Why does INGR lag the market?
Up 13% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 89%.
“For 2025, net sales decreased 3 percent to $7.2 billion from 2024, which was primarily due to unfavorable price mix”
INGR's Quality Score rose 1 point on Mon, Nov 2, to 1.
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Up 13% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 89%.
“For 2025, net sales decreased 3 percent to $7.2 billion from 2024, which was primarily due to unfavorable price mix”
| Holding it back | Below its 200-day since Jul 2025 |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Aug 7 |
ReportReports Thursday, before the open. Every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. It rose after 3 of its last 4 reports, +0.3% on average. Past reports ›
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After its last 4 reports it closed +0.3% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
INGR is #3 of 4 by Quality Score among Grain Mill Products.
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Sales over four quarters against a year before: INGR -1.4%, FRPT +13%.
Reports Thu Nov 5, before the open (in 3 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“The difference between reported and adjusted operating income was primarily attributable to impairment charges and costs from the closure of our Cabo, Brazil facility, as well as costs attributable to the previously announced thermal event at our Argo plant.”
INGR's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Cash from operations | $700M to $800M |
“For the third quarter of 2026, compared to the same quarter last year, the Company expects net sales to be up low single-digits.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Aug 4)
Sales grew 3.8% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $3.32 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | +2.8% | +4.2% | +3.0% |
| May 5, 2026 | -2.8% | +0.2% | -0.6% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | -2.0% | +2.6% | +1.7% |
Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $7.2B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
Its dividends come to 59% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $3.32 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $209M a year |
| Free cash flow | $355M |
| Record | Raised each of the last 5 years |
One insider sold $170K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
3 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: INGR is under 0.1% of DGRO, under 0.1% of VIG, and under 0.1% of VYM, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026.
Ingredion is an ingredients provider for the food, beverage, brewing, and animal nutrition industries. The company processes corn, tapioca, potatoes, stevia, grains, fruits, gums, and vegetables into value-added ingredients. The company sells specialty ingredients that include starch-based texturizers and natural alternative sweeteners such as stevia. Ingredion also sells commodity ingredients that include sweeteners, such as high-fructose corn syrup, and starches, such as those used for sustainable packaging, as well as plant-based proteins. The company plans to acquire Tate & Lyle in an all-cash deal that should close in 2027.
“The starch and sweetener industry in the U.S. and Canada is highly competitive, and competition within these markets is largely based on product functionality, price and quality.”
INGR scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #3 of 4 in Grain Mill Products by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 13% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 89%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
INGR scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #3 of 4 in Grain Mill Products by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind INGR's 1.
One insider sold $170K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is David B. Fischer, Director, who sold $170K on Aug 5.
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