Last 47 quarters of trend data · Consumer Defensive · Grocery Stores
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 15.06 | 16.43 | 17.38 | 11.87 | 12.72 | 11.33 | 19.93 | 18.77 | — | 10.27 | 11.41 | 9.47 | 6.65 | 8.23 | 10.34 | 6.79 | 5.24 | 6.11 | 6.40 | 6.26 | 4.37 |
| — | +45.0% | -12.8% | -36.8% | — | +10.3% | +74.7% | +98.2% | — | +24.8% | +10.3% | +39.4% | +27.0% | +34.7% | +61.6% | +8.5% | +20.0% | +55.7% | +2.6% | +63.5% | +31.3% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.23 |
| — | +41.0% | +42.0% | -18.2% | -2.4% | -5.6% | -14.5% | +7.3% | +10.9% | -15.6% | -12.3% | -12.3% | -12.8% | -2.5% | -4.7% | +6.0% | +8.0% | +28.5% | +16.1% | +71.8% | +46.0% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.97 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.98 | 0.89 | 0.84 | 0.95 | 1.10 | 0.96 | 1.13 | 1.23 | 1.42 | 1.17 | 1.39 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.27 |
| — | +35.6% | +31.9% | -17.0% | -8.6% | -11.1% | -19.3% | -10.6% | -7.7% | -25.7% | -22.6% | -22.9% | -17.8% | -19.0% | -21.3% | -10.0% | -8.4% | +12.8% | +1.9% | +67.1% | +35.7% | |
| P/FCF | 10.44 | 9.76 | 6.30 | 162.51 | 8.89 | 6.54 | 7.80 | — | 62.98 | 5.56 | 10.32 | — | 6.61 | 10.78 | 81.65 | — | 11.69 | 6.18 | 9.19 | 5.63 | 5.25 |
| — | +49.1% | -19.2% | — | -85.9% | +17.7% | -24.5% | — | +852.6% | -48.4% | -87.4% | — | -43.5% | +74.5% | +788.1% | — | +122.9% | +32.8% | -38.6% | -35.8% | +110.6% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.58 | 6.87 | 6.98 | 5.44 | 5.65 | 5.15 | 7.02 | 8.35 | 12.10 | 5.17 | 5.86 | 5.53 | 4.14 | 4.95 | 5.85 | 4.48 | 3.60 | 4.33 | 4.62 | 4.71 | 3.63 |
| — | +33.4% | -0.6% | -34.8% | -53.3% | -0.5% | +19.8% | +51.0% | +192.6% | +4.5% | +0.2% | +23.4% | +14.9% | +14.2% | +26.6% | -4.9% | -0.9% | +10.9% | -2.6% | +38.1% | +20.6% | |
| EV / EBIT | 14.80 | 11.82 | 12.10 | 8.99 | 9.73 | 8.73 | 14.98 | 16.94 | 176.98 | 7.99 | 9.01 | 7.73 | 5.59 | 6.86 | 8.53 | 5.76 | 4.61 | 5.60 | 5.99 | 6.13 | 4.55 |
| — | +35.4% | -19.2% | -46.9% | -94.5% | +9.2% | +66.3% | +119.1% | +3067.0% | +16.5% | +5.7% | +34.3% | +21.3% | +22.4% | +42.3% | -6.1% | +1.2% | +9.5% | -9.5% | +30.4% | +9.2% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 23.9% | 24.3% | 24.9% | 24.4% | 24.5% | 24.3% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 21.4% | 23.7% | 23.5% | 23.6% | 23.3% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 24.9% | 25.1% | 24.1% | 25.3% | 25.2% | 25.6% |
| — | -0.1% | +6.5% | +4.2% | +14.2% | +2.8% | -0.8% | -0.7% | -8.2% | +0.4% | -0.3% | -5.2% | -7.1% | -2.3% | -6.7% | -1.3% | -1.7% | -8.7% | -3.4% | -4.6% | -5.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 1.8% | -0.1% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.4% |
| — | -9.1% | +62.1% | +55.8% | +2577.8% | -12.5% | -50.4% | -54.5% | -102.3% | -32.5% | -21.5% | -37.2% | -32.3% | -27.6% | -39.5% | -1.3% | -9.7% | -17.6% | +10.1% | +1.2% | +0.9% | |
| Net Margin | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% | -0.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| — | -2.7% | +63.5% | +59.1% | +1881.8% | -14.5% | -51.4% | -56.0% | -103.2% | -32.4% | -20.6% | -36.9% | -31.3% | -27.6% | -41.1% | -2.3% | -10.0% | -17.5% | +13.1% | +5.2% | +11.1% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 5.3% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.1% | -0.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 7.6% |
| — | -6.5% | +52.4% | +61.8% | +1785.6% | -19.7% | -54.3% | -63.7% | -102.6% | -40.9% | -30.1% | -45.3% | -35.9% | -40.6% | -52.3% | -17.6% | -24.2% | -28.2% | +4.2% | +2.4% | +3.5% | |
| ROA | 3.3% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.7% | -0.1% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| — | -4.4% | +55.5% | +65.8% | +1833.1% | -17.8% | -53.2% | -62.4% | -102.7% | -38.0% | -25.4% | -41.1% | -30.7% | -34.9% | -47.0% | -7.5% | -7.5% | -9.3% | +20.8% | +14.9% | +13.6% | |
| ROIC | 5.0% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.0% | -0.1% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.4% |
| — | -5.0% | +63.1% | +65.9% | +2481.2% | -16.7% | -52.5% | -61.3% | -102.0% | -37.1% | -27.2% | -42.2% | -29.6% | -30.4% | -40.5% | +3.0% | +1.1% | -5.7% | +16.6% | +9.9% | -1.9% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.64 |
| — | -9.1% | -9.3% | -8.1% | -7.9% | -7.2% | -7.8% | -9.3% | -10.5% | -12.6% | -13.3% | -14.1% | -16.1% | -18.1% | -20.7% | -23.2% | -24.4% | -50.0% | -32.4% | -18.0% | -19.6% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.26 | 8.15 | 8.22 | 7.76 | 8.27 | 8.06 | 10.59 | 10.24 | 17.30 | 7.81 | 7.86 | 6.67 | 5.91 | 6.20 | 6.92 | 4.87 | 4.86 | 4.97 | 4.98 | 5.23 | 5.06 |
| — | +1.2% | -22.4% | -24.2% | -52.2% | +3.1% | +34.7% | +53.5% | +192.8% | +26.0% | +13.6% | +37.0% | +21.7% | +24.8% | +39.1% | -7.0% | -4.0% | -31.0% | -25.1% | -12.4% | -9.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.22 | 3.21 | 3.34 | 3.36 | 3.22 | 3.14 | 3.19 | 3.24 | 2.89 | 2.99 | 3.20 | 3.22 | 2.88 | 2.86 | 2.92 | 2.67 | 2.51 | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.11 | 1.88 |
| — | +2.1% | +4.9% | +3.6% | +11.6% | +5.3% | -0.3% | +0.7% | +0.2% | +4.3% | +9.5% | +20.7% | +14.8% | +17.4% | +19.8% | +26.5% | +33.6% | +78.4% | +44.1% | +34.8% | +29.5% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.63 | 1.75 | 1.77 | 1.69 | 1.63 | 1.53 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.53 | 1.45 | 1.39 | 1.32 | 1.30 | 1.22 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.05 | 0.84 | 0.61 |
| — | +14.8% | +20.8% | +16.2% | +12.5% | +2.7% | -4.1% | +0.4% | +4.2% | +12.2% | +17.7% | +18.4% | +21.8% | +17.3% | +23.1% | +45.0% | +88.0% | +57.4% | +180.7% | +115.8% | +89.8% | |
| Interest Coverage | 6.58 | 8.33 | 8.28 | 9.13 | 7.69 | 8.26 | 5.02 | 5.36 | 0.43 | 8.90 | 8.62 | 11.08 | 12.56 | 12.76 | 11.11 | 18.18 | 18.31 | 18.12 | 17.77 | 16.99 | 16.06 |
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Ingles Markets, Incorporated's current P/E is 15.1x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 14.6x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Ingles Markets, Incorporated's current operating margin is 2.2%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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