Ingredion Incorporated (INGR)

Gross profit margin

Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Gross profit (ttm) US$ in thousands 1,927,000 1,878,000 1,820,000 1,754,000 1,749,000 1,700,000 1,653,000 1,602,000 1,494,000 1,433,000 1,382,000 1,359,000 1,331,000 1,393,000 1,396,000 1,300,000 1,272,000 1,243,000 1,261,000 1,319,000
Revenue (ttm) US$ in thousands 7,430,000 7,551,000 7,714,000 7,905,000 8,160,000 8,226,000 8,216,000 8,191,000 7,946,000 7,714,000 7,454,000 7,172,000 6,894,000 6,732,000 6,471,000 6,058,000 5,987,000 5,943,000 6,015,000 6,216,000
Gross profit margin 25.94% 24.87% 23.59% 22.19% 21.43% 20.67% 20.12% 19.56% 18.80% 18.58% 18.54% 18.95% 19.31% 20.69% 21.57% 21.46% 21.25% 20.92% 20.96% 21.22%

December 31, 2024 calculation

Gross profit margin = Gross profit (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $1,927,000K ÷ $7,430,000K
= 25.94%

The gross profit margin of Ingredion Incorporated has shown fluctuations over the analyzed period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The margin started at 21.22% in March 2020 and slightly decreased to 20.96% in June 2020, followed by a further decrease to 20.92% in September 2020. However, there was a slight improvement to 21.25% by December 2020.

The trend continued to improve slightly into the first quarter of 2021, reaching 21.46%, and then increasing to 21.57% in June 2021. However, from September 2021 to December 2021, there was a notable decline in the gross profit margin, dropping from 20.69% to 19.31%.

The margin continued to decrease into the first half of 2022, reaching 18.95% by March and further declining to 18.54% in June. This downward trend reversed in the third quarter of 2022, with a slight increase to 18.58%, followed by a more significant improvement to 18.80% by December 2022.

From March 2023 onwards, there was a consistent upward trend in the gross profit margin, reaching 22.19% by March 2024 and further increasing to 25.94% by December 2024. This upward trajectory indicates an improvement in the company's ability to generate profits from its core operations, potentially driven by increased efficiency, cost management, or pricing strategies.


Peer comparison

Dec 31, 2024

Company name
Symbol
Gross profit margin
Ingredion Incorporated
INGR
25.94%
General Mills Inc
GIS
35.37%
Kellanova
K
35.65%
Post Holdings Inc
POST
29.09%
WK Kellogg Co
KLG
3.88%