Correlation Analysis
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. vs VISA Inc.
IFF vs V
-0.630
Moderate 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
VISA Inc.
↗V
Visa is the largest payment processor in the world. In fiscal 2025, it processed almost $17 trillion in total volume. Visa operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 160 currencies. Its systems are capable of processing over 65,000 transactions per second.
Market cap 583.4B
Time Series
Relative Performance
Who Moves First
IFF leads V by 6 days
IFF tends to move before V.
After testing 13 timing shifts, the strongest relationship was -0.638 (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
-0.053
10 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
+0.508
10 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-0.726
15 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
R-Squared
39.7%
Share of variance in one series explained by the other.
Trend Agreement
62.9%
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: [-0.662, -0.595]
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
VISA Inc.
V
Market cap 583.4B
Stock · 1,254 raw → 1,254 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
11
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
-1.1980
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
380.8954
Linear regression intercept.
Related Extremes
Highest and Lowest Correlated
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