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Ingredion (MX:INGR)
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EarningsQ2 2026 Earnings Report

Ingredion (INGR) Q2 2026 Earnings Report

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MX:INGR Q2 2026 EPS Results

Actual EPS$51.21
Consensus EPS$49.29
Beat/MissBeat by +$1.93
One Year Ago EPS$52.12

MX:INGR Q2 2026 Revenue Results

Actual Revenue$33.60B
Expected Revenue$33.31B
Beat/MissBeat by +$292.83M
YoY Revenue Growth+0.93%

Earnings Announcement Details

QuarterQ2 2026
Date08/04/2026
TimeBefore Open
Conference CallTuesday, August 4, 2026
MX:INGR Upcoming Earnings
Ingredion's next earnings date is estimated for November 10, 2026, based on past reporting schedules.

Q2 2026 Earnings Call Audio

MX:INGR Q2 2026 Earnings Call
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Q2 2026 Earnings Slide Deck

Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary

Q2 2026
Earnings Call Date:Aug 04, 2026|
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Neutral
Balanced call: clear, continuing strength and momentum in Texture & Healthful Solutions, meaningful strategic progress on the Tate & Lyle acquisition, successful launches and partnerships, and improving operations at Argo provide important positives. Offsetting these are significant operational headwinds (Argo disruptions), notable input-cost pressure (tapioca +40% YTD), Mexico transactional FX impacts, and year-to-date declines in operating income. Management reaffirmed full-year EPS guidance and outlined plans to normalize Argo and capture synergies from M&A, but near-term profitability pressure remains.
Company Guidance
Ingredion reaffirmed full-year 2026 guidance with adjusted EPS of $10.30–$10.90 (assuming diluted shares of 63–64 million and completion of $100 million of share repurchases), net sales expected flat to up low single digits, and adjusted operating income down mid-single digits (amended to reflect the sale of the majority stake in Pakistan). Full-year cash from operations is now forecast at $700–$800 million and capital expenditures $450–$490 million (including additional Argo spend); Q3 is expected to see net sales up low single digits and adjusted operating income down mid-single digits with higher sequential corporate costs. By segment, Texture & Healthful Solutions is expected to deliver net sales up mid-single digits and operating income up mid‑ to high‑single digits (T&HS Q2 net sales +5%, volumes +7%), Food & Industrial Ingredients LATAM net sales up low single digits with operating income down low single digits, Food & Industrial Ingredients U.S./Canada net sales down low single digits with operating income down 20%–25%, and All Other net sales down 20%–25% with an operating loss of about $15 million. For context, Q2 reported net sales were $1.85 billion (+1%), adjusted operating income $258 million (‑5% YoY), year‑to‑date net sales ≈ $3.6 billion (flat), and YTD adjusted operating income $470 million (‑14%); the company also noted transaction metrics for the pending Tate & Lyle deal of $2.7 billion of revenue addition, $130 million run‑rate synergies by 2030, >15% adjusted EPS accretion in the first full year post‑close and a path to <2.5x net leverage within 18 months. Guidance assumes current tariff levels as of end‑July 2026 and excludes acquisition integration/restructuring and potential impairments.
Quarterly Net Sales and Top-Line Stability
Q2 net sales of $1.85 billion, up 1% year-over-year; year-to-date net sales approximately $3.6 billion, flat versus prior year. Q3 net sales expected to be up low single digits; full-year net sales guidance reaffirmed as flat to up low single digits.
Texture & Healthful Solutions (T&HS) Outperformance
T&HS net sales up 5% in Q2 with volume growth of 7% (ninth consecutive quarter of volume growth). T&HS operating income up 5% and delivered the second-highest quarterly operating income in segment history. Full-year T&HS net sales expected up mid-single digits and operating income up mid- to high-single digits.
Operational Recovery at Argo
Argo reliability and production improved sequentially during Q2; plant operating at normal production rates across major units at end of June. Margins at the facility experienced significant quarter-over-quarter improvement (management noted ~400 bps improvement) and management expects normalized run rates and margins by year-end.
Strategic M&A Progress — Tate & Lyle
Tate & Lyle shareholders approved the recommended all-cash offer. Transaction expected to add $2.7 billion of revenue, deliver ~$130 million of expected run-rate synergies by 2030, and produce greater than 15% adjusted EPS accretion in the first full calendar year post-acquisition, with a path to under 2.5x net leverage within 18 months of closing.
Innovation and Portfolio Expansion
Launched Ask Ingredion (AI formulation platform); acquired Benicaros (clinically supported immune-health prebiotic); announced strategic partnership with Sanstar to expand pharmaceutical excipient capabilities in India. All Other net sales increased 8% driven by >40% net sales growth in protein fortification (higher-value isolates/specialty proteins).
Capital Allocation and Financial Discipline
Year-to-date cash from operations $123 million (reflecting planned ~$231 million working capital investment); net CapEx $210 million to support reliability and strategic priorities; returned $105 million in dividends and repurchased $14 million of shares YTD; reaffirmed $100 million share repurchase plan for 2026. Full-year cash from operations now expected $700M–$800M and CapEx $450M–$490M.

MX:INGR Earnings History

Report Date
Fiscal Quarter
Forecast / EPS
Last Year's EPS
EPS YoY Change
Press Release
Nov 10, 2026
2026 (Q3)
47.84 / -
49.944―
2026 (Q2)
49.29 / 51.21
52.123-1.74% (-0.91)
2026 (Q1)
45.09 / 42.50
53.939-21.21% (-11.44)
2025 (Q4)
47.27 / 45.95
47.764-3.80% (-1.82)
2025 (Q3)
52.38 / 49.94
55.392-9.84% (-5.45)
2025 (Q2)
50.94 / 52.12
52.1230.00% (0.00)
2025 (Q1)
43.82 / 53.94
37.77642.79% (+16.16)
2024 (Q4)
46.57 / 47.76
35.77833.50% (+11.99)
2024 (Q3)
47.17 / 55.39
42.31630.90% (+13.08)
2024 (Q2)
45.39 / 52.12
42.13423.71% (+9.99)
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