation, reformulation, and regional facilities should help preserve differentiation and support future customer adoption.
Bears Say
Elevated Leverage
Higher leverage reduces financial flexibility and makes the company more sensitive to slower growth, elevated rates, or weaker cash conversion. Although management expects improvement, debt remains meaningful relative to earnings and could compete with investment or shareholder-return priorities.
Working Capital And Cash-flow Pressure
A temporary working-capital build and higher investment spending have weakened near-term cash conversion, even though the longer-term record is positive. Normalization is important because prolonged cash absorption would slow deleveraging, constrain reinvestment capacity, and reduce resilience during softer demand.
Litigation And Earnings Pressure
Litigation settlements and provisions have already reduced reported earnings and add uncertainty to the company’s financial profile. Even if described as nonrecurring, the charges can divert cash from productive uses, increase leverage, and complicate assessment of sustainable earnings quality over coming periods.
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Company Description
Givaudan SA
Givaudan S.A., operating through its various subsidiaries, serves the global consumer goods industry as a leading creator, supplier, and vendor of products spanning fragrance, beauty, taste, and wellbeing. The company's operations are distinctly segmented into two primary divisions: Fragrance & Beauty, and Taste & Wellbeing. The Fragrance & Beauty division specializes in a range of offerings, including high-end perfumes, general consumer goods, essential fragrance ingredients, and innovative active beauty compounds. Meanwhile, the Taste & Wellbeing segment caters to an extensive array of food and beverage categories. This encompasses diverse beverages (from carbonated soft drinks and juices to alcoholic and hot beverages), dairy and cheese products (such as yogurts, ice creams, and various spreads), snacks (like rice crackers and cassava chips), savory items, nutraceuticals, baked goods (including biscuits, crackers, and cereals), and confectionery products (such as chewing gum, chocolates, and sweets). Established in 1796, Givaudan's corporate headquarters are located in Vernier, Switzerland. Its geographical reach is significant, maintaining a presence across Switzerland, the broader European continent, Africa, the Middle East, both North and Latin America, and the Asia Pacific region.
- Sector
- Basicmaterials
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- CEO
- Christian Stammkoetter
- Employees
- 17,580
- Website
- www.givaudan.com
- Address
- Chemin de la Parfumerie 5, Vernier, GE, 1214, CH
Givaudan SA (GVDNY) Earnings & Revenues
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GVDNY Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentNeutral
The call conveyed a balanced message: solid operational momentum (notably in Fragrance & Beauty and Asia), clear signs of sequential recovery in Taste & Wellbeing, continued investment in innovation and sustainability, and re-affirmation of medium-term 2030 targets. Offsetting these positives were material nonrecurring litigation and provision charges (CHF 103m), weaker reported net income and EPS, negative adjusted free cash flow in H1, higher net debt/leverage and elevated working capital. Management expressed confidence in normalization of working capital, improved cash generation in H2 and delivery against the 2030 strategic ambitions, but the near-term financial impacts of one-offs and regional softness leave the picture mixed.
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Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Moving Averages | 12 | 0 | 0 |











