IFFHIGH SIGNALOPERATIONAL10-K

IFF completed a major business transformation including divestitures of Pharma Solutions and Nitrocellulose units in May 2025, restructured its Nourish segment into separate Taste and Food Ingredients divisions, while experiencing a dramatic $1.1B swing from positive to negative operating income despite nearly doubling revenue.

The massive restructuring represents a fundamental pivot away from pharma solutions toward core food, beverage, and scent markets, as evidenced by the removal of "Pharmaceutical Excipients" from their leadership categories and the elimination of pharma solutions from their business description. The $1.1B operating income deterioration despite strong revenue growth suggests significant integration costs, restructuring charges, or operational inefficiencies that investors need to monitor closely as the company stabilizes its new structure.

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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

IFF's financials reflect a company in major transition, with revenue nearly doubling to $10.9B and gross profit increasing 90.7% to $3.9B, likely driven by acquisitions or the full-year impact of previous deals. However, operating income collapsed from $766M to a $382M loss, indicating substantial restructuring costs, integration expenses, or operational challenges that more than offset the revenue gains. The company strengthened its balance sheet by reducing total debt 36.6% to $5.6B and increasing cash 25.8% to $590M, while higher capital expenditures of $594M and lower operating cash flow suggest ongoing investment in the transformed business structure.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT CHANGES
Operating Income
P&L
-149.9%
$766.0M-$382.0M

Operating income deteriorated sharply — investigate whether driven by one-time charges or structural cost issues.

Revenue
P&L
+94.2%
$5.6B$10.9B

Strong top-line growth of 94.2% — accelerating demand or successful expansion into new markets.

Gross Profit
P&L
+90.7%
$2.1B$3.9B

Gross profit expanding — improving pricing power or product mix shift toward higher-margin offerings.

Total Debt
Balance Sheet
-36.6%
$8.9B$5.6B

Debt reduced 36.6% — deleveraging strengthens balance sheet and reduces financial risk.

Current Assets
Balance Sheet
-30%
$8.0B$5.6B

Current assets declined 30% — monitor working capital adequacy and short-term liquidity.

Capital Expenditure
Cash Flow
+28.3%
$463.0M$594.0M

Capex increased 28.3% — ongoing investment in capacity or infrastructure for future growth.

Cash & Equivalents
Balance Sheet
+25.8%
$469.0M$590.0M

Cash grew 25.8% — improving liquidity position supports investment and shareholder returns.

Operating Cash Flow
Cash Flow
-20.6%
$1.1B$850.0M

Operating cash flow softened — monitor whether temporary working capital timing or structural deterioration.

Net Income
P&L
+14.9%
$295.7M$339.8M

Net income grew 14.9% — bottom-line growth signals improving overall business health.

Total Assets
Balance Sheet
-10.9%
$28.7B$25.5B

Total assets contracted 10.9% — asset sales, write-downs, or balance sheet optimization underway.

LANGUAGE CHANGES
NEW — 2026-02-27
PRIOR — 2025-02-28
ADDED
As of February 20, 2026, there were 255,477,487 shares of the registrant s common stock, par value 12 1 / 2 per share, outstanding.
We are a leading creator and manufacturer of products for application in food, beverage, health biosciences, and scent, as well as complementary adjacent products, including natural health ingredients, all of which are used in a wide variety of consumer and end-use products.
As a result, we hold global leadership positions in the Food Beverage, Home Personal Care and Health Wellness markets, and across key Tastes, Textures, Scents, Nutrition, Enzymes, Cultures, Soy Proteins and Probiotics categories, among others.
Our Product Offerings During the year ended December 31, 2025, our business consisted of five segments: Taste, Food Ingredients, Health Biosciences, Scent and, until the completion of the divestitures of both the Pharma Solutions and Nitrocellulose disposal groups in May 2025, Pharma Solutions.
Effective January 1, 2025, our former Nourish segment was restructured into two newly designated operating segments: Taste and Food Ingredients.
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REMOVED
As of February 24, 2025, there were 255,714,083 shares of the registrant s common stock, par value 12 1 / 2 per share, outstanding.
We are a leading creator and manufacturer of food, beverage, health biosciences, scent and pharma solutions and complementary adjacent products, including natural health ingredients, which are used in a wide variety of consumer products.
As a result, we hold global leadership positions in the Food Beverage, Home Personal Care and Health Wellness markets, and across key Tastes, Textures, Scents, Nutrition, Enzymes, Cultures, Soy Proteins, Pharmaceutical Excipients and Probiotics categories.
Our Product Offerings As of December 31, 2024, our business consisted of four segments: Nourish, Health Biosciences, Scent and Pharma Solutions.
We create products in our regional creative centers which allows us to satisfy local customer preferences, while also helping to ensure regulatory compliance and production standards.
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