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Ingredion Incorporated (INGR)

Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Westchester, United States | NYSE
97.27 USD -0.05 (-0.051%) ⇩ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:39 a.m. EDT

Ingredion presents a classic value trap candidate where the low price reflects deteriorating earnings momentum rather than a deep bargain. While the dividend yield of 3.5 percent is attractive and well-covered by a 36 percent payout ratio, the company is struggling to generate growth with earnings contracting by nearly 40 percent and revenue barely ticking up. Technically, the stock is trading below both its 50-day and 200-day averages, confirming a downtrend that has dragged the price down 11 percent over the last nine years. The options market shows a split personality, with bulls betting on a recovery to 100 dollars while bears hedge downside risks. Until earnings growth turns positive, the long-term outlook remains neutral at best, making this a defensive hold rather than a growth investment.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.026751
AutoARIMA0.027491
AutoETS0.027501
MSTL0.028972

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 57%
H-stat 0.79
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.291
Excess Kurtosis -1.13
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 39.412
Revenue per Share 113.533
Market Cap 6,134,233,088
Trailing P/E 10.57
Forward P/E 8.64
Beta 0.64
Profit Margins 8.20%
Website https://www.ingredion.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:39 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a rebound to the $100 level with significant call open interest at 100 and 115 strikes, while maintaining protective put positions around the $85-$90 range. Implied volatility remains moderate.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.87% 3.22% 2.77% 2.84%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-01 0.830 0.874513
2026-07-01 0.820 0.857561
2026-04-01 0.820 0.737012
2026-01-02 0.820 0.746880
2025-10-01 0.820 0.674120
2025-07-01 0.800 0.584454
2025-04-01 0.800 0.588408
2025-01-02 0.800 0.586081
2024-10-01 0.800 0.588106
2024-07-01 0.780 0.685594
2024-03-28 0.780 0.667522
2023-12-29 0.780 0.718695
2023-09-29 0.780 0.792683
2023-06-30 0.710 0.670127
2023-03-31 0.710 0.697926
2022-12-29 0.710 0.723162
2022-10-05 0.710 0.866171
2022-06-30 0.650 0.737296
2022-03-31 0.650 0.745840
2021-12-31 0.650 0.672599
2021-10-01 0.650 0.718391
2021-06-30 0.640 0.707182
2021-03-31 0.640 0.711744
2020-12-31 0.640 0.813525
2020-09-30 0.640 0.845666
2020-06-30 0.630 0.759036
2020-03-31 0.630 0.834437
2019-12-31 0.630 0.677784
2019-09-30 0.630 0.770737
2019-06-28 0.625 0.757668
2019-03-29 0.625 0.660049
2018-12-31 0.625 0.683807
2018-09-28 0.625 0.595465
2018-06-29 0.600 0.542005
2018-03-29 0.600 0.465405
2017-12-29 0.600 0.429185
2017-09-29 0.600 0.497347
2017-06-28 0.500 0.428302
2017-03-29 0.500 0.411455
2016-12-28 0.500 0.401188
2016-09-29 0.500 0.379564
2016-06-28 0.450 0.361969
2016-03-29 0.450 0.421822
2015-12-29 0.450 0.460924
2015-09-28 0.450 0.528852
2015-06-26 0.420 0.506818
2015-03-27 0.420 0.545951
2014-12-29 0.420 0.486449
2014-09-26 0.420 0.552632
2014-06-26 0.420 0.557547
2014-03-27 0.420 0.624071
2013-12-27 0.420 0.621210
2013-09-26 0.380 0.565140
2013-06-27 0.380 0.579268
2013-03-27 0.380 0.525806
2012-12-27 0.260 0.401917
2012-10-01 0.260 0.473588
2012-06-28 0.200 0.411100
2012-03-29 0.200 0.351927
2011-12-28 0.200 0.386997
2011-09-29 0.160 0.402921
2011-06-28 0.160 0.290276
2011-03-29 0.140 0.280786
2010-12-29 0.140 0.302506
2010-09-28 0.140 0.368421
2010-06-28 0.140 0.421560
2010-03-29 0.140 0.394922
2009-12-30 0.140 0.468541
2009-09-28 0.140 0.498221
2009-06-26 0.140 0.518135
2009-03-27 0.140 0.607639
2009-01-06 0.140 0.458716
2008-09-30 0.140 0.433705
2008-06-24 0.140 0.279107
2008-04-01 0.120 0.324587
2008-01-02 0.110 0.304035
2007-10-02 0.110 0.237376
2007-06-26 0.090 0.208914
2007-04-03 0.090 0.256046
2007-01-03 0.090 0.261172
2006-09-27 0.080 0.242645
2006-06-26 0.080 0.278552
2006-03-28 0.080 0.273691
2005-12-30 0.070 0.293010
2005-09-28 0.070 0.355330
2005-06-27 0.070 0.299401
2005-03-28 0.070 0.271423
2004-12-31 0.070 0.261389
2004-09-28 0.060 0.261894
2004-06-28 0.060 0.261495
2004-03-29 0.060 0.308642
2003-12-30 0.060 0.340426
2003-09-26 0.050 0.317561
2003-06-26 0.050 0.325733
2003-03-31 0.050 0.342936
2002-12-30 0.050 0.335008
2002-09-26 0.050 0.351989
2002-06-26 0.050 0.327332
2002-03-27 0.050 0.309598
2001-12-28 0.050 0.278552
2001-09-26 0.050 0.352113
2001-06-27 0.050 0.336927
2001-03-28 0.050 0.380228
2000-12-28 0.050 0.361174
2000-09-27 0.050 0.454545
2000-06-28 0.050 0.381862
2000-03-29 0.050 0.401003
1999-12-30 0.050 0.311284
1999-09-28 0.050 0.322581
1999-06-28 0.040 0.274678
1999-03-29 0.040 0.316832
1998-12-30 0.040 0.268344
1998-09-28 0.040 0.321608
Additional Data
dividendYield 3.41
exDividendDate 2026-10-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.28
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.033703245
lastDividendValue 0.83
lastDividendDate 2026-10-01
dividendDate 2026-10-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.1990943
Address1 5 Westbrook Corporate Center
All Time High 155.44
All Time Low 9.5
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 659,020
Average Daily Volume3 Month 640,576
Average Volume 640,576
Average Volume10Days 659,020
Beta 0.64
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 4
Book Value 71.696
City Westchester
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 97.27
Current Ratio 2.798
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 99.695
Day Low 97.135
Debt To Equity 39.412
Display Name Ingredion
Dividend Date 1,792,454,400
Dividend Yield 3.41
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,887,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,887,200
Earnings Growth -0.405
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.418
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 1,154,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.15994
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.036
Enterprise To Revenue 0.965
Enterprise Value 6,965,233,152
Eps Current Year 10.49658
Eps Forward 11.25323
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 9.2
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 100.4474
Fifty Day Average Change -3.1774063
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.03163254
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -19.90943
Fifty Two Week High 123.49
Fifty Two Week High Change -26.220001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2123249
Fifty Two Week Low 93.72
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.5499954
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.037878737
Fifty Two Week Range 93.72 - 123.49
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 881,850,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.7
Float Shares 62,579,017
Forward Eps 11.25323
Forward P E 8.64374
Free Cashflow 457,249,984
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 11,000
Fullday Change -0.05000305
Fullday Change Percent -0.05138004
Fullday Price 97.27
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.23728001
Gross Profits 1,712,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0089
Held Percent Institutions 1.01767
Implied Shares Outstanding 63,063,979
Industry Packaged Foods
Industry Disp Packaged Foods
Industry Key packaged-foods
Ir Website http://www.ingredion.com/investors/investors/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Last Dividend Value 0.83
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,106,697,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Ingredion Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients, and biomaterial solutions derived from wet milling and processing corn, and other starch-based materials to a range of industries worldwide. The company operates in Texture & Healthful Solutions; Food & Industrial Ingredients–LATAM; and Food & Industrial Ingredients–U.S./CANADA segments. It offers starch products for use in a range of processed foods; cornstarch; specialty paper starches for enhanced drainage, fiber retention, oil and grease resistance, improved printability, and biochemical oxygen demand control; starches and specialty starches for textile industry; industrial starches are used in the production of construction materials, textiles, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics, as well as in mining and water filtration; and specialty industrial starches for use in biomaterial applications, including biodegradable plastics, fabric softeners and detergents, hair and skin care applications, dusting powders for surgical gloves, and in the production of glass fiber and insulation. The company provides sweetener products comprising glucose syrups, high maltose syrup, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, polyols, maltodextrin, glucose syrup solids, and non-genetically modified organism syrups for applications in food and beverage products, such as baked goods, snack foods, canned fruits, condiments, candy and other sweets, dairy products, ice cream, jams and jellies, prepared mixes, table syrups, and beverages. In addition, the company sells refined corn oil, corn gluten feed, and corn gluten meal; and other products. The company was formerly known as Corn Products International, Inc. and changed its name to Ingredion Incorporated in June 2012. Ingredion Incorporated was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Westchester, Illinois.
Long Name Ingredion Incorporated
Market us_market
Market Cap 6,134,233,088
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_372526
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 592,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,105,854,446
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 98.79
Operating Cashflow 805,000,000
Operating Margins 0.12595001
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.35689998
Peg Ratio 1.12
Phone 708 551 2600
Previous Close 97.32
Price Eps Current Year 9.266828
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.3567005
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.85020554
Profit Margins 0.082049996
Quick Ratio 1.857
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.57143
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0500031
Regular Market Change Percent -0.05138
Regular Market Day High 99.695
Regular Market Day Low 97.135
Regular Market Day Range 97.135 - 99.695
Regular Market Open 98.79
Regular Market Previous Close 97.32
Regular Market Price 97.27
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,402
Regular Market Volume 425,033
Return On Assets 0.07334
Return On Equity 0.13693
Revenue Growth 0.009
Revenue Per Share 113.533
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 63,063,979
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0762
Shares Short 4,806,129
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,198,333
Short Name Ingredion Incorporated
Short Percent Of Float 0.0855
Short Ratio 7.36
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol INGR
Target High Price 150.0
Target Low Price 104.0
Target Mean Price 119.5
Target Median Price 114.0
Total Cash 952,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 15.096
Total Debt 1,783,000,064
Total Revenue 7,215,000,064
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.28
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.033703245
Trailing Eps 9.2
Trailing P E 10.572826
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.1262
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 106.54295
Two Hundred Day Average Change -9.272957
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.08703491
Type Disp Equity
Volume 425,033
Website https://www.ingredion.com
Zip 60,154