Growth Metrics

Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Ingles Markets' quarterly Gross Margin came in at 24.87% in Q1 2026, up 151.0% year-on-year from 9.91% in Q1 2025, and up 2.06% quarter-over-quarter from 24.37% in Q4 2025.

Ingles Markets has reported Gross Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 24.87% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 151.0% year-over-year to 24.87%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.5% (up 156.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 23.89%, up 84.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 24.87%, up from 24.37% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 25.31% in Q1 2022, with the low at 21.42% in Q3 2024.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 23.93%, with a median of 23.66% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin slumped 229 bps in 2022 and surged 304 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing IMKTA's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 24.85% in 2022, then slipped by 5 bps to 23.55% in 2023, then dropped by 1 bps to 23.38% in 2024, then rose by 4 bps to 24.37% in 2025, then gained by 2 bps to 24.87% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 24.87% (Q1 2026), 24.37% (Q4 2025), and 24.46% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Kroger 43.85 Bn 40.52 Bn 8.12 Bn 23.39%
2 Albertsons Companies 8.84 Bn 8.64 Bn 5.51 Bn 27.22%
3 Sprouts Farmers Market 8.22 Bn 7.97 Bn 917.28 Mn 39.38%
4 Weis Markets 1.79 Bn 1.59 Bn 330.25 Mn 26.30%
5 Grocery Outlet Holding 788.88 Mn 729.89 Mn 345.20 Mn 29.60%
6 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 662.10 Mn 641.38 Mn 102.44 Mn 30.36%
7 Krispy Kreme 562.50 Mn 489.27 Mn 356.92 Mn 97.24%
8 Ingles Markets 393.09 Mn -32.08 Mn 325.26 Mn 24.87%
9 Village Super Market 190.86 Mn 30.76 Mn - -
10 VenHub Global 116.00 Mn 110.21 Mn 3,689.00 5.44%

Historic Data

Download Data 🔒
DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 24.87%
Dec 27, 2025 24.37%
Sep 27, 2025 24.46%
Jun 28, 2025 24.31%
Mar 29, 2025 23.36%
Dec 28, 2024 23.38%
Sep 28, 2024 21.42%
Jun 29, 2024 23.66%
Mar 30, 2024 23.54%
Dec 30, 2023 23.55%
Sep 30, 2023 23.33%
Jun 24, 2023 23.58%
Mar 25, 2023 23.61%
Dec 24, 2022 24.85%
Sep 24, 2022 25.12%
Jun 25, 2022 24.13%
Mar 26, 2022 25.31%
Dec 25, 2021 25.19%
Sep 25, 2021 25.56%
Jun 26, 2021 26.42%
Mar 27, 2021 26.21%
Dec 26, 2020 26.39%
Sep 26, 2020 27.10%
Jun 27, 2020 27.30%
Mar 28, 2020 25.46%
Dec 28, 2019 23.88%
Sep 28, 2019 24.19%
Jun 29, 2019 24.38%
Mar 30, 2019 24.39%
Dec 29, 2018 24.34%
Sep 29, 2018 24.20%
Jun 30, 2018 23.57%
Mar 31, 2018 23.89%
Dec 30, 2017 24.13%
Sep 30, 2017 23.98%
Jun 24, 2017 24.09%
Mar 25, 2017 24.11%
Dec 24, 2016 24.12%
Sep 24, 2016 24.65%
Jun 25, 2016 24.33%
Mar 26, 2016 24.74%
Dec 26, 2015 23.72%
Sep 26, 2015 23.93%
Jun 27, 2015 23.49%
Mar 28, 2015 23.89%
Dec 27, 2014 23.27%
Sep 27, 2014 22.84%
Jun 28, 2014 21.99%
Mar 29, 2014 21.75%
Dec 28, 2013 21.53%
Sep 28, 2013 22.16%
Jun 29, 2013 22.55%
Mar 30, 2013 21.58%
Dec 29, 2012 22.27%
Sep 29, 2012 22.07%
Jun 23, 2012 22.44%
Mar 24, 2012 21.82%
Dec 24, 2011 21.96%
Sep 24, 2011 22.50%
Jun 25, 2011 22.05%
Mar 26, 2011 22.36%
Dec 25, 2010 22.17%
Sep 25, 2010 22.53%
Jun 26, 2010 23.00%