Ingredion Inc

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Cost of sales. Cost of sales decreased 2 percent to $1,361 million for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $1,391 million for the third quarter of 2024. The decrease was due primarily to lower volumes and lower raw material and input costs. Gross profit margin decreased to 25 percent for the third quarter of 2025 from 26 percent for the third quarter of 2024 due to lower fixed cost absorption from lower volumes.

Current wording

Cost of sales. Cost of sales increased 3 percent to $1,391 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $1,347 million for the first quarter of 2025. The increase was due primarily to increased operating costs in the F&II–U.S./Canada business. Gross profit margin decreased to 22 percent for the first quarter of 2026 from 26 percent for the first quarter of 2025 due to lower fixed cost absorption from lower volumes.

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Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased 3 percent to $203 million for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $198 million for the third quarter of 2024. Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales were 11 percent for the third quarter of 2025 and 2024. The increase in operating expenses was primarily attributable to increased employee costs.

Current wording

Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased 4 percent to $200 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $193 million for the first quarter of 2025. Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales was 11 percent for both the first quarter of 2026 and 2025. The increase in operating expenses was primarily attributable to increased employee costs.

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Restructuring/impairment charges. Restructuring/impairment charges were $3 million for the third quarter of 2025 primarily related to restructuring costs, compared to $12 million for the third quarter of 2024, which was for an impairment charge related to property, plant and equipment associated with manufacturing operations in the United Kingdom.

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Restructuring/impairment charges. Restructuring/impairment charges were $11 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $7 million for the first quarter of 2025, and were primarily related to estimated legal entity restructuring costs in the current quarter.

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Net income attributable to Ingredion. Net income attributable to Ingredion for the third quarter of 2025 decreased to $171 million from $188 million for the third quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in operating income, partially offset by a lower effective tax rate.

Current wording

Net income attributable to Ingredion. Net income attributable to Ingredion for the first quarter of 2026 decreased to $142 million from $197 million for the first quarter of 2025. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in operating income, partially offset by a lower provision for income taxes.

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Net sales. T&HS net sales increased to $605 million for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $600 million for the third quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily due to higher volumes and favorable foreign exchange impacts, partially offset by unfavorable price mix.

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Net sales. T&HS net sales increased to $617 million for the first quarter of 2026 from $602 million for the first quarter of 2025. The increase was primarily due to higher volumes and favorable foreign exchange impacts, partially offset by unfavorable price mix.

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Adjusted operating income. T&HS adjusted operating income increased 9 percent to $105 million for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $96 million for the third quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily due to lower raw material costs and favorable volume impacts, partially offset by unfavorable price mix.

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Segment operating income. T&HS operating income increased 1 percent to $100 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $99 million for the first quarter of 2025. The increase was primarily due to foreign exchange impacts.

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Net sales. F&II–LATAM net sales decreased 6 percent to $1,754 million for year-to-date 2025 from $1,866 million for year-to-date 2024. The decrease was primarily due to lower volumes and unfavorable foreign exchange impacts, partially offset by favorable price mix.

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Net sales. F&II–LATAM net sales increased 1 percent to $579 million for the first quarter of 2026 from $573 million for the first quarter of 2025. The increase was primarily due to favorable foreign exchange impacts, partially offset by lower volumes and product mix.

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Net sales. F&II–U.S./Canada net sales decreased 7 percent to $507 million for the third quarter of 2025 from $548 million for the third quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily due to lower volumes from the beverage and food industry and unfavorable price mix.

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Net sales. F&II–U.S./Canada net sales decreased 9 percent to $475 million for the first quarter of 2026 from $520 million for the first quarter of 2025. The decrease was primarily due to lower volumes and unfavorable price mix partly offset by favorable foreign exchange impacts.

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Net sales. All Other net sales increased 17 percent to $119 million for the third quarter of 2025 from $102 million for the third quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily due to an increase from the Pakistan business.

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Net sales. All Other net sales increased 3 percent to $121 million for the first quarter of 2026 from $118 million for the first quarter of 2025. The increase was primarily due to improved price mix.

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Adjusted operating loss. All Other adjusted operating loss was $4 million for the third quarter of 2025 and 2024, reflecting improvements in the plant-based protein business, offset by lower profits from the Pakistan business.

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Segment operating income. All Other operating income was $3 million for the first quarter of 2026 and zero for the first quarter of 2025, reflecting improvements in the plant-based protein business.

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As of September 30, 2025, we had total available liquidity of $3.8 billion. Domestic liquidity of $1.4 billion consisted of $423 million in cash and cash equivalents and $1.0 billion available through our commercial paper program. The commercial paper program is backed by $1.0 billion of borrowing availability under a five-year revolving credit agreement.

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As of March 31, 2026, we had total available liquidity of $3.8 billion. Domestic liquidity of $1.5 billion consisted of $546 million in cash and cash equivalents and $1.0 billion available through our commercial paper program. The commercial paper program is backed by $1.0 billion of borrowing availability under a five-year revolving credit agreement.

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As of September 30, 2025, we had international liquidity of $2.4 billion, consisting of $492 million of cash and cash equivalents and $6 million of short-term investments held by our operations outside the U.S., as well as $1.9 billion of unused operating lines of credit in foreign countries where we operate. As the parent company, we guarantee certain obligations of our consolidated subsidiaries, which totaled $40 million as of September 30, 2025. We believe that our consolidated subsidiaries will be able to meet their financial obligations as they become due.

Current wording

As of March 31, 2026, we had international liquidity of $2.3 billion, consisting of $368 million of cash and cash equivalents and $4 million of short-term investments held by our operations outside the U.S., as well as $1.9 billion of unused operating lines of credit in foreign countries where we operate. As the parent company, we guarantee certain obligations of our consolidated subsidiaries, which totaled $39 million as of March 31, 2026. We believe that our consolidated subsidiaries will be able to meet their financial obligations as they become due.

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As of September 30, 2025, we had total debt outstanding of $1.8 billion. Of our outstanding debt, $1.7 billion consists of senior notes that do not require repayment until 2026 through 2050. The weighted average interest rate on our total indebtedness was approximately 4.0 percent for the third quarter of 2025 and 2024.

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As of March 31, 2026, we had total debt outstanding of $1.8 billion. Our outstanding debt consists primarily of senior notes under which repayment at maturity will occur in various years commencing in 2026 through 2050. We classify senior notes due in 2026 as long-term as we have the intent and ability to refinance the principal amount on a long-term basis. The weighted average interest rate on our total indebtedness was 4.1 percent for the first quarter of 2026 and 4.0 percent for the first quarter of 2025.

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We used $298 million of cash for capital expenditures and mechanical stores purchases to update, expand and improve our facilities year-to-date 2025 compared to $170 million of cash we applied year-to-date 2024 for the same purposes. Capital investment commitments for the full year of 2025 are anticipated to be between $400 million and $425 million. In addition, we received proceeds of $255 million in year-to-date 2024 and $12 million in year-to-date 2025 for the sale of our South Korea business, and we made $11 million of net investments in unconsolidated affiliates in year-to-date 2025.

Current wording

We used $110 million of cash for capital expenditures and mechanical stores purchases to update, expand and improve our facilities during the first quarter of 2026 compared to $92 million of cash we applied during the first quarter of 2025 for the same purposes. Capital investment commitments for the remainder of 2026 are anticipated to be between $400 million and $440 million.

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We used $340 million of cash for financing activities year-to-date 2025 compared to cash used for financing activities of $601 million year-to-date 2024. The difference primarily reflected the absence of commercial paper borrowings year-to-date 2025 compared to $327 million of net repayments of commercial paper year-to-date 2024. In addition, for year-to-date 2025, we repurchased 1,036 outstanding shares of common stock in open market transactions at a net cost of $134 million, compared to year-to-date 2024 when we repurchased 762 thousand outstanding shares of common stock at a net cost of $87 million.

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We used $48 million of cash for financing activities during the first quarter of 2026 compared to cash used for financing activities of $166 million during the first quarter of 2025. The difference primarily reflected proceeds from net borrowings of $35 million during the first quarter of 2026 compared to $48 million of net repayments of borrowings during the first quarter of 2025. In addition, during the first quarter of 2026, we repurchased 120 thousand outstanding shares of common stock in open market transactions at a net cost of $14 million, compared to the first quarter of 2025 when we repurchased 409 thousand outstanding shares of common stock at a net cost of $55 million.

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We declare and pay cash dividends to our common stockholders of record on a quarterly basis. Dividends paid, including those to non-controlling interests, was $157 million year-to-date 2025 compared to $156 million year-to-date 2024. The increase in dividend payments reflected an increase in our quarterly dividend rate to $0.82 per share in 2025 from $0.80 per share in 2024.

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We declare and pay cash dividends to our common stockholders of record on a quarterly basis. Dividends paid, including those to non-controlling interests, was $52 million during the first quarter of 2026 and 2025. This reflects an increase in our quarterly dividend rate to $0.82 per share in 2026 from $0.80 per share in 2025, offset by a decrease in our outstanding common shares.

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The information called for by this section is incorporated herein by reference to Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

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Information relating to new accounting pronouncements is incorporated herein by reference to Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.

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This Form 10-Q 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 (“Exchange Act”). Ingredion Incorporated intends these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for such statements.

Current wording

This Form 10-Q 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 intends these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for such statements.

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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, demand and perceptions that may lessen demand for the products we make; geopolitical conflicts and actions arising from them, including the impacts on the availability and prices of raw materials and energy supplies, supply chain interruptions, and volatility in foreign exchange and interest rates; the effects of global economic conditions and the general political, economic, business, and market conditions that affect customers and consumers in the various geographic regions and countries in which we buy our raw materials or manufacture or sell our products, and the impact these factors may have on our sales volumes, the pricing of our products and our ability to collect our receivables from customers; our reliance on purchases of our products by major industries which we serve and from which we derive a significant portion of our sales, including, without limitation, the food, beverage, animal nutrition and brewing industries; the risks associated with pandemics; our ability to develop or acquire new products and services at rates or of qualities sufficient to gain market acceptance; increased competitive and/or customer pressure in the corn-refining industry and related industries, including with respect to the markets and prices for our primary products and our co-products, particularly corn oil, and the ability to pass through price increases in our key inputs; price fluctuations, supply chain disruptions, tariffs, duties and shortages affecting inputs to our procurement, production processes and delivery channels, including raw materials, energy costs and availability and cost of freight and logistics; our ability to contain costs, achieve budgets and realize expected synergies, including our ability to complete planned maintenance and investment projects on time and on budget as well as to effectively manage freight and shipping costs and hedging activities; operating difficulties at our manufacturing facilities and liabilities relating to product safety and quality; the effects of climate change and legal, regulatory, and market measures to address climate change; our ability to successfully identify and complete acquisitions, divestitures, or strategic alliances on favorable terms, as well as to successfully conduct due diligence, integrate acquired businesses or implement and maintain strategic alliances and achieve anticipated synergies with respect to such transactions; economic, political and other risks inherent in conducting operations in foreign countries and in foreign currencies; the failure to maintain satisfactory labor relations; our ability to attract, develop, motivate, and maintain good relationships with our workforce; the impact of legal and regulatory proceedings, lawsuits, claims and investigations; the im…

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Current wording

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, secu…

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