International Flavors & Fragrances Payment for Pension Benefits decreased by 44.4% to $5.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from $5.00M to $5.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payment for Pension Benefits shows a downward trend with a -5.9% CAGR.
Higher contributions improve the funding status of the plan but reduce immediate cash available for other investments.
This represents the actual cash payments made by the company into pension and post-retirement benefit plans. Unlike the...
Standard for companies with defined benefit plans; critical for assessing cash flow health.
operating_pension_contributions| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $3.00M | $9.00M | $16.00M | $8.00M | $9.00M | $8.00M | $11.00M | $7.00M | $11.00M | $7.00M | $11.00M | $7.00M | $4.00M | $6.00M | $12.00M | $5.00M | $4.00M | $11.00M | $9.00M | $5.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +200.0% | +77.8% | -50.0% | +12.5% | -11.1% | +37.5% | -36.4% | +57.1% | -36.4% | +57.1% | -36.4% | -42.9% | +50.0% | +100.0% | -58.3% | -20.0% | +175.0% | -18.2% | -44.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +200.0% | -11.1% | -31.3% | -12.5% | +22.2% | -12.5% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -63.6% | -14.3% | +9.1% | -28.6% | +0.0% | +83.3% | -25.0% | +0.0% |