---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000051253-23-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IFF"
cik: "0000051253"
company_name: "INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC"
filed_at: "2023-08-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T05:06:55.524700+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IFF Q2 sales $2.9B, adj. EBITDA $510M; launches sale of Lucas Meyer Cosmetics

## Summary
- Q2 GAAP EPS $0.11; adjusted EPS ex amortization $0.86; sales $2.9B.
- Adj. operating EBITDA $510M at 17.4% margin; strong growth in Scent & Pharma Solutions.
- Customer destocking largely isolated in Functional Ingredients within Nourish; one-time inventory write-down.
- Launched sale process for Lucas Meyer Cosmetics; exploring further portfolio optimization.
- Declared Q3 2023 dividend; focus on cash flow and working capital improvements.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000051253-23-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IFF
- cik: 0000051253
- company_name: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC
- filed_at: 2023-08-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125323000026/0000051253-23-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125323000026/iff-20230807.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051253-23-000026
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051253-23-000026.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC reported second quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $2.9 B, EPS $0.11.
  - Period: second quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $2.9 B
  - EPS: $0.11
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 2023. Second Quarter 2023 Consolidated Summary: Reported (GAAP) Adjusted (Non-GAAP) 1 Sales Income Before Taxes EPS Operating EBITDA Operating EBITDA Margin EPS ex Amortization $2.9 B $50 M $0.11 $510 M 17.4% $0.86 First Six Months 2023 Consolidated Summary: Reported (GAAP) Adjusted (Non-GAAP) 1 Sales Income Before Taxes EPS Operating EBITDA Operating EBITDA
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125323000026/0000051253-23-000026-index.htm

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