Operator

Good morning, and welcome to the Sensient Technologies Corporation 2026 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Tobin Tornehl. Please go ahead, sir.

Tobin Tornehl
VP & CFO

Great. Thank you. Good morning. Welcome to Sensient's earnings call for the first quarter of 2026. I'm Tobin Tornehl, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sensient Technologies Corporation. I'm joined today by Paul Manning, Sensient's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. Earlier today, we released our 2026, first quarter results. A copy of the earnings release and the slides we'll be using during today's call are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at sensient.com.

During our call today, we will reference certain non-GAAP financial measures, which remove the impact of currency movements, cost of the Company's Portfolio Optimization Plan, and other items as noted in the Company's filings. We believe the removal of these items provides investors with additional information to evaluate the Company's performance and improve the comparability of results between reporting periods. This also reflects how management reviews and evaluates the Company's operations and performance. Non-GAAP financial results should not be considered in isolation from, or a substitute for financial information calculated in accordance with GAAP.

A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial