---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-015353"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IMKTA"
cik: "0000050493"
company_name: "INGLES MARKETS INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:12:31.373308+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ingles Q2 net income up 61% to $24.3M; diluted EPS $1.28 vs $0.80

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $1.31B, down 1.8% YoY; gross margin improved to 24.9% from 23.4%.
- Net income $24.3M vs $15.1M; diluted EPS $1.28 vs $0.80.
- First-half net sales $2.68B (+2.4%); net income $52.4M vs $31.7M; diluted EPS $2.76.
- Total debt reduced to $503.8M from $521.6M; interest expense down to $4.5M for Q2.
- Capital expenditures $53.0M in H1, down from $62.0M in prior-year period.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-015353
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IMKTA
- cik: 0000050493
- company_name: INGLES MARKETS INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50493/000143774926015353/0001437749-26-015353-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50493/000143774926015353/imkta20260506_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-015353
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-015353.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-015353.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 3101e8c255c80663d02b27e26ec4220f1c0f962d
  claim: INGLES MARKETS INC reported the six months ended March 28, 2026 results: revenue $2.68 billion, net income $52.4 million, EPS $2.76.
  evidence_excerpt: First half fiscal 2026 net sales totaled $2.68 billion, an increase of 2.4% compared with $2.62 billion for the first half of fiscal 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50493/000143774926015353/0001437749-26-015353-index.htm
- claim_id: 8ee3fef48fde14902135719f49a6ecd630683ec4
  claim: INGLES MARKETS INC reported the three months ended March 28, 2026 results: revenue $1.31 billion, net income $24.3 million, EPS $1.28.
  evidence_excerpt: Net sales totaled $1.31 billion for the quarter ended March 28, 2026, a decrease of 1.8% compared with $1.33 billion for the quarter ended March 29, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50493/000143774926015353/0001437749-26-015353-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.