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International Flavors & Fragrances Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference (CAGNY) 2026 summary

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Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference (CAGNY) 2026 summary19 Feb, 2026

Strategic transformation, financial discipline, and business model

  • Executed portfolio optimization with 11 divestitures, generating over $6B in gross proceeds and improving capital structure, reducing leverage from 4.5x to 2.6x net debt/EBITDA by 2025.

  • Adopted a business unit-led operating model, enhanced leadership and employee engagement, and evolved the Board of Directors.

  • Reinvested $150 million in OpEx from 2024–2026 and increased CapEx to support innovation, R&D, commercial capabilities, capacity expansion, and digital transformation, targeting 4–6% of sales through 2026.

  • Launched a $500 million share buyback program, the first in six years, to offset dilution and capture intrinsic value.

  • Focused on high-return investments, productivity, and capital allocation to higher-margin categories, driving disciplined execution and cash conversion.

Financial performance and guidance

  • Projected average comparable currency neutral sales growth of 4% and adjusted EBITDA growth of 10% between 2024 and 2026, driven by core divisions.

  • Food Ingredients expected to deliver 500 bps of EBITDA margin expansion over three years.

  • Core businesses targeting mid-single-digit sales and high-single-digit EBITDA growth CAGRs over time.

Portfolio and market positioning

  • Shifted toward higher-value, higher-growth, and higher-margin businesses, increasing average gross profit margin from 29% (divested) to 36%.

  • Maintains a diversified portfolio across Taste, Scent, Health & Biosciences, and Food Ingredients, serving approximately 20,000 customers globally.

  • Strong presence in both developed (54%) and emerging (47%) markets.

How do investments ensure 4% top line, 10% EBITDA growth?
Accelerate DEB's market penetration and scale
Scent's strategy to overcome commodity headwinds
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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., manufactures and sells cosmetic active and natural health ingredients for use in various consumer products. The company engages in the business of providing fragrances and flavors to a range of customers that include major multinational consumer product companies. The company operates through six segments: Flavors, Food, Healthcare, Scent & Care, Specialties, and Homecare. It offers flavor ingredients, including fruit, candy, coffee-based, tropical beverages, savory and other food flavors; floral flavors; spice flavors; natural green and herbal flavors; chocolate-based flavors; absinthe- and liqueur-based flavors; meat and bacon-based flavors; dairy flavors; alcohols; tobacco flavors; malt beverage and non-alcoholic beer flavors; marine jazz rum-based favor offerings including watermelon, mango, lime and more. It provides personal care products under the brand name Softlips Cube that enable lip balm be used as a gloss for lips. Customers include global cosmetics brands such as L'Oréal Group, Procter & Gamble Company's Avon Products Inc., Coty Inc., Elizabeth Arden Inc., Christian Dior Parfums et Beauté Internationale. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., is based in New York, New York.

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