Ingles Markets Incorporated Class A Common StockIMKTA
ConsumerStaples · Grocery Stores
Scored 2026-07-08 · updates weekly
What’s driving the score
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The bottom line
As of 2026-07-08, Ingles Markets Incorporated Class A Common Stock (IMKTA) scores 81.2 out of 100 on the Dividend Safety Checker scale, which rates its dividend Very Safe. Stocks with this rating almost never cut: none did from 2020 through 2025 in our testing, and only about 1 in 375 across the full 18 years.
The strongest parts of the picture are cash flow payout, free cash flow payout, earnings payout. The main things holding the score back are profit steadiness (scoring 56 out of 100) and interest coverage (85 out of 100). How steady quarterly profits have been over the past 3 years. Wobbly profits make payouts fragile.
Ingles Markets Incorporated Class A Common Stock currently yields 0.9%, has gone at least 20 years without cutting its dividend, pays out 8% of its free cash flow as dividends. The score updates weekly as new filings and prices come in.
Common questions
Is Ingles Markets Incorporated Class A Common Stock's dividend safe?
As of 2026-07-08, Ingles Markets Incorporated Class A Common Stock (IMKTA) scores 81.2 out of 100 on the Dividend Safety Checker scale, which rates its dividend Very Safe. Stocks with this rating almost never cut: none did from 2020 through 2025 in our testing, and only about 1 in 375 across the full 18 years.
How likely is IMKTA to cut its dividend in the next 12 months?
Ingles Markets Incorporated Class A Common Stock is rated Very Safe (score 81.2 of 100). Stocks with this rating almost never cut: none did from 2020 through 2025 in our testing, and only about 1 in 375 across the full 18 years. The rating comes from a formula tested against every US dividend cut from 2008 to 2025.
When did Ingles Markets Incorporated Class A Common Stock last cut its dividend?
Ingles Markets Incorporated Class A Common Stock has not cut its dividend in at least 20 years, as far back as our payment records reach.
What is Ingles Markets Incorporated Class A Common Stock's dividend yield?
As of 2026-07-08, Ingles Markets Incorporated Class A Common Stock yields 0.9% based on its trailing 12 months of regular dividend payments.
How is this dividend safety score calculated?
The score combines 12 measurable factors: payout ratios, debt, profit steadiness, yield versus the stock's own history, and the company's cut record. Each factor is graded against 18 years of real dividend-cut history. The full method is public at dividendsafetychecker.com/methodology.
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