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IMKTA vs WMK

Ingles Markets Inc. and Weis Markets Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

IMKTA vs WMK, at a glance
Metric IMKTA WMK
Revenue$5.3B$5.0B
Net income$83.6M$93.7M
Gross margin23.9%25.0%
Net margin1.6%1.9%
Return on equity5.3%6.7%
Diluted EPS·$3.65
Dividend / share·$1.36
Payout ratio14.7%37.5%
Free cash flow$39.6M$4.8M
Equity$1.6B$1.4B
Net debt / equity0.09×·
Current ratio3.22×1.93×
Revenue CAGR 5y3.0%3.8%
Profit CAGR 5y−14.1%−4.7%

IMKTA and WMK book revenue within 15% of each other, and WMK keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (1.9% against 1.6%).

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.

Revenue by year

10 years side by side

IMKTA vs WMK, revenue by year
Fiscal year IMKTA WMK
FY2025$5.3B$5.0B
FY2024$5.6B$4.8B
FY2023$5.9B$4.7B
FY2022$5.7B$4.7B
FY2021$5.0B$4.2B
FY2020$4.6B$4.1B
FY2019$4.2B$3.5B
FY2018$4.1B$3.5B
FY2017$4.0B$3.5B
FY2016$3.8B$3.1B
Net income by year

Bottom line

IMKTA vs WMK, net income by year
Fiscal year IMKTA WMK
FY2025$83.6M$93.7M
FY2024$105.5M$106.0M
FY2023$210.8M$100.9M
FY2022$272.8M$119.7M
FY2021$249.7M$108.8M
FY2020$178.6M$118.9M
FY2019$81.6M$68.0M
FY2018$97.4M$62.7M
FY2017$53.9M$98.4M
FY2016$54.2M$87.2M
Revenue gap over time

17 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025+$376,323,609IMKTA
FY2024+$847,879,434IMKTA
FY2023+$1,178,208,732IMKTA
FY2022+$964,849,032IMKTA
FY2021+$763,502,603IMKTA
FY2020+$498,008,025IMKTA
FY2019+$658,734,610IMKTA
FY2018+$583,534,877IMKTA
FY2017+$535,892,727IMKTA
FY2016+$658,257,406IMKTA
FY2015+$901,895,782IMKTA
FY2014+$1,059,302,953IMKTA
FY2013+$1,045,952,461IMKTA
FY2012+$1,016,909,651IMKTA
FY2011+$816,519,094IMKTA
FY2010+$769,673,840IMKTA
FY2009+$734,758,154IMKTA

IMKTA has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.

17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin gap over time

16 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025−0.3 ppWMK
FY2024−0.3 ppWMK
FY2023+1.4 ppIMKTA
FY2022+2.3 ppIMKTA
FY2021+2.4 ppIMKTA
FY2020+1.0 ppIMKTA
FY2019+0.0 ppIMKTA
FY2018+0.6 ppIMKTA
FY2017−1.5 ppWMK
FY2016−1.4 ppWMK
FY2015−0.5 ppWMK
FY2014−0.6 ppWMK
FY2013−2.2 ppWMK
FY2012−1.9 ppWMK
FY2011−1.7 ppWMK
FY2009−1.6 ppWMK

The higher net margin has changed hands between IMKTA and WMK over this period.

16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

IMKTA's net margin has been more volatile than WMK's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 1.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.4.

16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

The lead in net margin changed hands between IMKTA and WMK over these 16 fiscal years — IMKTA led in 6 and WMK in 10.

16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

IMKTA's return on equity has been more volatile than WMK's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 6.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.6.

17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

The lead in return on equity changed hands between IMKTA and WMK over these 17 fiscal years — IMKTA led in 10 and WMK in 7.

17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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