Ingles Markets, Incorporated
IMKTA Consumer Defensive Grocery Stores
Ingles Markets, Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $5.3 billion, down 5.42% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 1.64%, EPS fell 1.42%, free cash flow fell 4.33% and total debt fell 3.40%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) P/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) trades at a P/E ratio of 15.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.8× (January 2021) to 23.3× (September 2025); the current reading is higher than 77% of that period. That is in line with the Grocery Stores industry median of 15.1× and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 18.1×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 15.5× | 17.96% |
| FY2024 | 13.1× | 97.77% |
| FY2023 | 6.6× | 23.25% |
| FY2022 | 5.4× | 7.07% |
| FY2021 | 5.0× | 19.87% |
| FY2020 | 4.2× | (55.27%) |
| FY2019 | 9.4× | 37.72% |
| FY2018 | 6.8× | (26.91%) |
| FY2017 | 9.3× | (35.15%) |
| FY2016 | 14.4× | (9.52%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 15.8× | (1.10%) |
| Mar 2026 | 16.0× | 19.44% |
| Dec 2025 | 13.4× | (13.41%) |
| Sep 2025 | 15.5× | (25.94%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| ACI Albertsons Companies, Inc. compare | n/m |
| DNUT Krispy Kreme, Inc. compare | n/m |
| GO Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. compare | n/m |
| VLGEA Village Super Market, Inc. compare | 11.3× |
| SFM Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. compare | 12.4× |
| NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. compare | 14.9× |
| IMKTA Ingles Markets, Incorporated | 15.4× |
| ASAIY Sendas Distribuidora S.A. Sponsored ADR compare | 17.9× |
| WMK Weis Markets, Inc. compare | 18.7× |
| Grocery Stores industry median | 15.1× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 18.1× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)