Ingredion (INGR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Ingredion (INGR) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 9.50% for Q3 2026, down 2.01 percentage points from 11.51% a year earlier and down 0.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ingredion (INGR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 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 +4.77 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 (+2.45 pp), 10.59% in FY2022 (+7.58 pp) and 3.01% in FY2021 (-5.29 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 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 -0.61 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 9.42 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a drop of 5.11 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 10.06% (Q2 2026), 11.58% (Q1 2026) and 12.65% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 34.69 Bn | 31.46 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 6.19% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 20.70 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 3.49% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.53 Bn | 17.95 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 4.53% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.49 Bn | -2.10 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 8.12% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 477.54 Mn | 10.66% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.56 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 10.02% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.70 Bn | 4.20 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 5.85% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.86 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 399.00 Mn | 9.50% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.71 Bn | 3.71 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.59 Bn | -1.46 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 3.83% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.50% |
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.25% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.34% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.90% |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();