Ingles Markets (IMKTA)
Runs regional grocery stores tied to self-distribution, dairy, fuel, and real estate.
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Operates a regional supermarket chain across the southeastern US, selling groceries, perishables, non-food items, pharmacy products, fuel, and private-label goods. Store economics are tied to owned distribution, a fluid dairy operation, shopping-center real estate, and family-controlled voting power.
Runs a southeastern grocery network centered on supermarkets that sell food, perishables, private-label items, pharmacy products, fuel, and general merchandise. The business reports one primary retail grocery segment, with adjacent revenue from fluid dairy operations and shopping-center rentals.
Keeps operations regionally dense across the southeastern US. Store replenishment depends on an Asheville-area distribution network, while the company-owned dairy facility supplies both Ingles stores and outside customers.
Execution depends on store-level labor, self-distribution, fuel and pharmacy offerings, and real estate attached to many locations. Public-company governance is shaped by Class A shares listed under IMKTA, non-public Class B shares, and Ingle-family voting control.
Company facts
No analyst consensus on record.
EPSReportedEstimate
RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 27, 2026Cash & short-term investments $455.1M · Total debt $526.6M · Total assets $2.63B · Shareholders' equity $1.68B
- Revenue
- $1.37B
- Operating income
- $34.5M
- Net income
- $25.9M
HistoryDividendAnnual yield
| Institutions | ≈ 75.77% | 14.39M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 243 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 · largest filers plus last quarter's tail | |||
| Insiders | 2.27% | 431.6K shares | |
| 3 holders · as of May 27, 2026 | |||
| Other | ≈ 21.96% | 4.17M shares | |
| remainder | |||
18.99M company shares as of Sep 23, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
This quarter's institutional total failed a plausibility check; shown: the largest filers plus last quarter's remainder.
This company has 2 share classes; every stake here is a share of the whole company.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 7.14% | 1.36M A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Brandes Investment Partners, LPInstitution | 6.63% | 1.26M A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPInstitution | 4.92% | 935,060 A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
River Road Asset Management, LLCInstitution | 4.82% | 915,990 A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
LSV Asset ManagementInstitution | 4.30% | 816,255 | filed Feb 11, 2022 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Dwight L. Jacobs | director | +500 | $88.07 |
- Walmart
Mass-merchant pressure across grocery, pharmacy, fuel, and pickup
- Kroger
Scaled supermarket rival with Harris Teeter exposure
- Albertsons Companies
Large food-and-drug retailer with pharmacy and fuel overlap
- Costco
Warehouse-club substitute for stock-up grocery and fuel trips
- BJ's Wholesale Club
Eastern warehouse club competing in grocery, perishables, and gas
- Sprouts Farmers Market
Specialty fresh and natural grocer competing for perishables
- Grocery Outlet
Discount grocery pressure after Southeast entry through UGO
Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingles Markets | $83.05 | −0.94% | $1.59B | 15.3 | — | 0.3 | +1.6% |
| Walmart | $110.60 | +0.44% | $876.34B | 39.8 | 36.9 | 1.2 | +5.9% |
| Kroger | $58.54 | −0.04% | $35.88B | 31.7 | 11.7 | 0.2 | +2.0% |
| Albertsons Companies | $11.87 | −1.70% | $5.86B | 150.9 | 5.4 | 0.1 | +0.2% |
| Costco | $895.80 | −0.40% | $398.87B | 45.2 | 40.8 | 1.4 | +11.6% |
| BJ's Wholesale Club | $90.19 | −0.86% | $11.62B | 19.9 | 18.6 | 0.5 | +15.7% |
| Sprouts Farmers Market | $67.21 | −2.15% | $6.40B | 13.2 | 11.4 | 0.7 | +4.7% |
| Grocery Outlet | $11.35 | −1.26% | $1.14B | — | 19.1 | 0.2 | +1.1% |
| Median | 35.7 | 18.6 | 0.5 | +4.7% |