# Ingles Markets share price today (Ingles Markets, Incorporated, IMKTA)

> Ingles Markets, Incorporated's P/E is near the low end of its own history, higher than only 23% of past readings, and its quarterly results are still getting worse. IMKTA · Consumer Staples · Grocery Stores · data as of 4 November 2026. Page: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/imkta

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## Key numbers

- Business trend: Turning around, from the last 12 quarters
- Price: $86.11 (+16.3% in a year)
- P/E: 15.7× (lower than 77% of the last 1 year)
- Revenue (Jun 2026): $1.4 B (+1.6% on a year ago)
- Profit (Jun 2026): $25.9 M (−1.1% on a year ago)
- Operating margin: 2.1% (−0.7 points on a year ago)
- ROE: 5%, FY25
- ROIC: 6.0%, against a 6.2% cost of capital: −0.2 points

The main question: the share price moved +16.3% in a year while yearly earnings per share moved −20.8%. The difference came from the market paying a higher multiple. ## What is the Ingles Markets share price today? Ingles Markets, Incorporated's share price was $86.11 at the close on 4 November 2026. That is 0.6% below its average price over the last 200 trading days. In the last 52 weeks it traded between $69 and $94, and at that close it sat 68% of the way up from that low. Over the past 13 weeks it has done worse than the S&P 500, and it has been behind for 27 weeks running. Over the last 1 year the share price moved +29% while the S&P 500 moved +23%, so it is ahead of the index over that whole period. It was last ahead over 13 weeks in the week of 1 May 2026. The chart above shows the 13-week comparison for every week. This page treats a rise as over when the price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row. ## What dividend does Ingles Markets pay? Ingles Markets, Incorporated paid $0.66 per share over the last four reported quarters. The most recent declaration was $0.17 for Jun 2026. At today's price of $86.11 that is a yield of 0.77%, based on dividends already paid, not a forecast. ## Which stock lists is Ingles Markets on? Ingles Markets is not in the Nasdaq 100, the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones 30, and is not on the US tech stocks list. ## Is Ingles Markets profitable? Ingles Markets, Incorporated earned $25.9 M of net profit in the Jun 2026 quarter, −1.1% on the same quarter a year earlier. Full-year FY25 profit was $83.6 M. Over 4 years profit has grown −23.9% a year on average. That is 1.9% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned $26.2 M. 1 of the last 12 reported quarters were loss-making. For the full year, FY25 profit was $83.6 M (−20.8% on the year before). Why profit moved: revenue changed +1.6% on a year earlier and the margin moved −0.7 percentage points. Sales did the work, and the margin was about flat. On average over the last four quarters, profit changed +43.0% and revenue +1.1%. Profit is growing faster than sales: fixed costs are spread over more sales, so each extra dollar of revenue adds more to profit. ## How much revenue does Ingles Markets make, and is it growing? Ingles Markets, Incorporated reported $1.4 B of revenue in the Jun 2026 quarter, +1.6% on the same quarter a year earlier. Over 4 years it has grown 1.7% a year on average. The last full year, FY25, came in at $5.3 B. The last four reported quarters add to $5.4 B. Recent pace: the last four quarters grew +1.1% on average, against 1.7% a year over the longer run, so this year is growing at about the same pace as its own long-run rate. Is growth speeding up? Revenue over the last 12 months grew +1.0%, against −3.6% a year over the last 8 quarters (accelerating); profit over the last 12 months grew +84.3%, against −19.3% a year (accelerating). ## How much of every $100 of sales does Ingles Markets keep? Ingles Markets, Incorporated's operating margin was 2.1% in the Jun 2026 quarter, 0.7 percentage points lower than the same quarter a year ago. Across 5 years it has been between 2.2% and 6.8%. The latest quarter is below every full year in that period. Why the margin moved: operating margin changed −0.7 percentage points on the year while gross margin changed −0.4 points. So the drop came mostly from costs below the gross margin, such as staff and overheads, measured against sales. ## Is Ingles Markets' profit turning into cash? Over the last 3 years, 171% of Ingles Markets, Incorporated's reported profit came in as cash from its operations, so the profit is backed by cash. In FY25 it brought in $154 M of operating cash against $83.6 M of profit. After $115 M of spending on assets, $39.6 M was left over as free cash. Cash-flow figures here are yearly, because quarterly cash statements are not published, so this section changes once a year. Why: the cash figure is clear, but the day counts behind it are not in our data, so we show it without guessing the reason. What to look at next: the main use of cash is spending on assets. The next section checks what that spending is building. ## Where does Ingles Markets' cash go? Ingles Markets, Incorporated does not report the customer, stock and supplier day counts a cash cycle needs, so this section looks at its spending on assets instead. It spent $499 M on assets over the last 3 years. Averaged over those years that is 3.1% of FY25 revenue a year. Nothing is estimated in place of the missing day counts, so no cash-cycle chart is drawn. Spending on assets: $499 M over the last 3 years. In short: the cash is going into new capacity, not getting stuck in the daily cycle. The question is whether the new capacity earns. ## What is Ingles Markets' P/E ratio, and how does it compare with its own history? Ingles Markets, Incorporated's P/E is 15.7×, near the low end of its own history: it has been lower only 23% of the time. Its usual P/E (the middle reading) is 16.5×, over 1 year of weekly prices. This compares the share price with the company’s own past. It does not say what the business is worth. Why the multiple is where it is: over the past year earnings per share moved −20.8% while the price moved +16.3%. The price did better than earnings, which pushed the multiple up within its own range. In short: the multiple is low against its own past, so the earnings trend underneath matters more than the multiple. ## Is the Ingles Markets business getting better or worse? Ingles Markets, Incorporated's business is turning around. Profit growth has swung from −64.7% at its low to +84.3%, improving for 4 quarters in a row, with ROCE steady at 6.5%. This is based on 12 quarters of 4 measures. Why it matters: a turn in growth is often where a bigger change starts. The lines say a turn is forming, so the question is whether the next quarters confirm it. ## How much does Ingles Markets earn on its capital? Ingles Markets, Incorporated earned a ROE of 5% in FY25. Its return on capital used (ROIC) is 0.2 percentage points below its cost of capital, so growth here does not yet pay for the capital it uses. It comes from a 1.6% net margin and 2.08× asset turnover (sales divided by assets). Why the return is what it is (FY25): a 1.6% net margin × 2.08× asset turnover × 1.59× leverage (assets divided by equity) ≈ 5.3% on equity. The margin does its share; borrowing plays a small part, so this return is earned, not borrowed. The key test, return on capital used minus the cost of capital: 6.0% − 6.2% = −0.2 percentage points. The 6.2% is an estimate of this company's own cost of capital. Read the sign and size of the gap, not the decimals. Negative: growth at these returns loses value until returns improve. ## Does Ingles Markets have too much debt? Ingles Markets, Incorporated has total debt of $527 M against shareholder equity of $1.7 B as of Jun 2026, so its debt is 0.31× its equity. Year by year, that ratio went from 0.64 in FY21 to 0.34 in FY25. Keep that borrowing in mind when reading the returns on this page. ## What is the Ingles Markets shareholding pattern? 7.8% of Ingles Markets, Incorporated's tradable shares are in short positions, which are bets that the price will fall, so some traders are betting against it. At normal trading volumes, closing those positions would take about 9.3 days. US companies do not publish a quarter-by-quarter list of owners, so this page uses short interest instead. It is a single reading at one point in time; we do not have its history. Why it is at this level: the figure does not say who holds the short positions or why, so we show the level without guessing the story. ## How far is Ingles Markets from balance-sheet trouble? For Ingles Markets, Incorporated, the Z-score is 4.38. A Z-score above about 3 is safe and below about 1.8 signals danger, so this is well clear of danger. It estimates how far the balance sheet is from trouble; it is not a forecast of failure. Why it matters: a Z-score of 4.38 is well clear of the danger zone, so the balance sheet is not the risk here. ## How does Ingles Markets rank in its industry? 45.6 out of 100, rank 6 of 10 in Grocery Stores, with 81% of the evidence available. Ingles Markets, Incorporated scores 45.6 out of 100 against the 10 companies it is compared with in Grocery Stores, ranking 6. The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. The four parts add up to the total exactly: 18.2 + 7.8 + 14.5 + 5.1 = 45.6. This is the same number shown on the industry page; it is worked out once for the whole group and read here. What would change it: The score would fall if profit growth turns negative or margins stop improving while the share price lags its sector. ## Which companies is Ingles Markets compared with? Ingles Markets ranks 6 of 10 Grocery Stores companies on the 4-Factor Sector Score, with 45.6 out of 100. 1. [The Kroger Co.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/kr) KR · turning · Evidence leans up · 85% evidence 61.0 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 17.1/35 · Revenue 1.6% · Profit -60.5% · Operating margin change 0 points · 95% evidence Capital efficiency 15.2/25 · ROCE 15.3% · Operating margin 3% · 76% evidence Valuation 12.8/20 · P/E 32.5× · PEG 0.7 · 65% evidence Relative strength 15.9/20 · Lead over its industry 3.1% · Lead over S&P 500 0.7% · 1 year 6.3% · 100% evidence · 4 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 17.1 + 15.2 + 12.8 + 15.9 = 61 · What this means: Relative strength against the index is 0.7%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. 2. [Yesway, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/yswy) YSWY · turning · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 51% evidence 59.8 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 31.4/43.75 · Revenue 17.9% · Profit 100% · Operating margin change -0.2 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 14.8/31.25 · ROCE 8.9% · Operating margin 5.8% · 76% evidence Valuation 13.6/25 · P/E 7× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength: no reading this week · its 20 points are shared across the other three Exact sum: 31.4 + 14.8 + 13.6 = 59.8 (no relative-strength reading this week; its 20 points are shared across the other three) · What this means: Some evidence is missing, so the score is pulled toward the middle on purpose. 3. [Weis Markets, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/wmk) WMK · turning · Evidence leans up · 71% evidence 52.4 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 17.9/35 · Revenue 4.7% · Profit -4.9% · Operating margin change -0.2 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 10.1/25 · ROCE 7.2% · Operating margin 2.3% · 76% evidence Valuation 9.2/20 · P/E 20.3× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 15.2/20 · Lead over its industry 6.1% · Lead over S&P 500 4% · 1 year 23.3% · 100% evidence · 1 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 17.9 + 10.1 + 9.2 + 15.2 = 52.4 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 4. [Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/go) GO · breaking out · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 58% evidence 52.2 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 15.6/35 · Revenue n/a · Profit n/a · Operating margin change -0.3 points · 45% evidence Capital efficiency 5.4/25 · ROCE 2.7% · Operating margin 1.8% · 76% evidence Valuation 11.2/20 · P/E -2.7× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 20.0/20 · Lead over its industry 32.8% · Lead over S&P 500 30.7% · 1 year 12.7% · 100% evidence · 12 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 15.6 + 5.4 + 11.2 + 20 = 52.2 · What this means: Some evidence is missing, so the score is pulled toward the middle on purpose. 5. [Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/ngvc) NGVC · turning · Evidence leans up · 81% evidence 50.6 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 14.6/35 · Revenue 2% · Profit 6.8% · Operating margin change -0.8 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 15.2/25 · ROCE 11.6% · Operating margin 3.9% · 76% evidence Valuation 9.6/20 · P/E 15× · PEG 1.57 · 65% evidence Relative strength 11.2/20 · Lead over its industry 0.1% · Lead over S&P 500 -1.9% · 1 year -6.1% · 100% evidence · 1 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 14.6 + 15.2 + 9.6 + 11.2 = 50.6 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 6. Ingles Markets, Incorporated this page IMKTA · quiet · Evidence leans down · 81% evidence 45.6 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 18.2/35 · Revenue 1% · Profit 82.5% · Operating margin change -0.7 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 7.8/25 · ROCE 6.4% · Operating margin 2.1% · 76% evidence Valuation 14.5/20 · P/E 16.3× · PEG 0.68 · 65% evidence Relative strength 5.1/20 · Lead over its industry -1.9% · Lead over S&P 500 -3.9% · 1 year 16.3% · 100% evidence · 0 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 18.2 + 7.8 + 14.5 + 5.1 = 45.6 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 7. [Village Super Market, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/vlgea) VLGEA · turning · Evidence leans down · 85% evidence 43.1 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 11.5/35 · Revenue 3.7% · Profit -5.6% · Operating margin change -0.6 points · 95% evidence Capital efficiency 10.4/25 · ROCE 7.6% · Operating margin 2.8% · 76% evidence Valuation 12.3/20 · P/E 12.4× · PEG 1.11 · 65% evidence Relative strength 8.9/20 · Lead over its industry 0.3% · Lead over S&P 500 -1.7% · 1 year 32% · 100% evidence · 2 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 11.5 + 10.4 + 12.3 + 8.9 = 43.1 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 8. [Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/sfm) SFM · quiet · Evidence leans down · 81% evidence 40.7 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 14.1/35 · Revenue 7.2% · Profit 3.5% · Operating margin change -0.6 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 19.7/25 · ROCE 18.8% · Operating margin 7.5% · 76% evidence Valuation 6.9/20 · P/E 15.4× · PEG 2.01 · 65% evidence Relative strength 0.0/20 · Lead over its industry -32.3% · Lead over S&P 500 -33.8% · 1 year -31% · 100% evidence · 0 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 14.1 + 19.7 + 6.9 + 0 = 40.7 · What this means: A strong business with a high valuation: it would need rising earnings, or a lower multiple, to score better on value. 9. [Albertsons Companies, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/aci) ACI · turning · Evidence leans down · 75% evidence 37.0 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 9.1/35 · Revenue 2.3% · Profit -105.2% · Operating margin change -0.4 points · 95% evidence Capital efficiency 10.2/25 · ROCE 8.4% · Operating margin 1.7% · 76% evidence Valuation 11.5/20 · P/E -114.3× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 6.2/20 · Lead over its industry -14.8% · Lead over S&P 500 -17% · 1 year -22.5% · 100% evidence · 3 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 9.1 + 10.2 + 11.5 + 6.2 = 37 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 10. [Krispy Kreme, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/dnut) DNUT · turning · Evidence leans down · 64% evidence 36.6 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 18.9/35 · Revenue -4.8% · Profit n/a · Operating margin change 5.3 points · 62% evidence Capital efficiency 3.0/25 · ROCE -1.2% · Operating margin -2% · 76% evidence Valuation 8.5/20 · P/E 65.8× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 6.2/20 · Lead over its industry -4.1% · Lead over S&P 500 -6.3% · 1 year -15.4% · 100% evidence · 2 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 18.9 + 3 + 8.5 + 6.2 = 36.6 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. Missing figures are not scored as bad. They lower the confidence and pull the final score toward the middle. Relative strength counts only when the company has a reading for this week; with no reading, that factor is left out and its 20 points are shared across the other three in proportion. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step path the industry is placed on (basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep), read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is growing or shrinking. It describes where the share price stands, not the direction of earnings, and it is not a recommendation; it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read. The figures in this ranking come from the industry comparison: results through the Sep 2026 quarter, and the P/E at that quarter's end. The sections above use the latest weekly price, so a P/E or return there can differ a little from the one here. The stage words in this ranking (such as losing its lead or breaking out) describe the lead over the index, not the price phase in the price section. Related companies: [Grocery Stores](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/grocery-stores), all 10 compared on one page. ## Which companies are close to Ingles Markets in size? Ingles Markets is the 5th largest of 11 Grocery Stores companies on Sector Alpha by market value (scores of 4 November 2026). Just above it: Albertsons Companies, Inc., Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. and Weis Markets, Inc. Just below it: Yesway, Inc., Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. ### Grocery Stores companies close in size

1. [Albertsons Companies, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/aci) $6.5 billion
2. [Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/sfm) $5 billion
3. [Weis Markets, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/wmk) $2 billion
4. Ingles Markets, Incorporated $1.6 billion
5. [Yesway, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/yswy) $1.6 billion
6. [Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/go) $1.4 billion
7. [Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/ngvc) $682 million

[All 11 Grocery Stores companies, largest first](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/grocery-stores#all-companies)

### Companies close in size in other industries

1. [Arlo Technologies, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/arlo) $1.6 billion · Building Products & Equipment
2. [Central Puerto S.A.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cepu) $1.6 billion · Utilities - Regulated Electric
3. Ingles Markets, Incorporated $1.6 billion
4. [Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/ulcc) $1.6 billion · Airlines
5. [Mega Fortune Company Limited](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/mgrt) $1.6 billion · Information Technology Services

## What else do people ask about Ingles Markets? ### What were Ingles Markets's latest quarterly results? Ingles Markets, Incorporated reported revenue of $1.4 B and net profit of $25.9 M for the Jun 2026 quarter. Revenue rose 1.6% and profit fell 1.1% compared with a year earlier. Earnings per share were $1.36. The operating margin was 2.1%, 0.7 percentage points lower than a year earlier (as of 4 November 2026). ### What is Ingles Markets's market cap? Ingles Markets, Incorporated's market capitalisation is $1.6 B at a stock price of $86.11. Market cap is the share price times the number of shares, so it changes whenever the price moves (as of 4 November 2026). ### How is Ingles Markets performing? Ingles Markets, Incorporated's latest readings are below. In its latest quarter, revenue rose 1.6% and profit fell 1.1% compared with a year earlier. Over the past 13 weeks it has done worse than the S&P 500, for 27 weeks running. This describes what the data did, not a rating (as of 4 November 2026). ### Will Ingles Markets's stock price go up? This page does not forecast Ingles Markets, Incorporated's stock price. What it shows instead: the stock price is $86.11. Its P/E of 15.7× is higher than 23% of its own last 1 years. Nobody can reliably say which way a price will move, and this site does not try (as of 4 November 2026). ### Where is Ingles Markets in its business cycle? Ingles Markets, Incorporated's FY25 operating margin was 2.2%, against a 5-year range of 2.2% to 6.8%: the low end of its own range, which is often where recoveries start. The latest quarter was 2.1%. Comparing margins with a company's own long history is a good way to see where it is in its cycle (as of 4 November 2026). ### What could break the Ingles Markets story? The main question: the share price moved +16.3% in a year while yearly earnings per share moved −20.8%. The difference came from the market paying a higher multiple. On price, this page treats a rise as over when the share price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row (as of 4 November 2026). ### Is Ingles Markets a stock worth studying right now? What the numbers show: Ingles Markets, Incorporated's P/E is near the low end of its own history, higher than only 23% of past readings, and its quarterly results are still getting worse. The main open question: whether earnings grow into a price that has already moved. Every number on this page is worked out by code from the published figures, with no forecasts and no price opinions (as of 4 November 2026). This is research, not advice. We’re not SEBI-registered.