Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Ingles Markets (IMKTA) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 2.64% for Q1 2026, up 101.0% year-over-year from 1.31% in Q1 2025, and down 7.53% quarter-over-quarter from 2.85% in Q4 2025.
Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ingles Markets' Operating Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.64% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 101.0% year-over-year to 2.64%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.71% (up 108.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.2%, down 40.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.64%, down from 2.85% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 6.9% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.1% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 3.28% (2024), against an average of 3.79%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Margin slumped 462 bps in 2024, then jumped 266 bps in 2025.
- Ingles Markets' Operating Margin stood at 6.41% in 2022, then sank by 37 bps to 4.03% in 2023, then sank by 55 bps to 1.83% in 2024, then surged by 56 bps to 2.85% in 2025, then retreated by 8 bps to 2.64% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows IMKTA's Operating Margin at 2.64% in Q1 2026, 2.85% in Q4 2025, and 2.56% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kroger | 36.79 Bn | 33.46 Bn | 8.12 Bn | 3.59% |
| 2 | Sprouts Farmers Market | 7.37 Bn | 7.15 Bn | 900.65 Mn | 7.49% |
| 3 | Albertsons Companies | 6.55 Bn | 6.35 Bn | 5.51 Bn | -2.50% |
| 4 | Weis Markets | 1.75 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 328.40 Mn | 2.28% |
| 5 | Ingles Markets | 1.23 Bn | 777.13 Mn | 332.44 Mn | 2.52% |
| 6 | Grocery Outlet Holding | 1.10 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 360.72 Mn | 1.32% |
| 7 | Dingdong (Cayman) | 762.33 Mn | 553.01 Mn | 1.46 Mn | -52.13% |
| 8 | Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage | 629.76 Mn | 612.29 Mn | 98.01 Mn | 4.48% |
| 9 | Krispy Kreme | 606.61 Mn | 584.47 Mn | 172.13 Mn | -3.32% |
| 10 | Village Super Market | 446.11 Mn | 317.43 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.52% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 2.64% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 2.85% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 2.56% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 2.77% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.63% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 1.83% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -0.10% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 3.17% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 3.28% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 4.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.52% |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 4.69% |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 4.18% |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 6.41% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 6.67% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 6.49% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 6.90% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 6.50% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 7.39% |