AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)

IFF Q3 sales fall 8% to $2.69 billion; full-year 2025 guidance reaffirmed

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

IFF reported third quarter 2025 results, with reported net sales down 8% to $2.69 billion and reported diluted EPS of $0.16 versus $0.23 a year earlier. The company reaffirmed its full-year 2025 sales and adjusted operating EBITDA guidance and said it will revise prior-period financial statements for income tax errors in its Form 10-Q, expected by November 10, 2025.

Key points

  • Q3 reported net sales $2.69 billion, down 8%; comparable currency neutral sales were flat
  • Q3 reported diluted EPS $0.16 vs $0.23 a year earlier; adjusted EPS excluding amortization $1.05; adjusted operating EBITDA $519 million
  • Full-year 2025 guidance reaffirmed: sales $10.6 billion to $10.9 billion and adjusted operating EBITDA $2 billion to $2.15 billion
  • Nine-month results include a $1.153 billion goodwill impairment and a net loss attributable to IFF shareholders of $392 million

The filing

CompanyInternational Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 4, 2025, 4:21 PM ET
Accession number0000051253-25-000047

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

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