Ingredion Incorporated (INGR) Stock

Ingredion Incorporated (INGR) is a Consumer Staples stock trading at $106.80 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $6.74B and a trailing P/E of 11.4. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Ingredion Incorporated produces and sells starches, sweeteners, and related ingredients derived from corn and other starch-based materials. It reports results in North America, South America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Middle East and Africa, serving food, beverage, brewing, and animal nutrition industries with products such as glucose syrups and food-grade and industrial starches.

Understand Ingredion Incorporated: how it makes money

Ingredion produces and sells starches and sweeteners, including glucose syrups and high fructose corn syrups, plus related nutrition ingredients and corn oils, to customers across multiple industries and regions.

Ingredion's profit performance is structurally tied to the demand and commercial terms for its solutions portfolio, with results influenced by changes in volume, price and mix, and foreign exchange effects.

Business quality (Mixed): Strong on business description and operating KPI definitions. Segment-level revenue is not provided in the facts, so segment revenue visibility is limited.

Valuation: At 9× earnings, INGR trades 65% below the Food Products average (26×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Diversified ingredient offering within sweeteners and starches: Ingredion sells multiple sweetener types (including glucose syrups and high fructose corn syrups) and food-grade and industrial starches, along with biomaterials and nutrition ingredients.
  • Execution and portfolio momentum tracked through solutions KPIs: Management tracks solutions portfolio size and solutions portfolio mix, and also reports customer engagement and additions of new customers for High Intensity Natural Sweeteners since acquisition.
  • Operational coverage across four reporting regions: The company operates through four segments, North America, South America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Bear case

  • Sensitivity to commercial and FX drivers: Net sales drivers referenced include lower volume, lower price and mix, and foreign exchange effects, which can move results quarter to quarter.
  • Delivery and service consistency risk: Ingredion tracks Perfect order delivery rate, so delivery performance can be a risk if it weakens.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$106.80
Market Cap$6.74B
P/E Ratio11.4
EV / EBITDA7.0
Price / Book1.49
Price / Sales0.93
FCF Yield5.3%
DCF Value (model)$279.11
DCF Upside vs Price161.3%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$7.22B
Net Margin10.1%
Revenue Growth (YoY)0.9%
EPS Growth (YoY)-40.8%
FCF Growth (YoY)-111.9%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score3.79 (safe)
Piotroski F-Score8/9 (strong)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E11.4
Sector P/E (Consumer Staples)26.7
Industry P/E (Food Products)26.1
vs Sector-57.4%
vs Industry-56.4%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($825.56M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)4
Company
SectorConsumer Staples
IndustryFood Products
CEOJames Zallie
Employees11,000
CountryUS
IPO Date1997-12-11

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.