Ingles Markets stock
IMKTANASDAQIngles Markets, Incorporated, Consumer DefensiveISIN US4570301048
53Score 53 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
42 / 100
Price history
+16% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 2.9% below it.
Since October 2026 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 39).
The price is 11% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 74% (February 2007 to March 2009).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$84.47
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$86.88
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)39
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$68.55
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$95.23
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Ingles Markets, Incorporated belongs to the Grocery Stores industry (United States) and, with a market value of $1.6B, is number 20 of 27 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $5.33B (down 5.4% year on year) and earnings of $83.59M (down 20.8%).
- MEQIRI Score 53 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 220 of 295 in Consumer Defensive, median 62.
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- The P/E is 15.5 (Grocery Stores median 19.6, own median of recent years 8.1).
- Our model puts fair value at $60.14, with the price 40% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Reliable dividendNo dividend cut for over 38 years.Capital allocation 55
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 84
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 144% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 84
Weaknesses
- Margin fallingOperating margin 2.2%, average of the prior years 6.1% (to 2024).Profitability 34
- Earnings per share fallingDown 13.1% a year since 2020.Growth 21
Its standout strengths are fundamentals and stability, while profitability and growth hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 55 to 53.
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk low
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the lowest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 14 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
- low growth grade (crashed less often in the backtest)
Valuation
Valuation signal
Modestly overvaluedIn our model the price counts as cheap below $42.96 and expensive above $100.24 (uncertainty high, one part of the fair value is more than twice the other).
The two parts of the fair value come to $13.41 (cash-flow model) and $106.87 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $59.03, at 7.8% it would be $61.82.
Valuation metrics
Half from the dividend model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (19.6).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 27 Jun 2026, revenue rose 1% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2006, at about 4% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 24%, operating 2%, net 2%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterModerate debt, and interest is adequately covered.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 25 Nov 2026in 13 days
- Last reported
- 6 Aug 2026EPS reported $1.36
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $2.750.0%
- Revenue
- $4.09B0.0%
- Earnings per share
- $3.900.0%
- Revenue
- $4.21B0.0%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
One insider bought on the open market in the last 6 months, $44,035 in total.
- Jacobs Dwight L.Purchase
20 May 2026, Board
- Shares
- 500
- Price
- $88.07
- Value
- $44,035
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Ingles Markets
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
295 rated companies in Consumer Defensive
- This company
- 53
- Sector median
- 62
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Grocery Stores
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- AxfoodAXFO.ST $6.08B61
- Colruyt GroupCOLR.BR $4.92B60
- Sprouts Farmers MarketSFM $4.66B60
- Weis MarketsWMK $2B60
- Grocery Outlet HoldingGO $1.3B46
- YeswayYSWY $799.91M46
- Natural Grocers by Vitamin CottageNGVC $671.79M62
- Krispy KremeDNUT $662.77M35
ETFs that hold Ingles Markets
Held by 10 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETFAVWS | 0.12% | 0.39% | €1.47B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.05% | 0.30% | €944.34M |
| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.04% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
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| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.04% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.03% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
| State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRS | 0.03% | 0.45% | €1.53B |
| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.00% | 0.43% | €2.48B |
| UBS MSCI USA Select Factor Mix UCITS ETF USD accUSUE | 0.00% | 0.25% | €175.89M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 11 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 27 Sep 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 7 Nov 2025)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.