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Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA)

Consumer Defensive | Grocery Stores | Asheville, United States | NasdaqGS
91.39 USD +2.07 (2.318%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 93.05 +1.66 (1.816%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:39 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:15 p.m. EDT

IMKTA shows a stable dividend history with consistent payments, but the yield is relatively low. The stock has experienced a recent uptrend, but the short-term forecasting model suggests minimal price movement. Long-term fundamentals are mixed, with a solid current ratio and reasonable earnings growth, but the high debt-to-equity ratio and low profit margins indicate potential risks. The stock may be a hold for long-term investors, but short-term traders should be cautious due to limited volatility and mixed options signals.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.177279
AutoETS0.178538
AutoARIMA0.179657
AutoTheta0.196299

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 33%
H-stat 2.12
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 3.17
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 76.569
Revenue per Share 285.289
Market Cap 1,735,896,064
Trailing P/E 18.24
Forward P/E 19.44
Beta 0.65
Profit Margins 1.76%
Website https://www.ingles-markets.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:15 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing a mix of call and put activity. Calls are predominantly focused on strikes near the current price, with significant open interest on the 90.0 strike for the May 15 expiration, suggesting some bullish sentiment. However, puts are also showing activity, particularly on lower strikes, indicating some bearish sentiment. The overall lack of volatility (IV at 0.0) suggests that options traders are not expecting significant price movements in the near term, which could indicate a range-bound market or uncertainty about future direction.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.17% 0.89% 0.92% 0.90%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-09 0.165 0.173265
2026-01-08 0.165 0.236601
2025-10-09 0.165 0.233427
2025-07-10 0.165 0.247746
2025-04-10 0.165 0.260652
2025-01-10 0.165 0.267563
2024-10-10 0.165 0.274458
2024-07-11 0.165 0.229750
2024-04-10 0.165 0.227183
2024-01-11 0.165 0.194820
2023-10-11 0.165 0.214668
2023-07-05 0.165 0.204785
2023-04-05 0.165 0.188202
2023-01-05 0.165 0.181748
2022-10-05 0.165 0.208672
2022-07-06 0.165 0.196443
2022-04-06 0.165 0.187978
2022-01-05 0.165 0.197248
2021-10-06 0.165 0.256085
2021-07-07 0.165 0.297033
2021-04-07 0.165 0.279033
2021-01-06 0.165 0.403647
2020-10-07 0.165 0.449978
2020-07-08 0.165 0.430774
2020-04-08 0.165 0.450888
2020-01-08 0.165 0.374660
2019-10-09 0.165 0.450286
2019-07-10 0.165 0.553549
2019-04-10 0.165 0.651532
2019-01-09 0.165 0.617767
2018-10-10 0.165 0.563857
2018-07-11 0.165 0.599409
2018-04-11 0.165 0.536821
2018-01-10 0.165 0.541876
2017-10-11 0.165 0.729292
2017-07-03 0.165 0.548023
2017-04-04 0.165 0.430274
2017-01-04 0.165 0.374665
2016-10-04 0.165 0.478301
2016-07-05 0.165 0.496691
2016-04-05 0.165 0.522469
2016-01-05 0.165 0.480339
2015-10-06 0.165 0.413154
2015-07-07 0.165 0.382992
2015-04-07 0.165 0.377730
2015-01-06 0.165 0.482708
2014-10-07 0.165 0.811368
2014-07-08 0.165 0.745838
2014-04-08 0.165 0.836817
2014-01-07 0.165 0.717277
2013-10-08 0.165 0.761337
2013-07-09 0.165 0.792820
2013-04-09 0.165 0.946625
2012-12-19 0.825 5.873957
2012-10-09 0.165 1.334486
2012-07-02 0.165 1.321586
2012-04-03 0.165 1.274026
2012-01-04 0.165 1.412478
2011-10-04 0.165 1.479131
2011-07-05 0.165 1.330902
2011-04-05 0.165 1.178342
2011-01-04 0.165 1.213130
2010-10-05 0.165 1.330365
2010-07-06 0.330 3.192667
2010-04-06 0.165 1.524379
2010-01-05 0.165 1.605610
2009-10-06 0.165 1.528985
2009-07-07 0.165 1.607115
2009-04-07 0.165 1.691301
2009-01-06 0.165 1.435566
2008-10-07 0.165 1.310561
2008-07-08 0.165 1.030503
2008-04-08 0.165 1.055788
2008-01-10 0.165 1.010101
2007-10-11 0.165 0.927797
2007-07-10 0.165 0.790916
2007-04-10 0.165 0.647582
2007-01-11 0.165 0.778690
2006-10-10 0.165 0.948407
2006-07-03 0.165 1.553464
2006-04-06 0.165 1.527737
2006-01-04 0.165 1.719712
2005-10-04 0.165 1.746798
2005-06-24 0.165 2.055556
2005-04-07 0.165 2.136776
2004-12-30 0.165 2.258061
2004-09-24 0.165 2.350400
2004-06-25 0.165 2.689537
2004-03-25 0.165 2.786008
2003-12-31 0.165 2.931291
2003-09-26 0.165 3.106233
2003-06-27 0.165 3.142447
2003-03-27 0.165 3.187883
2003-01-02 0.165 2.755766
2002-09-27 0.165 2.976739
2002-06-27 0.165 2.738719
2002-03-27 0.165 2.840566
2002-01-03 0.165 2.779626
2001-09-27 0.165 2.817767
2001-06-28 0.165 2.792250
2001-03-29 0.165 3.005371
2001-01-04 0.165 3.601210
2000-09-28 0.165 3.853545
2000-06-29 0.165 3.636000
2000-03-31 0.165 3.627689
2000-01-05 0.165 3.459191
1999-09-29 0.165 2.893792
1999-06-30 0.166 2.610700
1999-03-30 0.165 3.521101
1999-01-06 0.165 3.487288
1998-09-30 0.165 3.507696
1998-06-30 0.165 2.883368
1998-04-01 0.165 3.164938
1998-01-07 0.165 3.226718
1997-10-01 0.165 3.099294
1997-07-01 0.165 2.663183
1997-04-02 0.165 3.115076
1996-12-31 0.165 3.592059
1996-10-02 0.165 2.736563
1996-07-02 0.165 3.535265
1996-04-02 0.165 3.802409
1996-01-03 0.165 4.102973
1995-10-04 0.165 4.731137
1995-06-28 0.165 4.637747
1995-03-27 0.165 5.205828
1994-12-23 0.165 4.792191
1994-09-21 0.165 4.447063
1994-05-24 0.165 4.415803
1993-12-13 0.165 4.785540
1993-09-22 0.082 2.992092
1993-06-23 0.082 3.762765
1993-03-24 0.055 2.971295
1992-12-14 0.055 3.264132
1992-06-23 0.055 3.155416
1992-03-24 0.055 2.771265
1991-12-16 0.055 3.017555
1991-09-24 0.055 2.767588
1991-06-25 0.055 2.223518
1991-03-25 0.055 2.339291
1990-12-17 0.055 2.590231
1990-10-23 0.055 2.484237
1990-05-21 0.055 2.219825
1990-03-12 0.055 2.007475
1989-09-26 0.055 2.018718
1989-06-30 0.055 2.030025
1989-03-17 0.055 2.303387
1988-12-13 0.055 2.422675
1988-09-20 0.055 2.042011
1988-07-26 0.055 2.053027
1987-12-15 0.200 11.122031
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.66
dividendYield 0.72
exDividendDate 2026-04-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.66
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0073891627
lastDividendValue 0.165
lastDividendDate 2026-04-09
dividendDate 2026-04-16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.4030789
Address1 2,913 U.S. Highway
Address2 70 West, Black Mountain
All Time High 102.99
All Time Low 5.25
Ask 114.32
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 133,320
Average Daily Volume3 Month 140,254
Average Volume 140,254
Average Volume10Days 133,320
Beta 0.649
Bid 65.0
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 10
Book Value 86.366
City Asheville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 91.39
Current Ratio 3.358
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 92.12
Day Low 88.81
Debt To Equity 76.569
Dividend Date 1,776,297,600
Dividend Rate 0.66
Dividend Yield 0.72
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.295
Earnings Timestamp 1,770,298,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,157,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,157,000
Ebitda 265,357,344
Ebitda Margins 0.04897
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.95
Enterprise To Revenue 0.438
Enterprise Value 2,374,839,040
Eps Forward 4.7
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.01
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,692,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 828 669 3678
Fifty Day Average 87.5746
Fifty Day Average Change 3.8153992
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.04356742
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 40.30789
Fifty Two Week High 95.62
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.2300034
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04423764
Fifty Two Week Low 59.09
Fifty Two Week Low Change 32.3
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.54662377
Fifty Two Week Range 59.09 - 95.62
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 559,315,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.87
Float Shares 13,555,716
Forward Eps 4.7
Forward P E 19.444681
Free Cashflow 107,981,048
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 12,152
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.24043
Gross Profits 1,302,863,616
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00082
Held Percent Institutions 0.95184
Implied Shares Outstanding 18,994,377
Industry Grocery Stores
Industry Disp Grocery Stores
Industry Key grocery-stores
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,692,800
Last Dividend Value 0.165
Last Fiscal Year End 1,758,931,200
Long Business Summary Ingles Markets, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates a chain of supermarkets in the United States. The company offers food products, such as grocery, meat, and dairy products, produce, frozen food, and other perishables; and non-food products, which include fuel centers, pharmacies, health and beauty care products, and general merchandise, as well as private label items, organic, and locally sourced items. It also owns and operates a milk processing and packaging plant that supplies organic milk, fruit juices, and bottled water products to other retailers, food service distributors, and grocery warehouses. In addition, the company provides home meal replacement items, delicatessens, bakeries, floral departments, and greeting cards, as well as broad selections of local organic, beverage, and health-related items. It operates under the Ingles and Sav-Mor brand names. Ingles Markets, Incorporated was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina.
Long Name Ingles Markets, Incorporated
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,735,896,064
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_279954
Most Recent Quarter 1,616,803,200
Net Income To Common 95,132,528
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,467,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,694,298,339
Open 89.12
Operating Cashflow 236,150,512
Operating Margins 0.062179998
Overall Risk 10
Payout Ratio 0.1317
Peg Ratio 0.85
Phone 828 669 2941
Post Market Change 1.6600037
Post Market Change Percent 1.8163953
Post Market Price 93.05
Post Market Time 1,776,465,595
Previous Close 89.32
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.058171
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.32034132
Profit Margins 0.01756
Quick Ratio 1.619
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.07
Regular Market Change Percent 2.31751
Regular Market Day High 92.12
Regular Market Day Low 88.81
Regular Market Day Range 88.81 - 92.12
Regular Market Open 89.12
Regular Market Previous Close 89.32
Regular Market Price 91.39
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 136,189
Return On Assets 0.03533
Return On Equity 0.05942
Revenue Growth 0.034
Revenue Per Share 285.289
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 14,548,686
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0513
Shares Short 975,222
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 858,210
Short Name Ingles Markets, Incorporated
Short Percent Of Float 0.095
Short Ratio 7.49
Source Interval 15
State NC
Symbol IMKTA
Total Cash 8,857,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.466
Total Debt 647,800,000
Total Revenue 5,418,895,360
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.66
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0073891627
Trailing Eps 5.01
Trailing P E 18.241516
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 74.37005
Two Hundred Day Average Change 17.01995
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.22885491
Type Disp Equity
Volume 136,189
Website https://www.ingles-markets.com
Zip 28,711