Ingredion (INGR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Ingredion's (INGR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.21% in Q1 2026, down 87.0% YoY from 109.32% in Q1 2025, and down 8.39% on a QoQ basis from 15.51% in Q4 2025.
Ingredion (INGR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ingredion (INGR) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 14.21% in 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 slipped to 14.21% in Q1 2026, from 15.51% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 16.43% in Q4 2023 to a low of 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 sank 220 bps.
- Tracing INGR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.37 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.62% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.49 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.63% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.93 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.60% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.80 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 28.18% |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.21 Bn | 13.15 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 2.63% |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.14 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.10% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.22 Bn | 11.50 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.40 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 9.59% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.75 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 13.26% |
| 10 | Ingredion | 6.77 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 12.76% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.76% |
| 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% |