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Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) Stock Analysis

Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) is a Grocery Stores stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

IMKTA

$85.14

+$0.52 (+0.61%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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IMKTA Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $84.55
Previous Close: $84.62
Day's Range: 83.53–85.20
52-Week Range: 67.11–95.62
Volume: 106.52K
Beta: 0.57

Valuation

Market Cap: $1.62B
P/E Ratio: 15.56
Forward P/E: 18.11
PEG Ratio: 0.85
P/S ratio: 0.30
EPS (ttm): 5.47

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $5.33B−5.42%
Net Income (FY): $83.59M−20.80%
Profit margin: 1.92%
Shares Outstanding: 14.55M
1-Year Return: +17.91%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $0.66+0.78%
Ex-Dividend Date: October 8, 2026
Earnings Date: November 25, 2026estimated
Avg Volume: 116.39K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, IMKTA closed at $85.14, +17.91% over 1 year.

Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) has a market capitalization of $1.62B.

In fiscal 2025, IMKTA reported revenue of $5.33B.

IMKTA Stock Return by Calendar Year

Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $11,791; +17.91%
5 years: $10,000 $13,292; +32.92%
10 years: $10,000 $23,604; +136.04%

If you had invested $10,000 in Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $23,604 at the close on October 21, 2026: +136.04% in total, +8.97% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

−26.73%+104.80%+24.94%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+24.94%
2025	+7.44%
2024	−24.70%
2023	−9.77%
2022	+12.58%
2021	+104.80%
2020	−8.75%
2019	+78.27%
2018	−19.72%
2017	−26.73%
2016 (partial year)	+29.29%

As of October 21, 2026.

IMKTA Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends September

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$5.33B	$83.59M	1.6%
2024	$5.64B	$105.54M	1.9%
2023	$5.89B	$210.81M	3.6%
2022	$5.68B	$272.76M	4.8%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$5.33B	$1.27B	$145.60M	$83.59M	1.6%
2024	$5.64B	$1.30B	$142.54M	$105.54M	1.9%
2023	$5.89B	$1.40B	$289.53M	$210.81M	3.6%
2022	$5.68B	$1.42B	$375.57M	$272.76M	4.8%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of September 30, 2025.

IMKTA Dividend History

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$0.66+0.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.50	3	—
2025	$0.66	4	+0.0%
2024	$0.66	4	+0.0%
2023	$0.66	4	+0.0%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.50	3	—
2025	$0.66	4	+0.0%
2024	$0.66	4	+0.0%
2023	$0.66	4	+0.0%
2022	$0.66	4	+0.0%
2021	$0.66	4	+0.0%
2020	$0.66	4	+0.0%
2019	$0.66	4	+0.0%
2018	$0.66	4	+0.0%
2017	$0.66	4	—

Most recent payment: $0.17 per share, ex-dividend July 9, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

IMKTA Valuation vs Grocery Stores Median

Median of 18 stocks

Metric	IMKTA	Grocery Stores median	vs median
P/E	15.56	19.20	19% below
P/S ratio	0.30	0.32	7% below
Profit margin	1.92%	1.96%	0.0 pts below

Medians across 18 Grocery Stores stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) carries a market capitalisation of $1.62B. The company sits in the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Grocery Stores industry. The company reports 12,152 employees.

The 52-week range on file runs from $67.11 to $95.62. The most recent close on file for IMKTA is $85.14, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.52 (+0.61%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 26.87% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $5.33B. That is −5.42% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $5.64B. The same year closed with net income of $83.59M. That is −20.80% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 1.92%. Trailing earnings per share are 5.47.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $5.68B in 2022 to $5.33B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 15.56. That is 18.96% below the Grocery Stores median of 19.2. On forward earnings the ratio is 18.11. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 0.85. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.3 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 6.63% below the Grocery Stores median of 0.32. 18 Grocery Stores companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +17.91%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +8.97%. The reported beta is 0.57. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 32.42%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 0.78%. That is 1.1 percentage points below the Grocery Stores median yield of 1.92%. At the indicated rate that is $0.66 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is October 8, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 10 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.50 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.66 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2021 at +104.80%; the weakest is 2017 at −26.73%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +24.94% year to date.

Peer Comparison

Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) operates in the Grocery Stores industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
Ingles Markets, Incorporated	IMKTA	$1.62B	15.6
Loblaw Companies Limited	L.TO	CA$79.11B	30.8
George Weston Limited	WN.TO	CA$40.41B	44.1
The Kroger Co.	KR	$37.87B	35.6

Market caps are shown in each company's own trading currency, without conversion, and the peers are listed in order of these unconverted figures.

The Grocery Stores industry average P/E ratio is 19.2x. Ingles Markets, Incorporated trades at a P/E of 15.6.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Ingles Markets, Incorporated

Ingles Markets, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates a chain of supermarkets in the United States. 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.

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