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International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) Q2 FY2026 earnings: revenue $2.0 billion, up 1.8% on the year

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) reported revenue of $2.0 billion for Q2 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 June 2026, up 1.8% on the same quarter a year earlier as the company restated it. Net income was $50 million, down 91.7% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $0.20. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 4 August 2026.

Revenue
$2.0 billion
-29.3% on the year · -28.7% on the quarter
Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026
Operating margin
8.1%
7.2% a year earlier
Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026
Net income
$50 million
-91.7% on the year · -70.4% on the quarter
Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026
Diluted EPS
$0.20
-91.4% on the year · -69.7% on the quarter
Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026

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What management said

Guidance figures: 2 raised, 2 narrowed, 5 new, 1 kept.

  • Comparable sales rose 6%: On a comparable, currency neutral basis, second quarter sales rose 6%, led by high-single digit Scent growth and mid-single digit growth in Taste and Health & Biosciences.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin reached 20.9%: Adjusted operating EBITDA was $408 million on continuing operations, a 20.9% margin, against 19.7% including discontinued operations.
  • Fragrance Ingredients grew double digits: Fragrance Ingredients posted double-digit currency neutral growth within Scent, and Consumer Fragrance grew at a high single-digit rate.
Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ millionQ2 FY2026Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Revenue1,9542,7412,764-28.7%-29.3%
Cost of revenue1,1011,7231,734-36.1%-36.5%
Gross profit8531,0181,030-16.2%-17.2%
Gross margin43.7%37.1%37.3%
Research and development170166182+2.4%-6.6%
Selling, general and administrative437427483+2.3%-9.5%
Operating income158273198-42.1%-20.2%
Operating margin8.1%10.0%7.2%
Interest expense46.044.061.0+4.5%-24.6%
Pre-tax income64.0209438-69.4%-85.4%
Income tax31.039.0-112-20.5%
Effective tax rate48.4%18.7%-25.6%
Net income50.0169599-70.4%-91.7%
Net margin2.6%6.2%21.7%
Diluted EPS$0.20$0.66$2.33-69.7%-91.4%
$ million except per share.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed.

Cash flow

$ millionQ2 FY2026Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Operating cash flow422257241+64.2%+75.1%
Capital expenditure13616595.0-17.6%+43.2%
Free cash flow28692.0146+210.9%+95.9%
Free cash flow margin14.6%3.4%5.3%
Cash from investing-15623.02,698
Cash from financing-264-301-2,823
Depreciation and amortisation154246242-37.4%-36.4%
Share-based compensation33.016.033.0+106.2%0.0%
Buybacks36.035.00.0+2.9%
Dividends paid1021021020.0%0.0%
Dividend per share$0.40$0.40$0.400.0%0.0%
Diluted shares, weighted257m257m257m0.0%0.0%
Shares outstanding at period end255m255m256m+0.0%-0.4%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ millionQ2 FY2026Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity13,97614,12014,404-1.0%-3.0%
Non-controlling interest33.033.032.00.0%+3.1%
Debt5,6995,8176,184-2.0%-7.8%
Other liabilities5,4465,1745,501+5.3%-1.0%
Total liabilities and equity25,15425,14426,121+0.0%-3.7%
Fixed assets2,6663,9973,905-33.3%-31.7%
Goodwill8,1458,2208,283-0.9%-1.7%
Intangible assets3,7325,8676,430-36.4%-42.0%
Cash and equivalents569562816+1.2%-30.3%
Receivables1,4241,8301,801-22.2%-20.9%
Inventory1,5052,2502,371-33.1%-36.5%
Other assets7,1132,4182,515+194.2%+182.8%
Total assets25,15425,14426,121+0.0%-3.7%

Questions

What was International Flavors & Fragrances' revenue in Q2 FY2026?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) reported revenue of $2.0 billion for Q2 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 June 2026, up 1.8% on the same quarter a year earlier as the company restated it.

How much did International Flavors & Fragrances earn in Q2 FY2026?

Net income for Q2 FY2026 was $50 million, down 91.7% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $0.20.

When did International Flavors & Fragrances report Q2 FY2026 results?

International Flavors & Fragrances filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2026 with the SEC on 4 August 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

Q4 FY2021 *Q1 FY2022Q2 FY2022Q3 FY2022Q4 FY2022 *Q1 FY2023Q2 FY2023Q3 FY2023Q4 FY2023 *Q1 FY2024Q2 FY2024Q3 FY2024 †Q4 FY2024Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025 †Q3 FY2025 †Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026
Revenue3,0313,2263,3073,0632,8443,0272,9292,8202,7032,8992,8892,9252,7712,8432,7642,6942,5892,7411,9541,942
Cost of revenue2,0502,0812,1712,0621,9752,0631,9961,8961,8431,8751,8211,8731,7911,8081,7341,7111,6991,7231,1011,117
Gross profit9811,1451,1361,0018699649339248601,0241,0681,0529801,0351,0309838901,018853825
Gross margin32%35%34%33%31%32%32%33%32%35%37%36%35%36%37%36%34%37%44%42%
R&D166157158145143161161157157166173162170164182174174166170170
SG&A450459456413440454445444444490493495517461483421469427437387
Operating income173341213-1,985105131145150-2,536199191249127-90319822697.0273158160
Operating margin6%11%6%-65%4%4%5%5%-94%7%7%9%5%-32%7%8%4%10%8%8%
Interest expense73.072.077.083.010411111611043.083.079.074.069.071.061.048.049.044.046.046.0
Pre-tax income114285130-2,035-5.014.050.059.0-2,64111518395.0-115-99443813014.020964.0-134
Tax rate19%14%16%n/an/a157%46%54%n/a47%6%38%n/an/a-26%24%36%19%48%n/a
Net income90.0244107-2,197-25.0-9.027.025.0-2,61060.017058.0-46.0-1,01859940.018.016950.0-55.0
Net margin3%8%3%-72%-1%-0%1%1%-97%2%6%2%-2%-36%22%1%1%6%3%-3%
Diluted EPS$0.35$0.96$0.43-$8.60-$0.10-$0.04$0.11$0.10-$10.21$0.23$0.66$0.23-$0.17-$3.98$2.33$0.16$0.07$0.66$0.20-$0.22
Operating cash flow311-4.0-96.028920812724842064499.0237366368127241164318257422141
Capital expenditure15113210410816017511510011311882.010316017995.0132188165136148
Free cash flow160-136-20018148.0-48.0133320531-19.0155263208-52.014632.013092.0286-7.0
Buybacksn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a0.00.00.038.035.036.0513
Dividends paid201201201202206206207206207207102102103102102102103102102102
Shares outstanding255m255m255m255m255m255m255m255m255m255m256m256m256m256m256m256m256m255m255m250m
Filing10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 30 June 2026, filed 4 August 2026: the filing.