Growth Metrics

Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Ingles Markets' quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 6.41% in Q1 2026, up 244.0% year-on-year from 1.86% in Q1 2025, and up 9.61% quarter-over-quarter from 5.85% in Q4 2025.

Ingles Markets has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 6.41% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 244.0% year-over-year to 6.41%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.41% (up 244.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.24%, down 151.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 6.41%, up from 5.85% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 21.22% in Q1 2022, with the low at 3.64% in Q2 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 11.54%, with a median of 11.13% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed sank 740 bps in 2023 and soared 244 bps in 2026.
  • Tracing IMKTA's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 19.13% in 2022, then slumped by 39 bps to 11.73% in 2023, then plunged by 58 bps to 4.97% in 2024, then advanced by 18 bps to 5.85% in 2025, then increased by 10 bps to 6.41% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.41% (Q1 2026), 5.85% (Q4 2025), and 5.22% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Kroger 43.85 Bn 40.52 Bn 8.12 Bn 0.77%
2 Albertsons Companies 8.84 Bn 8.64 Bn 5.51 Bn 3.81%
3 Sprouts Farmers Market 8.22 Bn 7.97 Bn 917.28 Mn 20.00%
4 Weis Markets 1.79 Bn 1.59 Bn 330.25 Mn 7.52%
5 Grocery Outlet Holding 788.88 Mn 729.89 Mn 345.20 Mn -14.27%
6 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 662.10 Mn 641.38 Mn 102.44 Mn 12.42%
7 Krispy Kreme 562.50 Mn 489.27 Mn 356.92 Mn -22.15%
8 Ingles Markets 393.09 Mn -32.08 Mn 325.26 Mn 6.41%
9 Village Super Market 190.86 Mn 30.76 Mn - -
10 VenHub Global 116.00 Mn 110.21 Mn 3,689.00 -93,184.70%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 6.41%
Dec 27, 2025 5.85%
Sep 27, 2025 5.22%
Jun 28, 2025 3.64%
Mar 29, 2025 3.97%
Dec 28, 2024 4.97%
Sep 28, 2024 6.64%
Jun 29, 2024 10.04%
Mar 30, 2024 11.13%
Dec 30, 2023 11.73%
Sep 30, 2023 13.85%
Jun 24, 2023 15.41%
Mar 25, 2023 16.82%
Dec 24, 2022 19.13%
Sep 24, 2022 19.61%
Jun 25, 2022 20.47%
Mar 26, 2022 21.22%
Dec 25, 2021 20.92%
Sep 25, 2021 19.16%
Jun 26, 2021 22.54%
Mar 27, 2021 20.16%
Dec 26, 2020 19.99%
Sep 26, 2020 17.22%
Jun 27, 2020 14.87%
Mar 28, 2020 11.23%
Dec 28, 2019 9.18%
Sep 28, 2019 9.48%
Jun 29, 2019 9.27%
Mar 30, 2019 8.47%
Dec 29, 2018 8.10%
Sep 29, 2018 8.01%
Jun 30, 2018 8.44%
Mar 31, 2018 8.54%
Dec 30, 2017 8.77%
Sep 30, 2017 8.68%
Jun 24, 2017 1.38%
Mar 25, 2017 1.50%
Dec 24, 2016 2.06%
Sep 24, 2016 2.05%
Jun 25, 2016 9.21%
Mar 26, 2016 9.13%
Dec 26, 2015 9.26%
Sep 26, 2015 9.88%
Jun 27, 2015 3.01%
Mar 28, 2015 3.14%
Dec 27, 2014 2.73%
Sep 27, 2014 2.00%
Jun 28, 2014 0.17%
Mar 29, 2014 0.14%
Dec 28, 2013 0.13%
Sep 28, 2013 0.64%
Jun 29, 2013 9.08%
Mar 30, 2013 9.58%
Dec 29, 2012 9.34%
Sep 29, 2012 9.37%
Jun 23, 2012 1.66%
Mar 24, 2012 1.68%
Dec 24, 2011 1.83%
Sep 24, 2011 1.62%