Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) vs The Kroger Co. (KR)

Ingles Markets, Incorporated and The Kroger Co. are both Grocery Stores companies. The Kroger Co. is the larger, with a market value of $34.8B against $1.6B — 22.3× the size. Ingles Markets, Incorporated trades at the lower P/E: 15.0× against 31.8×. Ingles Markets, Incorporated grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.02% against −5.78%. Ingles Markets, Incorporated has the higher net margin (1.92% vs 0.73%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.16% vs 6.47%). Both pay a dividend; The Kroger Co. yields more (2.40% vs 0.81%). Across the 23 metrics below, Ingles Markets, Incorporated leads on 19 and The Kroger Co. on 4.