Basic Materials
Givaudan S.A.(GVDBF)
Live Price
Offline$4,000.00
+1.56% today
1Y Change
-20.14%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $25.70B
- Revenue Growth
- +0.8%
- EPS Growth
- -1.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.6%
Coverage: 249 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Givaudan S.A. (GVDBF) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $25.70B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $4000.00 and down 20.1% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.8%, EPS growth of -1.8%, a dividend yield of 2.6%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.8%, EPS -1.8%, free cash flow -9.4% with operating margin 18.5% and ROIC 11.6%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.6%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 24.1 and price/sales 3.4. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines GVDBF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+0.8% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+18.5% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report came in below the EPS bar
2026 was reported on Jan 29, 2026 with an EPS surprise of -3.7% and a revenue surprise of -1.4%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +0.8% and EPS is at -1.8%, with operating margin around 18.5%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 23, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.1% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Jan 29, 2026 | -3.7% | +0.0% | +2.0% | +0.4% |
2025 Jun 30, 2025 | -3.5% | -2.4% | +0.1% | -10.6% |
2024 Dec 31, 2024 | -7.3% | +0.0% | -2.4% | -10.6% |
Benchmark Edge
GVDBF vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Relative to SPY
GVDBF Max Drawdown
-35.74%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for GVDBF and SPY.
Company Overview
Givaudan S.A.
Other OTC
Givaudan SA, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, supplies, and sells fragrance, beauty, taste, and wellbeing products to the consumer goods industry. The company operates through in divisions, Fragrance & Beauty, and Taste & Wellbeing. The Fragrance & Beauty division offers fine fragrances, consumer products, and fragrance ingredients and active beauty products. The Taste & Wellbeing division provides beverages, such as carbonated soft drinks, juices, bottled waters, ready-to-drink products, alcoholic beverages, hot drinks, and others; dairy and cheese products, including dairy drinks, yoghurt, ice cream, chilled desserts, cream cheese, and spreads; snacks comprising rice crackers and cassava chips; savory and nutraceutical products; and biscuits, crackers, and cereals, as well as confectionery products, such as chewing gums, chocolates, and sweets. It operates in Switzerland, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1796 and is headquartered in Vernier, Switzerland.
- Leadership
- Christian Stammkoetter
- IPO Date
- Jan 5, 2010
- Employees
- 16.9k
- Street Address
- Chemin de la Parfumerie 5
- Mailing
- Vernier, 1214
- Region
- Vernier, CH
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 41 22 780 91 11
- Last Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 24.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.4
- Price/Sales
- 3.4
- Price/Book
- 5.7
Growth
- Revenue
- +0.8%
- EPS
- -1.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- -9.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 43.5%
- Operating Margin
- 18.5%
- Net Margin
- 14.3%
- ROE
- 24.8%
- ROIC
- 11.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.97
- Current Ratio
- 1.74
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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