---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-026048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IMKTA"
cik: "0000050493"
company_name: "INGLES MARKETS INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-06T11:35:10+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-06T11:40:28.202024+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ingles Markets Q3 net income $25.9M ($1.39 Class A EPS); YTD net income up 35%

## Summary
- Q3 net sales $1.37B, up 1.5% YoY from $1.35B; gross margin flat at 24.3%.
- Q3 net income $25.9M vs $26.2M YoY; Class A diluted EPS $1.36 vs $1.38.
- Nine-month net income $78.3M, up 35% from $57.9M; gross margin improved to 24.5% from 23.7%.
- Total debt $500.5M, down from $518.0M a year ago; no borrowings on $150M credit line.
- FY 2026 capex guidance $120M-$130M; YTD capex $76.4M vs $91.4M prior year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-026048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IMKTA
- cik: 0000050493
- company_name: INGLES MARKETS INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-06T11:35:10+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50493/000143774926026048/0001437749-26-026048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50493/000143774926026048/imkta20260805_8k.htm

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