Ingredion (INGR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Ingredion (INGR) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 10.06% for Q2 2026, down 1.85 percentage points from 11.91% a year earlier and down 1.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ingredion (INGR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ingredion's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 13.08%, up 2.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +4.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ingredion's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 10.89% in FY2024 (-2.16 pp), 13.04% in FY2023 (+2.74 pp), 10.30% in FY2022 (+7.38 pp) and 2.92% in FY2021 (-5.31 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.47 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q1 2022, with a gain of 8.68 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 6.52 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 11.58% (Q1 2026), 12.65% (Q4 2025) and 11.51% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.78 Bn | 35.07 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 4.16% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.50 Bn | 18.00 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.43% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 18.25 Bn | 14.61 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 3.49% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.94 Bn | -20.17 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 10.61% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.93 Bn | 9.53 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 7.98% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.43 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 11.73% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.55 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 9.50% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.02 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 10.06% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.87 Bn | -946.73 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 4.93% |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.11 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 403,000.00 | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.91% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.82% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.99% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.68% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.93% |
Ingredion Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=INGR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "INGR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=INGR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();