IFF Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results

What happened

IFF reported third-quarter 2026 continuing-operations sales of $1.9 billion. The company recorded a loss before taxes and a loss per share under reported accounting. Adjusted operating EBITDA, a measure of operating profit, was $403 million, with a 20.8% margin; adjusted EPS was $0.83.

Confirmed

Global impact / market context

The reported pretax loss contrasts with positive adjusted operating profit and adjusted EPS, showing how the accounting measure and the company’s adjusted measures present different views of the quarter. Sales and operating profitability influence cash generation, which can support business investment or other uses of cash.

Analyst inference

The figures cover continuing operations and exclude the Food Ingredients and SCL disposal groups, which are classified as discontinued operations. That narrower scope means comparisons with figures that include those businesses may misstate IFF’s ongoing sales and profitability trends.

Confirmed

What to watch

1. Compare upcoming continuing-operations sales and operating EBITDA with this quarter’s $1.9 billion and $403 million to see whether sales growth translates into operating profit. Analyst inference
2. Check whether IFF provides further details on its announced $500 million accelerated share repurchase, including timing and completion; the article text ends before describing it. Confirmed
3. Look for updates on the excluded Food Ingredients and SCL businesses, since changes to their disposal status or reporting could affect comparisons with continuing operations. Analyst inference

Evidence

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