Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 31.04 as of 2026-10-06T19:17:10.214Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-10-06T12:42:22.187Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-10-06T19:17:10.214Z.
Quote observation: 2026-10-06T19:14:41.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: f9bf107cf091247f00384f5162505cf0acc9403bb3e34ae66bc47d90ade42f7e
Forward PE Ratio (31.04) = Dated Quote Price ($85.35) / Consensus Forward EPS ($2.75)
FORWARD PE RATIO
31.04
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
14.80
median of 86 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+109.66%
vs the sector median at left
Ingles Markets, Incorporated
Market Cap
$1.62B
Forward PE Ratio
31.04
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) | $1.62B | 31.04 |
| J&J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF)vs › | $1.49B | 18.39 |
| Strategic Education, Inc. (STRA)vs › | $1.80B | 10.97 |
| Afya Limited (AFYA)vs › | $1.26B | N/A |
| Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO)vs › | $1.99B | 10.81 |
| Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO)vs › | $1.22B | 7.28 |
| Seneca Foods Corporation (SENEB)vs › | $1.22B | 12.63 |
| Air Global PLC Ordinary Shares (AIIR)vs › | $1.21B | 13.96 |
| Seneca Foods Corporation (SENEA)vs › | $1.16B | 12.28 |
| Mission Produce, Inc. (AVO)vs › | $1.13B | N/A |
Trailing P/E
15.6
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
31.0
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2027-09-27
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $2.75 implies -49.7% EPS decline vs the reported trailing $5.47.
At the dated quote price of $85.35, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-09-27 | $2.75 | $2.75 – $2.75 | 1 | 31.0x |
| 2028-09-27 | $3.90 | $3.90 – $3.90 | 1 | 21.9x |
| 2029-09-27 | $4.30 | $4.30 – $4.30 | 1 | 19.8x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
