---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000051253-26-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IFF"
cik: "0000051253"
company_name: "INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:37:07.261369+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IFF Q1 2026: Adjusted EPS $1.25, EBITDA $568M; reaffirms FY guidance; Food Ingredients sale progressing

## Summary
- Reported net sales $2.74B, down 4% YoY; currency-neutral sales +3% on volume growth across all segments.
- GAAP income before taxes $209M; GAAP EPS $0.66; Adjusted EPS ex amortization $1.25.
- Adjusted operating EBITDA $568M, up 8% on comparable currency-neutral basis vs prior year.
- CEO Erik Fyrwald: reaffirming full-year 2026 financial guidance ranges.
- Company progressing disciplined sale process for Food Ingredients business to maximize shareholder value.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000051253-26-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IFF
- cik: 0000051253
- company_name: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125326000015/0000051253-26-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125326000015/iff-20260505.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $2.74 billion, net income $209 million, EPS $0.66. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $2.74 billion
  - Net income: $209 million
  - EPS: $0.66
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: process for Food Ingredients to ensure we maximize value for shareholders.” First Quarter 2026 Consolidated Financial Results • Reported net sales for the first quarter were $2.74 billion, a decrease of 4% versus the prior-year period. On a comparable basis 2 , currency neutral sales 1 increased 3% versus the prior-year period with broad based growth across all
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51253/000005125326000015/0000051253-26-000015-index.htm

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