Ingredion (INGR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Ingredion (INGR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 14.21% for Q1 2026, down 87.0% on a YoY basis from 109.32% in Q1 2025, and down 8.39% quarter-over-quarter from 15.51% in Q4 2025.

Ingredion (INGR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ingredion has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 14.21% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 87.0% year-over-year to 14.21%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.21% (down 87.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 15.99%, up 189.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 14.21%, down from 15.51% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 16.43% in Q4 2023, with the low at 12.23% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 14.38% across 5 years, with a median of 14.37% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 795 bps — and 2024, when it sank 220 bps.
  • Ingredion's Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.61% in 2022, then increased by 21 bps to 16.43% in 2023, then declined by 13 bps to 14.23% in 2024, then gained by 9 bps to 15.51% in 2025, then decreased by 8 bps to 14.21% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 14.21% (Q1 2026), 15.51% (Q4 2025), and 14.67% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (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 -6.47%
3 General Mills 17.79 Bn 17.02 Bn 1.37 Bn 14.64%
4 Jbs 13.93 Bn 9.37 Bn 2.32 Bn 11.24%
5 Hormel Foods 13.00 Bn 12.16 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.10%
6 Mccormick 12.70 Bn 13.10 Bn 708.90 Mn 9.47%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 12.17 Bn 11.70 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 11.05 Bn 10.99 Bn 827.80 Mn -4.68%
9 Smithfield Foods 10.57 Bn 9.49 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.03%
10 Ingredion 7.22 Bn 6.19 Bn 401.00 Mn 14.21%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%