Ingredion Incorporated
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
12.3612.14
Price/Sales ratio
1.031.01
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$10.19$10.37

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
17.5917.0618.6319.3914.6215.0515.1955.4213.1711.1313.2415.05
Price/Sales ratio
1.041.151.501.621.031.000.880.940.810.871.191.03
Price/Book Value ratio
2.863.193.523.482.712.281.772.062.022.022.252.28
Price/Cash Flow ratio
8.5410.0011.7113.089.219.146.3716.5442.656.776.419.14
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
13.5716.7718.5121.7318.3017.6610.6570.48-43.809.667.8017.66
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-2.821.020.962.54-1.09-11.76-0.94-0.830.040.35-7.28-11.76
Dividend Yield
2.04%1.83%1.56%1.63%2.66%2.79%3.36%2.83%2.79%2.70%1.70%2.79%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
18.59%20.84%23.28%23.83%21.75%21.13%21.24%19.30%18.80%21.43%24.87%21.75%
Operating Profit Margin
9.69%11.08%13.42%13.62%11.17%10.69%9.72%10.28%9.58%11.72%14.42%11.17%
Pretax Profit Margin
8.67%10.04%12.31%12.44%9.87%9.37%8.45%3.59%8.40%10.28%12.64%9.87%
Net Profit Margin
5.91%6.75%8.05%8.39%7.04%6.65%5.81%1.69%6.19%7.87%9.04%7.04%
Effective Tax Rate
30.14%31.22%33.12%30.81%26.89%27.14%30.03%49.59%24.85%22.40%27.74%26.89%
Return on Assets
6.97%7.92%8.38%8.53%7.73%6.83%5.07%1.67%6.50%8.41%9.07%7.73%
Return On Equity
16.30%18.72%18.90%17.95%18.55%15.18%11.67%3.73%15.39%18.17%18.18%18.18%
Return on Capital Employed
13.30%15.24%16.82%16.43%14.70%13.08%10.06%12.92%13.41%16.30%17.36%14.70%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.972.622.302.522.262.231.81N/AN/AN/A2.672.26
Quick Ratio
2.001.661.491.661.381.341.601.000.901.091.681.38
Cash ratio
0.800.580.520.620.340.270.610.210.120.220.690.34
Days of Sales Outstanding
46.3647.4755.9456.7555.1957.4361.6359.8264.8157.2156.7055.19
Days of Inventory outstanding
52.2555.3362.3363.8161.1164.1770.9876.8990.3482.5579.3961.11
Operating Cycle
98.62102.80118.28120.57116.31121.60132.62136.72155.15139.76136.09116.31
Days of Payables Outstanding
32.1432.7334.7638.2233.5237.5646.3750.7849.3844.2938.8633.52
Cash Conversion Cycle
66.4770.0783.5282.3482.7884.0486.2585.94105.7795.4697.2382.78
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.350.360.330.300.360.320.310.290.320.280.240.32
Debt Equity Ratio
0.830.850.760.640.870.720.730.650.770.610.450.72
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.450.450.410.370.440.400.360.350.370.320.300.40
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.450.460.430.390.460.410.420.390.430.380.310.41
Interest Coverage Ratio
8.309.9211.3211.139.468.589.92N/AN/AN/A19.449.46
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.400.370.390.410.330.340.370.190.060.480.760.33
Company Equity Multiplier
2.332.362.252.102.392.222.302.232.362.151.872.22
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.120.110.120.120.110.100.130.050.010.120.180.11
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.620.590.630.600.500.510.590.23-0.970.700.820.50
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.400.370.390.410.330.340.370.190.060.480.760.33
Short Term Coverage Ratio
31.7836.107.276.404.158.291.891.270.272.3514.244.15
Dividend Payout Ratio
36.06%31.32%29.07%31.79%39.05%42.13%51.14%157.26%36.78%30.17%30.30%42.13%