GO vs IMKTA
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. and Ingles Markets Inc., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GO | IMKTA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.7B | $5.3B |
| Net income | $-224.9M | $83.6M |
| Gross margin | 30.3% | 23.9% |
| Net margin | −4.8% | 1.6% |
| Return on equity | −20.6% | 5.3% |
| Diluted EPS | −$2.30 | · |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | −0.0% | 14.7% |
| Free cash flow | $23.8M | $39.6M |
| Equity | $983.7M | $1.6B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.43× | 0.09× |
| Current ratio | 1.37× | 3.22× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.4% | 3.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | −14.1% |
GO and IMKTA book revenue within 15% of each other, and GO closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | GO | IMKTA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.7B | $5.3B |
| FY2024 | $4.4B | $5.6B |
| FY2023 | $4.0B | $5.9B |
| FY2022 | $3.6B | $5.7B |
| FY2021 | $3.1B | $5.0B |
| FY2020 | $3.1B | $4.6B |
| FY2019 | $2.6B | $4.2B |
| FY2018 | $2.3B | $4.1B |
| FY2017 | $2.1B | $4.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GO | IMKTA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-224.9M | $83.6M |
| FY2024 | $39.5M | $105.5M |
| FY2023 | $79.4M | $210.8M |
| FY2022 | $65.1M | $272.8M |
| FY2021 | $62.3M | $249.7M |
| FY2020 | $106.7M | $178.6M |
| FY2019 | $15.4M | $81.6M |
| FY2018 | $15.9M | $97.4M |
| FY2017 | $20.6M | $53.9M |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$645,273,609 | IMKTA |
| FY2024 | −$1,268,108,434 | IMKTA |
| FY2023 | −$1,923,328,732 | IMKTA |
| FY2022 | −$2,100,734,032 | IMKTA |
| FY2021 | −$1,908,337,603 | IMKTA |
| FY2020 | −$1,475,969,025 | IMKTA |
| FY2019 | −$1,642,416,610 | IMKTA |
| FY2018 | −$1,805,144,877 | IMKTA |
| FY2017 | −$1,927,234,727 | IMKTA |
IMKTA has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 9 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −6.4 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2024 | −1.0 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2023 | −1.6 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2022 | −3.0 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2021 | −3.0 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2020 | −0.5 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2019 | −1.3 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2018 | −1.7 pp | IMKTA |
| FY2017 | −0.4 pp | IMKTA |
IMKTA has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 9 fiscal years.
9 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GO's net margin has been more volatile than IMKTA's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 2.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.3.
9 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
IMKTA led in net margin in every one of the 9 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
9 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GO's return on equity has been more volatile than IMKTA's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 8.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.5.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
IMKTA led in return on equity in every one of the 9 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.