Correlation Analysis
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. vs Eli Lilly & Co.
IFF vs LLY
-0.734
Strong inverse
When one moves up, the other tends to move down.
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
↗IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances is the largest specialty ingredients producer globally. It sells ingredients for the food, beverage, health, household goods, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries. The company makes proprietary formulations, partnering with customers to deliver custom solutions. Through its taste and scent segments, which each generate around 25% of profits, IFF is a leading flavor and fragrances producer. The health and biosciences business, which generates 30% of profits, is a global leader in probiotics and enzymes. The remaining profits come from the food ingredients business, which sells texturants, plant-based proteins, and other ingredients, though IFF plans to divest this business in the future.
Market cap 18.3B · 21,500 employees
Eli Lilly & Co.
↗LLY
Eli Lilly is a drug firm with a focus on neuroscience, cardiometabolic, cancer, and immunology. Lilly's key products include Verzenio for cancer; Mounjaro, Zepbound, Jardiance, Trulicity, Humalog, and Humulin for cardiometabolic; and Taltz and Olumiant for immunology.
Market cap 828.2B · 50,000 employees
Time Series
Relative Performance
Who Moves First
IFF leads LLY by 6 days
IFF tends to move before LLY.
After testing 13 timing shifts, the strongest relationship was -0.741 (they moved in opposite directions).
Do They Crash Together?
Correlation by Market Regime
How these series behave when markets are rising, falling, or diverging. A correlation that holds in drawdowns is very different from one that only works in rallies.
Both Rising
-0.396
15 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
+0.738
9 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-0.622
11 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
R-Squared
53.8%
Share of variance in one series explained by the other.
Trend Agreement
56.3%
How often both series moved in the same direction period-to-period.
Overlap Quality
1,254
Deep shared window — 1,254 usable pairs.
Significance
p < 0.001
95% CI: [-0.758, -0.707]
Scatter
XY Regression
Pipeline
Data quality details
Pipeline
Data quality details
Pipeline Summary
1,254 paired data points survived the daily window.
Raw input
1,254
1,254
Normalized
1,254
1,254
Prepared
1,254
1,254
Aligned
1,254
1,254
Invalid removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Series A
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
IFF
Market cap 18.3B · 21,500 employees
Stock · 1,254 raw → 1,254 prepared
Series B
Eli Lilly & Co.
LLY
Market cap 828.2B · 50,000 employees
Stock · 1,254 raw → 1,254 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
5
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
-7.3231
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
1288.9915
Linear regression intercept.
Related Extremes
Highest and Lowest Correlated
IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Highest
-0.097
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ · 1,254 data points
Lowest
-0.814
Exxon Mobil Corporation
XOM · 1,254 data points
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