Ingredion (INGR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Ingredion (INGR) reported Free Cash Flow of -$77.0 million for Q1 2026, down 413.33% on a YoY basis from $24.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 128.52% quarter-over-quarter from $270.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ingredion (INGR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ingredion has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$77.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 413.33% year-over-year to -$77.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $449.0 million (down 54.28% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $511.0 million, down 55.21% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$77.0 million, down from $270.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $429.0 million in Q3 2024, with the low at -$137.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $127.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $144.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow soared 2390.91% — and 2026, when it sank 413.33%.
  • Ingredion's Free Cash Flow stood at -$25.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 1416.0% to $329.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 5.47% to $311.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 13.18% to $270.0 million in 2025, then sank by 128.52% to -$77.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$77.0 million (Q1 2026), $270.0 million (Q4 2025), and $172.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 75,216.52 Bn 75,216.52 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 26.76 Bn 22.68 Bn 2.22 Bn 766.00 Mn
3 General Mills 17.79 Bn 17.02 Bn 1.37 Bn 295.50 Mn
4 Jbs 13.93 Bn 9.37 Bn 2.32 Bn 117.88 Mn
5 Hormel Foods 13.00 Bn 12.16 Bn 518.51 Mn 180.90 Mn
6 Mccormick 12.70 Bn 13.10 Bn 708.90 Mn 18.40 Mn
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.17 Bn 11.70 Bn - 415.56 Mn
8 J M Smucker 11.05 Bn 10.99 Bn 827.80 Mn 487.00 Mn
9 Smithfield Foods 10.57 Bn 9.49 Bn 511.00 Mn -153.00 Mn
10 Ingredion 7.22 Bn 6.19 Bn 401.00 Mn -77.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -77.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -77.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 270.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 270.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 172.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 172.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 84.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 84.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -15.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 311.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 311.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 429.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 429.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 257.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 257.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 144.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 144.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 329.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 329.00 Mn