What SEC filings does International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. submit to the SEC?

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about IFF?

A Form 4 for IFF discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for IFF?

The 10-K is International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all IFF SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for IFF. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. file with the SEC?

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling IFF shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

IFF SEC Filing News — International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

Latest SEC filings for International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-08-19.

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets food, beverage, health and biosciences, scent, and complementary adjacent products in the United States, and internationally. It operates in through Taste, Food Ingredients, Health & Biosciences, and Scent segments. The Taste segment offers savory products such as soups, sauces, meat, fish, poultry, snacks; beverages consists of juice drinks, carbonated or flavored beverages, spirits; sweets compris…

Sector: Basic Materials Industry: Specialty Chemicals Market Cap: $23.2B CIK: 51253

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for IFF currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 3 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 1 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

IFF Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-05-05 — 2026-08-19

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

1 buy vs 3 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$20.32M

FRIBOURG PAUL J (Director) · 2026-06-02

273,500 shares · Form 4

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 10 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 10 filings in this group are Form 4s for International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 10 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 5 option exercise, 3 open-market sale, 1 compensation award and 1 open-market purchase. 4 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Option exercise ×5: The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.
Open-market sale ×3: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Compensation award ×1: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Open-market purchase ×1: The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-19

IFF insider Teles de Mendonca Ana Paula (President, Scent) sold 5,718 shares (~$475.7K)

Teles de Mendonca Ana Paula, listed as President, Scent at INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC, reported an open-market sale of 5,718 IFF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	5,718	$83.19	$475.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Teles de Mendonca Ana Paula (President, Scent) Shares: 5,718 Est. Value: $475.7K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-10

IFF insider Birenkrant Marc (Controller & CAO) sold 1,000 shares (~$85.0K)

Birenkrant Marc, listed as Controller & CAO at INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC, reported an open-market sale of 1,000 IFF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	1,000	$85.00	$85.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Birenkrant Marc (Controller & CAO) Shares: 1,000 Est. Value: $85.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-07

IFF insider DeVeau Michael (EVP, CFO) sold 8,825 shares (~$755.0K)

DeVeau Michael, listed as EVP, CFO at INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC, reported an open-market sale of 8,825 IFF shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	8,825	$85.55	$755.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: DeVeau Michael (EVP, CFO) Shares: 8,825 Est. Value: $755.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market purchase Insider Buying 2026-06-02

IFF insider FRIBOURG PAUL J (Director) bought 273,500 shares (~$20.32M)

FRIBOURG PAUL J, listed as Director at INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC, reported an open-market purchase of 273,500 IFF shares in a Form 4 filing. Insider buying is often treated as a bullish signal because company insiders are committing their own capital.

The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`P`	Open-market purchase	13,500	$74.49	$1.01M
`P`	Open-market purchase	260,000	$74.28	$19.31M

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: FRIBOURG PAUL J (Director) Shares: 273,500 Est. Value: $20.32M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-06

IFF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Teles de Mendonca Ana Paula (President, Scent) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	708	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	362	$70.09	$25.4K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units	708	$70.09	$49.6K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Teles de Mendonca Ana Paula (President, Scent) Shares: 1,070

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-06

IFF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Finzel Ralf (EVP, Global Operations Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	1,326	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	734	$70.09	$51.4K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units	1,326	$70.09	$92.9K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Finzel Ralf (EVP, Global Operations Officer) Shares: 2,060

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-06

IFF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

DeVeau Michael (EVP, CFO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	884	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	452	$70.09	$31.7K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units	884	$70.09	$62.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: DeVeau Michael (EVP, CFO) Shares: 1,336

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-06

IFF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Borg Deborah (EVP, Chief Ppl&Culture Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	1,768	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	713	$70.09	$50.0K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units	1,768	$70.09	$123.9K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Borg Deborah (EVP, Chief Ppl&Culture Officer) Shares: 2,481

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-06

IFF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Birenkrant Marc (Controller & CAO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	389	—	—
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	141	$70.09	$9.9K
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units	389	$70.09	$27.3K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Birenkrant Marc (Controller & CAO) Shares: 530

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-05

IFF insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

FRIBOURG PAUL J (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`D`	Disposition to issuer derivative · Restricted Stock Units	2,281	—	—
`A`	Compensation award derivative · Stock Equivalent Unit	2,281	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: FRIBOURG PAUL J (Director)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 3 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has 3 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-17

IFF Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Teles de Mendonca Ana Paula (5,718 shares) ~$475.7K

Teles de Mendonca Ana Paula filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell IFF (INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Teles de Mendonca Ana Paula Shares: 5,718 Est. Value: $475.7K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-07

IFF Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Birenkrant Marc (1,000 shares) ~$85.0K

Birenkrant Marc filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell IFF (INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Birenkrant Marc Shares: 1,000 Est. Value: $85.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-06

IFF Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by DeVeau Michael (8,825 shares) ~$755.0K

DeVeau Michael filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell IFF (INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: DeVeau Michael Shares: 8,825 Est. Value: $755.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 5 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 5 in this period for International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-04

IFF filed 8-K — material company event

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-04

IFF filed 8-K — material company event

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-06-23

IFF filed 8-K — material company event

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-06-01

IFF filed 8-K — material company event

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-05-05

IFF filed 8-K — material company event

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Periodic Reports 2 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 2 quarterly reports (10-Q) for International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-04

IFF filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

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Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-05-05

IFF filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

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How we classify International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on IFF. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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