Ingredion Incorporated Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
WESTCHESTER, Ill., May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR), a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to the food and beverage manufacturing industry, today reported its first quarter 2026 results.
“While we expected a challenging first quarter after last year’s strong first quarter, results were weaker than anticipated in Food & Industrial Ingredients—U.S./CAN due to operational challenges at our Argo facility,” said Jim Zallie, chairman, president and CEO of Ingredion. “At the same time, performance in our Texture & Healthful Solutions and Food & Industrial Ingredients—LATAM segments were in line with our expectations despite an increasingly uncertain macroeconomic environment.”
“Texture & Healthful Solutions delivered an eighth consecutive quarter of broad-based net sales volume growth, driven by continued strong customer demand for our solutions portfolio, including clean label ingredients.”
“Food & Industrial Ingredients—LATAM delivered as expected, reflecting disciplined execution across the region, while absorbing the year-over-year impact of Mexican foreign exchange headwinds.”
* Reported results are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles “GAAP.” Adjusted financial measures are non-GAAP financial measures. See “II. Non-GAAP Information” in the Supplemental Financial Information that follows the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.
“In our Food & Industrial Ingredients—U.S./CAN business, while we anticipated softer customer demand, a longer-than-expected recovery at our Argo facility negatively impacted results during the quarter. We remain focused on strengthening operational reliability, and we expect performance to improve sequentially throughout the second quarter; we are targeting a return to normal operations in the second half of the year."
“Excluding the impact of Argo, we are pleased with the performance and resilience of the other parts of our business, especially our Texture & Healthful Solutions segment, which continues to find opportunities for growth. Our focus going forward remains on servicing our customers, delivering innovative solutions, and driving long-term value creation for our shareholders.”
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All Other*
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* All Other consists of the businesses of multiple operating segments that are not individually or collectively classified as reportable segments. Net sales from All Other are generated primarily by sweetener and starch sales by our Pakistan business, sales of stevia and other ingredients from our PureCircle and Other Sugar Reduction businesses, and pea protein ingredients from our Protein Fortification business.
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Dividends and Share Repurchases
In the first quarter, the Company paid $52 million in dividends to shareholders. On March 18, 2026, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.82 per share that was paid on April 21, 2026. During the quarter, the Company repurchased $14 million of common stock.
Updated Full-Year 2026 Outlook
The Company now expects its full-year 2026 reported EPS to be in the range of $9.60 to $10.30 and adjusted EPS to be in the range of $10.45 to $11.15.
This guidance reflects tariff levels in effect as of the end of April 2026. In addition, this guidance excludes any acquisition-related integration and restructuring costs, as well as any potential impairment costs.
The Company now expects full-year 2026 net sales to be flat to up low single-digits, reflecting volume growth, partially offset by lower price mix.
Reported operating income is now expected to be down high single-digits, with adjusted operating income now expected to be flat to down low single-digits for full-year 2026.
The 2026 full-year outlook further assumes the following: Texture & Healthful Solutions operating income is now expected to be up low single-digits, driven by sales volume growth, partially offset by expected higher input cost inflation; Food & Industrial Ingredients—LATAM operating income is now expected to be down low single-digits reflecting the continued strength of the Mexican peso; Food & Industrial Ingredients—U.S./CAN operating income is now expected to be down low double-digits driven by Argo’s operational headwinds in the first quarter; and All Other operating income is still anticipated to improve by $5 to $10 million from the prior year.
Corporate costs for full-year 2026 are now expected to be flat.
For full-year 2026, the Company now expects a reported effective tax rate of 26.3% to 27.8%, and an adjusted effective tax rate of 26.0% to 27.5%.
Cash from operations for full-year 2026 is expected to now be in the range of $725 million to $825 million, reflecting our updated outlook. Capital expenditures for the full year are expected to be approximately $400 to $440 million.
Second Quarter 2026 Outlook
For the second quarter of 2026, compared to the same quarter last year, the Company expects net sales to be flat to up low single-digits. Reported operating income is expected to be down high double-digits and adjusted operating income is expected to be down high single-digits, which reflect the challenging comparison to the prior year’s strong results.
Conference Call and Webcast Details
Ingredion will host a conference call on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 8 a.m. CT/ 9 a.m. ET, hosted by Jim Zallie, chairman, president and chief executive officer and Jason Payant, vice president and interim chief financial officer. The call will be webcast in real time and can be accessed at https://ir.ingredionincorporated.com/events-and-presentations. A presentation containing additional financial and operating information will be accessible through the Company’s website and available to download a few hours before the start of the call. A replay will be available for a limited time at https://ir.ingredionincorporated.com/financial-information/quarterly-results.
About Ingredion
Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR), headquartered in the suburbs of Chicago, is a leading global ingredient solutions provider serving customers in more than 120 countries. With 2025 annual net sales of approximately $7.2 billion, the Company turns grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant-based materials into value-added ingredient solutions for the food, beverage, animal nutrition, brewing and industrial markets. With Ingredion Idea Labs ® innovation centers located around the world and more than 11,000 employees, the Company co-creates with customers and fulfills its purpose of bringing the potential of people, nature and technology together to make life better. Visit ingredion.com for more information and the latest Company news.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains or may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Ingredion Incorporated intends these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for such statements.
Forward-looking statements include, among others, any statements regarding our expectations for second quarter 2026 net sales and reported and adjusted operating income, full-year 2026 reported and adjusted earnings per share, net sales, reported and adjusted operating income, segment operating income, corporate costs, reported and adjusted effective tax rates, cash from operations, and capital expenditures, and any other statements regarding our prospects and our future operations, financial condition, volumes, cash flows, expenses or other financial items, including management’s plans or strategies and objectives for any of the foregoing and any assumptions, expectations, or beliefs underlying any of the foregoing.
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These statements are based on current circumstances or expectations, but are subject to certain inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and beyond our control. Although we believe our expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, investors are cautioned that no assurance can be given that our expectations will prove correct.
Actual results and developments may differ materially from the expectations expressed in or implied by these statements, based on various risks and uncertainties, including changes in consumer practices, preferences, price sensitivity, behaviors, demand and perceptions; the impact of geopolitical developments, tensions, threats or conflicts on the availability and prices of raw materials and energy supplies; supply chains and foreign exchange and interest rates; the impact of global business and economic conditions on demand for our products or our access to global credit and equity markets; our reliance on certain industries for a significant portion of our sales; operating difficulties at our manufacturing facilities and liabilities relating to product safety and quality; our ability to keep pace with technological developments in research and development and continue to offer innovative products; competitive pressures that may adversely affect our market share, revenue and profitability; market volatility that may adversely affect our ability to pass through potential increases in the cost of corn and other raw materials to customers, to purchase quantities of corn and other raw materials at prices sufficient to sustain or increase our profitability, or to supply product quantities and meet shipment delivery requirements that our customers demand; the impact on inputs to our procurement, production processes and delivery channels, such as raw material, energy, and freight and logistics, of price fluctuations, supply chain interruptions, tariffs, duties, and shortages; our ability to contain costs, manage working capital, and achieve budgets, including completion of planned maintenance and investment projects on time and on budget; global climate change and legal, regulatory, or market measures to address climate change; our ability to identify and complete acquisitions, divestitures, or strategic alliances on favorable terms or achieve anticipated synergies; the economic, political and other risks inherent in conducting operations in foreign countries and with foreign currencies; our ability to maintain satisfactory labor relations; our ability to attract, develop, retain, motivate and maintain good relationships with our workforce, including key personnel; the impact of legal and regulatory proceedings; the risks associated with pandemics; the impact of any impairment charges on intangible assets and goodwill; global and regional economic policies and changes to existing laws and regulations; changes in our tax rates or exposure to additional income tax liabilities; increases in interest rates that could increase our borrowing costs; risks affecting our ability to raise funds at reasonable rates and other factors affecting our access to sufficient funds for future growth and expansion; risks relating to the use of artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, and our reliance on third-party technology providers; interruptions, security incidents, or failures with respect to information technology systems, processes, and sites; risks affecting the continuation of our dividend policy; and our ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting.
Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the statement as a result of new information or future events or developments or otherwise. If we do update or correct one or more of these statements, investors and others should not conclude that we will make additional updates or corrections. For a further description of these and other risks, see “Risk Factors” and other information included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and in our subsequent reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
II. Non-GAAP Information
To supplement the consolidated financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), non-GAAP historical financial measures are used, which exclude certain GAAP items such as restructuring costs, impairment charges, Mexico tax item, and other specified items. The term “adjusted” is generally used when referring to these non-GAAP financial measures.
Management uses non-GAAP financial measures internally for strategic decision making, forecasting future results and evaluating current performance. By disclosing non-GAAP financial measures, management intends to provide investors with a more meaningful, consistent comparison of the Company’s operating results and trends for the periods presented. These non-GAAP financial measures are used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP and reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of the Company’s operations that, when viewed with its GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting its business. Expected financial measures may not reflect certain future charges, costs and/or gains that are inherently difficult to predict and estimate due to their unknown timing, effect and/or significance. Non-GAAP adjustments are generally made to adjusted financial measures, which increases management’s confidence in its ability to forecast adjusted financial measures than in its ability to forecast GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP measures, including non-GAAP expected measures, should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP; therefore, the Company’s non-GAAP information is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. A reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable GAAP measure is provided in the tables below.
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