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Ingredion (INGR)


Market Price (9/15/2025): $126.145 | Market Cap: $8.1 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples | Industry: Agricultural Products & Services

Ingredion (INGR)


Market Price (9/15/2025): $126.145
Market Cap: $8.1 Bil
Sector: Consumer Staples
Industry: Agricultural Products & Services

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 11%, Dividend Yield is 2.6%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 6.4%, FCF Yield is 9.9%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -15%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -4.5%
Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -5.2%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -0.3%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -2.4%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 16%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%
  
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 25%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 11%, Dividend Yield is 2.6%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 6.4%, FCF Yield is 9.9%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 16%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 25%
3 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -15%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -4.5%
4 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -5.2%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -0.3%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -2.4%

Market Valuation

 9/15/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$126.14$135.15$104.59$91.68$87.75
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)8.18.86.96.05.9
Total Debt ($ Bil)1.82.02.42.72.2
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.91.00.40.20.3
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)9.110.89.38.78.1
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM1.11.20.90.80.9
P/EBIT TTM8.39.37.58.420.1
P/E TTM12.013.911.113.255.4
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.90.90.91.6
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.58.910.09.411.6
P/E TTM (Sector)12.712.114.012.016.2
 9/15/2520242023
Share Price CYE$126.14$135.15$104.59
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)8.18.86.9
Total Debt ($ Bil)1.82.02.4
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.91.00.4
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)9.110.89.3
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM1.11.20.9
P/EBIT TTM8.39.37.5
P/E TTM12.013.911.1
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)0.90.90.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)8.58.910.0
P/E TTM (Sector)12.712.114.0

Business Description

Ingredion Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells starches and sweeteners for various industries. It operates through four segments: North America; South America; Asia-Pacific; and Europe, Middle East and Africa. The company offers sweetener products comprising glucose syrups, high maltose syrups, high fructose corn syrups, caramel colors, dextrose, polyols, maltodextrins, and glucose syrup solids, as well as food-grade and industrial starches, biomaterials, and nutrition ingredients. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
INGR Return-13%26%4%14%29%-7%59%
Peers Return17%25%6%18%14%-6%95%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: PPC, POST, DAR, BRBR, ADM. See INGR Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/12/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

INGRPPCPOSTDARBRBRADMMedian
NameIngredionPilgrims.Post Darling .BellRing.Archer-D. 
Mkt Price126.1243.63104.9831.4438.0761.5752.60
Mkt Cap8.110.45.85.04.829.87.0
Rev LTM7,31617,9797,9215,7022,22482,7767,619
Op Inc LTM1,0881,7568223253671,582955
FCF LTM8031,3804335491274,109676
FCF 3Y Avg6485714544401693,629513
CFO LTM1,1771,8469328241325,5781,055
CFO 3Y Avg9701,0798488621725,120916

Growth & Margins

INGRPPCPOSTDARBRBRADMMedian
NameIngredionPilgrims.Post Darling .BellRing.Archer-D. 
Rev Chg LTM-5.2%2.4%0.8%-6.8%16.3%-6.8%-2.2%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-0.3%4.6%12.4%2.7%18.6%-4.0%3.6%
Rev Chg Q-2.4%2.3%1.9%1.8%6.2%-4.9%1.8%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-0.6%0.6%0.5%0.5%1.5%-1.3%0.5%
Op Mgn LTM14.9%9.8%10.4%5.7%16.5%1.9%10.1%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg12.4%6.4%9.7%7.0%17.4%3.1%8.4%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.2%0.8%0.4%0.2%-3.3%-0.0%0.2%
CFO/Rev LTM16.1%10.3%11.8%14.4%5.9%6.7%11.0%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg12.7%6.1%11.3%13.8%9.2%5.7%10.2%
FCF/Rev LTM11.0%7.7%5.5%9.6%5.7%5.0%6.7%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg8.6%3.2%6.0%7.1%9.1%4.0%6.6%

Valuation

INGRPPCPOSTDARBRBRADMMedian
NameIngredionPilgrims.Post Darling .BellRing.Archer-D. 
Mkt Cap8.110.45.85.04.829.87.0
P/S1.10.60.70.92.20.40.8
P/EBIT8.36.07.216.313.113.910.7
P/E12.08.616.047.321.127.118.5
P/CFO6.95.66.36.036.65.36.2
Total Yield10.9%11.7%6.3%2.1%4.7%5.3%5.8%
Dividend Yield2.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.6%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg8.2%4.8%7.7%6.5%2.6%11.8%7.1%
D/E0.20.31.30.80.20.40.3
Net D/E0.10.11.10.80.20.30.3

Returns

INGRPPCPOSTDARBRBRADMMedian
NameIngredionPilgrims.Post Darling .BellRing.Archer-D. 
1M Rtn0.2%-9.0%-3.3%0.8%-0.8%3.0%-0.3%
3M Rtn-8.2%-5.4%-6.4%-12.7%-35.1%18.4%-7.3%
6M Rtn-2.8%-0.8%-6.4%6.5%-43.6%31.8%-1.8%
12M Rtn-4.1%22.0%-9.1%-10.7%-34.9%5.1%-6.6%
3Y Rtn65.1%92.0%20.3%-57.6%57.1%-21.5%38.7%
1M Excs Rtn-3.2%-13.9%-5.1%-3.7%-5.5%1.1%-4.4%
3M Excs Rtn-17.9%-13.6%-16.5%-13.6%-45.6%15.1%-15.1%
6M Excs Rtn-21.5%-21.3%-25.2%-9.0%-61.8%12.4%-21.4%
12M Excs Rtn-24.5%-5.4%-28.7%-27.3%-53.3%-12.3%-25.9%
3Y Excs Rtn-4.5%11.9%-48.7%-123.9%-11.5%-88.7%-30.1%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Food & Industrial Ingredients (F&II) - Latin America (LATAM)2,6682,628   
Texture & Healthful Solutions (T&HS)2,5662,527   
Food & Industrial Ingredients (F&II)- United States(U.S.) /Canada2,4292,303   
All Other743893   
Corporate00   
Intersegment sales-246-405   
Single Segment  6,8945,9876,209
Total8,1607,9466,8945,9876,209


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Food & Industrial Ingredients (F&II) - Latin America (LATAM)452437   
Texture & Healthful Solutions (T&HS)394297   
Food & Industrial Ingredients (F&II)- United States(U.S.) /Canada298209   
Acquisition/integration costs0-1   
Other matters-1-20   
Restructuring and resegmentation costs-1-4   
All Other-2-6   
Impairment charge-100   
Corporate-173-150   
Total957762   


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity1,928,882
Short Interest: % Change Since 815202525.1%
Average Daily Volume417,860
Days-to-Cover Short Interest4.62
Basic Shares Quantity64,500,000
Short % of Basic Shares3.0%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/1/2025-3.9%-4.0%-1.5%
5/6/20253.6%2.7%2.7%
2/4/2025-5.6%-5.3%-4.1%
11/5/202415.5%11.7%11.5%
8/6/20246.6%6.9%12.2%
5/8/20241.6%1.3%-0.3%
2/6/2024-0.8%-1.4%5.2%
11/7/20236.5%6.9%10.6%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive131412
# Negative111012
Median Positive4.3%4.6%9.7%
Median Negative-3.3%-3.7%-3.6%
Max Positive15.5%16.1%18.7%
Max Negative-13.2%-10.0%-12.7%

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Fernandes LarrySVP, Chief Comm & Sust Officer8052025Sell128.39850109,1314,002,025Form
1Fernandes LarrySVP, Chief Comm & Sust Officer5082025Sell135.612,040276,6444,387,758Form
2Zallie James P.President and CEO2202025Sell125.8810,8151,361,3494,295,716Form
3Zallie James P.President and CEO2182025Sell126.9139,3294,991,0476,695,199Form
4Fernandes LarrySVP, Chief Comm & Sust Officer11182024Sell140.666,122861,165 Form