Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Ingles Markets' (IMKTA) Times Interest Earned came in at 7.66 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 0.4% from 7.69 a year earlier and down 0.1% from the prior quarter.
Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 27, 2026, Times Interest Earned at Ingles Markets was 7.71, up 89.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was 5.97, down 11.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Times Interest Earned has declined for three consecutive fiscal years.
- In prior fiscal years, Ingles Markets' Times Interest Earned was 6.73 in FY2024 (-49.2%), 13.25 in FY2023 (-24.4%), 17.53 in FY2022 (+21.8%) and 14.39 in FY2021 (+107.5%).
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned has run from a low of -0.28 in fiscal Q4 2024 to a high of 18.00 in fiscal Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned increased in two of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 7.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2026, with growth of 80.6%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2025, with a decline of 55.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned for the three prior fiscal quarters was 7.67 (Q2 2026), 8.49 (Q1 2026) and 7.06 (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 68.49 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 87.97 |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 323.67 |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.99 |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.75 |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 27.31 |
| 10 | Ingles Markets | 1.61 Bn | 1.61 Bn | 332.44 Mn | 7.66 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 7.66 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 7.67 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 8.49 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 7.06 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 7.69 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.44 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 4.70 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | -0.28 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 8.24 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 8.02 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 10.45 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.06 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 12.37 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 10.79 |
| Dec 24, 2022 | 17.91 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 18.00 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 17.89 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 17.53 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 16.70 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 15.90 |
Ingles Markets Times Interest Earned API
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