Ingles Markets, Incorporated
Rank #84DeclineIMKTA · Nasdaq · Consumer Defensive
Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) — Rank #84 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.48) · ROE 5.0% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000050493 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Ingles Markets, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates a chain of supermarkets in the United States.
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The company offers food products, such as grocery, meat, and dairy products, produce, frozen food, and other perishables; and non-food products, which include fuel centers, pharmacies, health and beauty care products, and general merchandise, as well as private label items, organic, and locally sourced items. It also owns and operates a milk processing and packaging plant that supplies organic milk, fruit juices, and bottled water products to other retailers, food service distributors, and grocery warehouses. In addition, the company provides home meal replacement items, delicatessens, bakeries, floral departments, and greeting cards, as well as broad selections of local organic, beverage, and health-related items. It operates under the Ingles and Sav-Mor brand names.
Ingles Markets, Incorporated was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina.
- Industry
- Grocery Stores
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- State
- NC
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- September 26
- Website
- ingles-markets.com
Financials
Weakening
Direction over 5 fiscal years
- Free cash flowdeteriorating
- Gross marginstable
- Gross profitabilitydeteriorating
- Net cashimproving
- Operating margindeteriorating
- Return on equitydeteriorating
- Share count (dilution)n/a
Red flags: fcf_ni_divergence_unfavorable
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| Fiscal year end | 2025-09-27filed 2025-11-26 | 2024-09-28filed 2024-12-27 | 2023-09-30filed 2023-11-29 | 2022-09-24filed 2022-11-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||
| Revenue | 5,334.0 | 5,639.6 | 5,892.8 | 5,678.8 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -5.4% | -4.3% | 3.8% | 13.9% |
| Gross profit | 1,274.1 | 1,299.8 | 1,404.9 | 1,415.8 |
| Gross margin | 23.9% | 23.0% | 23.8% | 24.9% |
| Net income | 83.6 | 105.5 | 210.8 | 272.8 |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| Cash flow | ||||
| Operating cash flow | 154.1 | 262.5 | 266.4 | 339.5 |
| Capital expenditures | 114.5 | 210.9 | 173.6 | 119.6 |
| Free cash flow | 39.6 | 51.7 | 92.8 | 219.9 |
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