IMKTA (Ingles Markets) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $6.24 (As of Jun. 2026)

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IMKTA Ingles Markets Inc IMKTA
68 GF Score
Price $86.96
GF Value $70.09
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Ingles Markets Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Ingles Markets IMKTA -1.68% 68 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $6.24 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates IMKTA with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of $70.09 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Ingles Markets's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $2.297. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $6.24 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Ingles Markets's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 16.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 19.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Ingles Markets was 62.60% per year. The lowest was -3.80% per year. And the median was 11.55% per year.

As of today (2026-08-15), Ingles Markets's current stock price is $86.96. Ingles Markets's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $6.24. Ingles Markets's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 13.94.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Ingles Markets was 328.64. The lowest was 11.34. And the median was 19.53.


Ingles Markets  (NAS:IMKTA) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Ingles Markets's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=86.96/6.24
=13.94

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Ingles Markets was 328.64. The lowest was 11.34. And the median was 19.53.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Ingles Markets Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Ingles Markets Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ingles Markets's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Ingles Markets Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Ingles Markets Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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Ingles Markets Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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IMKTA vs WMK, GO, NGVC: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Ingles Markets's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Ingles Markets Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ingles Markets's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ingles Markets's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Ingles Markets Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Ingles Markets's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=2.297/333.9520*333.9520
=2.297

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Ingles Markets Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201609 1.265 241.428 1.750
201612 -0.597 241.432 -0.826
201703 0.896 243.801 1.227
201706 0.521 244.955 0.710
201709 0.593 246.819 0.802
201712 -0.957 246.524 -1.296
201803 -0.080 249.554 -0.107
201806 0.399 251.989 0.529
201809 1.169 252.439 1.546
201812 -0.364 251.233 -0.484
201903 1.054 254.202 1.385
201906 0.360 256.143 0.469
201909 1.405 256.759 1.827
201912 -0.564 256.974 -0.733
202003 6.584 258.115 8.518
202006 1.557 257.797 2.017
202009 3.814 260.280 4.894
202012 1.162 260.474 1.490
202103 1.074 264.877 1.354
202106 3.197 271.696 3.930
202109 3.145 274.310 3.829
202112 3.872 278.802 4.638
202203 2.513 287.504 2.919
202206 3.530 296.311 3.978
202209 1.656 296.808 1.863
202212 -0.109 296.797 -0.123
202303 0.270 301.836 0.299
202306 1.938 305.109 2.121
202309 2.787 307.789 3.024
202312 -2.509 306.746 -2.732
202403 1.857 312.332 1.986
202406 3.086 314.175 3.280
202409 0.286 315.301 0.303
202412 -4.287 315.605 -4.536
202503 2.046 319.799 2.137
202506 2.389 322.561 2.473
202509 1.937 324.800 1.992
202512 0.108 324.054 0.111
202603 3.534 330.213 3.574
202606 2.297 333.952 2.297

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $6.24 mean?
Ingles Markets (IMKTA) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $6.24 as of Jun. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Ingles Markets and its competitors.
Is Ingles Markets' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Ingles Markets' current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $6.24. Overall, Ingles Markets has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ingles Markets' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to WMK and GO?
Ingles Markets' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $6.24 can be compared against companies in the Retail - Defensive industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Retail - Defensive company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Retail - Defensive industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Ingles Markets and its competitors. Ingles Markets's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $6.24. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ingles Markets stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ingles Markets (IMKTA) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $70.09, compared to a current price of $86.96 — trading 24.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $6.24. Ingles Markets' overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Ingles Markets (IMKTA), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $6.24 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ingles Markets stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $86.96 is trading 24.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $70.09. GuruFocus considers Ingles Markets to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for IMKTA:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $6.24
  • GF Value™: $70.09 vs. price of $86.96 (24.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the IMKTA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Ingles Markets Business Description

Other Exchanges IN3A:Germany
Address 2913 U.S. Highway 70 West, Black Mountain, NC, USA, 28711
Ingles Markets Inc is a U.S.-based company that is principally engaged in operating a supermarket chain. The company operates the business in the southeast United States, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, with a few stores in Virginia and Alabama as well. The company locates its stores majorly in suburban areas, small towns, and neighborhood areas. It offers a broad range of goods, including food products, pharmacies, health and beauty care products, and general merchandise. The retail business contributes the majority of the company's revenue. The company's real estate ownership of a material portion of total stores enables it to generate rental income.
68GF Score

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