Three consecutive quarters of missed earnings estimates against declining revenues and a confirmed price downtrend make this a value opportunity that demands patience—the attractive forward multiple near 8.7 times and analyst consensus implying 21% upside provide a potential margin of safety, but recent execution and technical headwinds suggest the discount may persist before recovering.
Thesis pillars
- Confirmed Price Downtrend↓Deteriorating
- Consecutive Earnings Misses→Stable
- Valuation Margin Of Safety→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 17, 2026
Ingredion Incorporated (INGR) Stock Analysis
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Sell if holding. Momentum 2.9/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $94.25 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3); Earnings in 6 days (event risk).
Ingredion transforms grains, fruits, vegetables, and plant-based materials into starches, sweeteners, and specialty ingredients for food, beverage, brewing, and industrial customers across 60+ industries globally. The company operates through three segments with 41 manufacturing... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 2.9/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $94.25 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3); Earnings in 6 days (event risk). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and 8k serious 2.05,2.06 and earnings proximity 6d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
About Ingredion Incorporated
About Ingredion Incorporated
Starch products and sweetener products accounted for 50% and 34% of Ingredion's 2025 net sales, respectively, with 74% of total net sales derived from food, beverage, and brewing industries. The company converted corn, tapioca, potato, peas, rice, and other plant materials into ingredients at 41 active manufacturing facilities globally, employing 11,200 people as of December 31, 2025 across its three reportable segments.
Ingredion generates revenue through three business segments: Texture & Healthful Solutions (T&HS), which serves global customers with modified starches, clean-label texturizers, and hydrocolloids at 20 manufacturing facilities in the US, Canada, Asia-Pacific, and Europe; Food & Industrial Ingredients–LATAM (F&II–LATAM), operating nine facilities in Mexico and South America primarily serving local brewing, food, and industrial markets; and Food & Industrial Ingredients–U.S./Canada, with six facilities producing starches and sweeteners for North American food and industrial customers. Corn—the primary raw material—represents between 40% and 60% of finished product costs; the company enters corn futures and options contracts on firm-priced supply contracts to limit the impact of input cost volatility. Energy costs represented approximately 9% of finished product costs in 2025. T&HS faces competition from Archer-Daniels-Midland, Tate & Lyle, Cargill, and Roquette, while the LATAM and US/Canada segments compete primarily against ADM, Cargill, and Primient.
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Ingredion's input cost structure exposes margins to corn and energy price cycles that may adversely affect profitability when input price increases cannot be passed through to customers on firm-priced contracts. In May 2026, the company disclosed via Form 8-K a plan to cease operations at its Cabo, Brazil manufacturing facility as of June 30, 2026, expecting approximately $43 million in non-recurring pre-tax charges—reflecting ongoing portfolio rationalization in the F&II–LATAM segment.
See also: Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
From Ingredion Incorporated's most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 10, 2026.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Ingredion Incorporated
Latest news
- NEWS Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) Draws Attention After Fresh Market Update - Kalkine Media — Kalkine Media neutral
- NEWS Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) Draws Attention After Fresh Market Update - kalkinemedia.com — kalkinemedia.com positive
- NEWS INGR|Ingredion Inc|Price:100.370|Chg%:-1.370 - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS Ingredion Inc (INGR) Earnings Forecast: Future EPS & Revenue Growth Estimates - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS INGR|Ingredion Inc|Price:100.370|Chg%:-1.370 - tradingkey.com — tradingkey.com negative
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMProductstarch products50%10-K Item 1: 'Our starch products represented 50 percent, 49 percent and 47 percent of our net sales in 2025, 2024 and 2023'
- MEDIUMProductsweetener products34%10-K Item 1: 'Our sweetener products represented 34 percent, 35 percent and 34 percent of our net sales in 2025, 2024 and 2023'
- MEDIUMCommoditycorn10-K Item 1: 'Corn (primarily yellow dent) is the primary basic raw material we use to produce starches and sweeteners'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-05Item 2.05MEDIUMIngredion committed to cease operations at its Cabo, Brazil manufacturing facility as of June 30, 2026. Expects ~$43M in pre-tax non-recurring charges ($36M asset/inventory impairment, $7M cash charges). Facility expected to be sold; no contract of sale as of filing date.SEC filing →
- 2026-05-05Item 2.06MEDIUMMaterial impairment relating to Cabo, Brazil facility closure; details incorporated from Item 2.05. Fixed asset and inventory write-downs of ~$36M expected primarily in Q2 2026, with remaining charges through Q1 2027.SEC filing →
- 2026-03-25Item 5.02MEDIUMJason Payant (age 55) elected Interim CFO effective April 1, 2026, succeeding James D. Gray (resigned March 31, 2026). Payant has been with Ingredion since 2012 and continues as VP Finance, Global T&HS during interim role. Clean handoff.SEC filing →
- 2026-03-23Item 5.02LOWGregory B. Kenny retired from Board effective March 23, 2026 (director since 2005); no disagreement cited. Siobhán Talbot (former Glanbia CEO) elected as independent director with term beginning April 1, 2026.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 2.9/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $94.25 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3); Earnings in 6 days (event risk). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $90.69. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $103.97 (+10.3% upside). Prior stop was $90.69. Stop-loss: $90.69.
V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3); Earnings in 6 days (event risk); Consecutive earnings misses (3).
Ingredion Incorporated trades at a P/E of 10.2 (forward 8.4). TrendMatrix value score: 8.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
14 analysts cover INGR with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $120.
What does Ingredion Incorporated do?Ingredion transforms grains, fruits, vegetables, and plant-based materials into starches, sweeteners, and specialty...
Ingredion transforms grains, fruits, vegetables, and plant-based materials into starches, sweeteners, and specialty ingredients for food, beverage, brewing, and industrial customers across 60+ industries globally. The company operates through three segments with 41 manufacturing facilities and 11,200 employees; starch products represented 50% and sweeteners 34% of 2025 net sales.