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
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% |