Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Ingles Markets (IMKTA) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.26% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 2.62 percentage points from 3.64% a year earlier but down 0.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Ingles Markets reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 5.24%, down 1.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of -12.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 6.75% in FY2024 (-7.48 pp), 14.23% in FY2023 (-6.44 pp), 20.67% in FY2022 (-0.51 pp) and 21.18% in FY2021 (+3.17 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from 3.64% in fiscal Q3 2025 to 21.22% in fiscal Q2 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.88 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 2.62 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2026, against a drop of 7.40 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 6.41% (Q2 2026), 5.85% (Q1 2026) and 5.22% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 18.33% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 26.16% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 17.51% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 4.92% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 9.89% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 20.28% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 20.72% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 12.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 15.37% |
| 10 | Ingles Markets | 1.65 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 332.44 Mn | 6.26% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 6.26% |
| 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% |
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Ingles Markets Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=IMKTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "IMKTA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=IMKTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();