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INGLES MARKETS INC

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 27, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026
$84.89−1.56 (-1.80%)

Close on Oct 19, 2026

Market cap
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P/E (TTM)
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Dividend yield
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About Ingles Markets

Retail-Grocery Stores, SIC 5411

Ingles Markets, Incorporated operates a supermarket chain offering groceries, perishables, and non-food items to retail customers. Its product offerings include meat, produce, dairy, frozen items, baked goods, prepared meals, and organic products, alongside private-label merchandise. The company also provides on-site pharmacies, fuel stations, and curbside pickup services. In addition to its primary retail grocery business, the company runs a milk processing plant supplying external retailers and distributors, while leasing commercial space in its shopping centers.

Headquartered near Asheville, North Carolina, the company conducts its business in the southeastern United States. It operates 194 supermarkets across six states, consisting of 185 stores under the Ingles banner and nine under the Sav-Mor name, situated in North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Alabama. The business also maintains 112 pharmacies, 106 fuel stations, and a 1.65 million square foot warehouse and distribution complex in North Carolina.

Summary of the business section of Ingles Markets's latest annual report, written by StockData.

Company profile

Company

Legal name
INGLES MARKETS INC
Founded
1965
Headquarters
Asheville, NC
Address
Po Box 6676 28816
Phone
(828) 669-2941
Employees
25,551, Sep 27, 2025
Industry
Retail-Grocery Stores
Incorporated in
North Carolina
Fiscal year ends
September 26
Auditor
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina

Stock & identifiers

Ticker
IMKTA
Exchange
Nasdaq
IPO date
Sep 22, 1987
Shares outstanding
19M, Aug 4, 2026
Public float
$938.10M, Mar 29, 2025
Filer category
Large accelerated filer
SEC CIK
50493
CUSIP
457030104
ISIN
US4570301048
LEI
549300XH5RYBMYP8TF26
EIN
56-0846267

Executives and directors

Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years

NamePositionShares owned
Kevin Jerry HefnerDirector–
Rory A. HeldDirector430,178
Dwight L. JacobsDirector500
Larry Keith CollinsDirector899

CEO pay and shareholder return

Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement

Fiscal yearCEO total payCEO pay actually paidOther executives (avg)Value of $100 investedPeer group
FY2024
James W. Lanning
$3.13M$3.13M$2.87M$212$168
FY2023
James W. Lanning
$3.29M$3.29M$3.05M$213$131
FY2022
James W. Lanning
$2.51M$2.51M$1.75M$229$117
FY2021
James W. Lanning
$2.12M$2.12M$1.58M$182$118

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Employees

Headcount reported in annual reports

“At September 27, 2025, the Company had approximately 25,551 associates, of which 92% were supermarket personnel.”

Corporate history

Events identified from SEC filings