Ingredion (INGR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Ingredion (INGR) posted Return on Capital Employed of 14.21% for Q1 2026, down 8.39% on a QoQ basis from 15.51% in Q4 2025, and down 87.0% year-over-year from 109.32% in Q1 2025.
Ingredion (INGR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ingredion's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 14.21% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 87.0% year-over-year to 14.21% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.21% (down 87.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 15.99%, up 189.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 14.21% for Q1 2026 at Ingredion, down from 15.51% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 16.43% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 12.23% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 14.38% and a median of 14.37% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 795 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 220 bps.
- Ingredion's Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.61% in 2022, then gained by 21 bps to 16.43% in 2023, then retreated by 13 bps to 14.23% in 2024, then climbed by 9 bps to 15.51% in 2025, then dropped by 8 bps to 14.21% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows INGR's Return on Capital Employed at 14.21% in Q1 2026, 15.51% in Q4 2025, and 14.67% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | -6.47% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.63% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.10% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.60% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 13.03% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 5.84% |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -10.82% |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 9.90% |
| 10 | Ingredion | 6.44 Bn | 5.53 Bn | 401.00 Mn | 14.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.61% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.93% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.29% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.75% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 11.19% |