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TürkçeInternational Flavors (IFF) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
International Flavors (IFF) reported $2.59 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 6.6%. EPS of $0.80 for the same period compares to $0.97 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.09% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.51 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.85, the EPS surprise was -5.37%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how International Flavors performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Net Sales- Health & Biosciences: $589 million versus $554.97 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.5% change. Net Sales- Scent: $610 million compared to the $589.73 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.4% year over year. Net Sales- Taste: $588 million compared to the $578 million average estimate based on four analysts. Net Sales- Food Ingredients: $802 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $797.21 million. Adjusted Operating EBITDA- Health & Biosciences: $155 million versus $132.53 million estimated by four analysts on average. Adjusted Operating EBITDA- Food Ingredients: $82 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $96.53 million. Adjusted Operating EBITDA- Taste: $94 million compared to the $99.67 million average estimate based on four analysts. Adjusted Operating EBITDA- Scent: $106 million compared to the $111.73 million average estimate based on four analysts.View all Key Company Metrics for International Flavors here>>>
Shares of International Flavors have returned +10.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Picks Stock Most Likely to "At Least Double"
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