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Ingredion Inc INGR
Ingredion Inc (INGR) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.43% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $7.2B at a 10.1% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.54 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | Oppenheimer | Perform (down) |
| 2026-05-06 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-04-22 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-04-09 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-03-17 | Benchmark | Buy (init) |
| 2026-02-05 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 8/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.277 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.71 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.129 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.216 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INGR | Ingredion Inc | 8/9 | 6.28 | 8.4 | -2.8% |
| POST | Post Holdings, Inc. | 4/9 | 1.71 | 12.1 | +3% |
| FRPT | Freshpet, Inc. | 7/9 | 3.57 | 20.3 | +13% |
| AFRI | Forafric Global PLC | 4/9 | -5.81 | — | -35.6% |
| TNBI | Tanke Biosciences Corp | 3/9 | 4.97 | — | +19.8% |
| GIS | GENERAL MILLS INC | 5/9 | 2.3 | — | -5.4% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
About Ingredion Inc
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 IngredientsLATAM; and Food & Industrial IngredientsU.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.
FAQ
Is INGR financially healthy?
Ingredion Inc's Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does INGR pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Ingredion Inc pays a dividend yielding about 3.43% with a 28.9% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is INGR?
In FY2025, Ingredion Inc had a net margin of 10.1% and a return on equity of 17.0%.
Is INGR overvalued or undervalued?
Ingredion Inc trades at about 9.3× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.6×–54.7×, median 14.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for INGR?
The average Wall-Street price target for Ingredion Inc is $122.83, about 18.4% above the recent price, from 6 analysts.
Is INGR a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Ingredion Inc: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 8.4×, a dividend yield of 3.43%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.