MGP INGREDIENTS INC 10-K

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES Our Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol MGPI. As of February 20, 2026, there were approximately 265 holders of record of our Common Stock. According to reports received from Nasdaq, the average daily trading volume of our Common Stock (excluding block trades) ranged from 100,600 to 2,802,200 shares during the year ended December 31, 2025. 19 Table of Contents STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH The following graph compares the cumulative total return of our Common Stock for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025, against the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Stock Index (broad market comparison), Russell 3000 (broad market comparison), and Russell 2000 - Consumer Staples (line of business comparison ). The graph assumes $100 (one hundred dollars) was invested on December 31, 2020, and that all dividends were reinvested. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY ISSUER Share repurchase activity during the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was as follows: Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in thousands) (1) October 1, 2025 through October 31, 2025 — $ — — $ 53,412 November 1, 2025 through November 30, 2025 — — — 53,412 December 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 — — — 53,412 Total — — (1) On February 29, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors approved a $100,000 share repurchase program. The repurchase program has no expiration date and may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time by the Company without prior notice. ITEM 6. [Reserved] 20 Table of Contents