DAR vs AGRO vs INGR Stock Comparison

Darling Ingredients, Adecoagro and Ingredion Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc.
$55.67 -9.2% 1M +61.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.78B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.77B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins
AGRO Adecoagro S.A.
$9.80 -6.0% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.40B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
2.96%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
INGR Ingredion Inc
$94.79 -2.0% 1M -19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.95B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.22B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ingredion leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ingredion 6, Darling Ingredients 3, Adecoagro 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDARAGROINGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.78B $1.40B $5.95B DAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x 20.2x 10.1x INGR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x 6.8x 8.9x AGRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +36.3% +6.2% -1.4% DAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 3.0% 8.2% INGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 5.2% 10.1% INGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — 0.8x INGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.96% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.5% +18.2% -19.3% DAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr +1.9%/yr -0.1%/yr AGRO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 51.6% 18.3% INGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 65/100 77/100 INGR

Percentile Scorecard

DARAGROINGR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDARAGROINGR
Valuation 58 #15 of 34 61 #14 of 34 67 #12 of 34
Growth 97 #2 of 31 77 #8 of 31 43 #18 of 31
Profitability 100 #1 of 29 71 #9 of 29 96 #2 of 29
Financial Health 66 #13 of 36 54 #17 of 36 89 #5 of 36
Shareholder Returns 38 #16 of 25 63 #10 of 25 88 #4 of 25
Overall 72 65 77
  • DAR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • AGRO ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • INGR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDARAGROINGRSPY
1 month -9.2%-6.0%-2.0% -0.2%
3 months -4.7%-2.3%-7.7% +3.9%
6 months -9.2%-28.5%-16.1% +8.2%
Year to date +54.6%+23.6%-14.0% +12.9%
1 year +61.5%+18.2%-19.3% +12.3%
3 years +30.1%-9.3%+2.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.2%-3.2%+0.8% +23.3%
5 years -33.8%+9.9%-0.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.9%+1.9%-0.1% +10.9%
10 years +314.2%-11.8%-26.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.3%-1.2%-3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDARAGROINGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%51.6%18.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.2%47.6%19.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.22-0.460.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.850.35-1.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-46.1%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.6%-35.7%-21.3% -1.2%
52-week high $68.35$15.25$120.41 $779.14
52-week low $31.92$7.13$94.18 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDARAGROINGR
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 14.8x 20.2xmedian 14.8x 10.1xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x 6.3xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 15.0x 4.8xmedian 15.0x 16.8xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.76median 1.28 -1.18median 1.28 3.63median 1.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDARAGROINGR
Revenue $7.77B $1.65B $7.22B
Gross profit $2.95B $467.72M $1.71B
Operating income $951.18M $199.52M $860.00M
Net income $606.26M $60.64M $596.00M
Free cash flow $881.25M $289.32M $355.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.72 $0.48 $9.26
Cash & equivalents $160.74M $302.46M $948.00M
Total debt $3.95B $2.04B $1.78B
Shares (diluted) 160.63M 102.44M 63.90M
Enterprise value $8.39B $136.88M $2.13B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDARAGROINGR
P/E 14.8x 20.2x 10.1x
P/FCF 10.0x 4.8x 16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x – 7.4x
P/S 1.1x 0.8x 0.8x
P/B 1.7x 0.7x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 0.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x – 6.3x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 15.6x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.9x 0.9x
EV/FCF 14.3x 10.7x 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x – 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.76 -1.18 3.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDARAGROINGR
Revenue growth (1Y) 36.3% 6.2% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 5.5% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 126.1% 46.0% -8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 13.4% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 231.6% 130.5% -12.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% -7.1% -0.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 434.9% 65.9% -12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.7% -13.7% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 464.4% 38.5% -10.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.4% -17.1% 2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.1% – -31.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 60.5% 5.7% -56.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.9% -21.2% 41.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDARAGROINGR
Gross margin 37.9% 28.3% 23.7%
EBITDA margin 19.1% – 15.0%
Operating margin 12.2% 12.1% 11.9%
Pretax margin 11.3% 6.1% 11.3%
Net margin 7.7% 3.0% 8.2%
FCF margin 11.3% 17.5% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.4% – 11.2%
Return on equity 14.5% 3.2% 13.4%
Return on assets 6.9% 1.2% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 5.2% 10.1%
Return on capital employed 9.8% 4.5% 12.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDARAGROINGR
Debt / assets 35.9% 38.9% 22.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 7.1x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 64.2% 43.9%
Equity / assets 48.3% 35.8% 56.1%
Interest coverage 2.7x 7.6x 10.8x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.7x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.58 0.97 3.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDARAGROINGR
Dividend yield – 3.0% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 1.4% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 4.4% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDARAGROINGR
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 6.8xFY2026 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.33FY2026 $1.44FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,523.1%FY2026 – -4.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.6% -9.0% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.11BFY2026 $2.11BFY2026 $7.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 +47.3%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.2% +13.5% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDARAGROINGR
Held by institutions 100.0% 14.9% 98.4%
Institutions holding 613 89 613
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +2.7% +0.1%
Institutions buying 329 52 295
Institutions selling 204 29 225
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.79 1.31

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DARAGROINGR
DAR 1.00 0.25 0.15
AGRO 0.25 1.00 0.05
INGR 0.15 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAR, AGRO and INGR?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Darling Ingredients (DAR) $8.78B, Adecoagro (AGRO) $1.40B, Ingredion (INGR) $5.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAR, AGRO and INGR?

Ingredion (INGR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 14.8x, Adecoagro (AGRO) 20.2x, Ingredion (INGR) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adecoagro (AGRO) is cheapest (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.8x, Adecoagro (AGRO) 6.8x, Ingredion (INGR) 8.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Darling Ingredients (DAR) +36.3%, Adecoagro (AGRO) +6.2%, Ingredion (INGR) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest net margin (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 7.7%, Adecoagro (AGRO) 3.0%, Ingredion (INGR) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Ingredion (INGR) leads (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.8%, Adecoagro (AGRO) 5.2%, Ingredion (INGR) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Darling Ingredients (DAR) returned the most: Darling Ingredients (DAR) +61.5%, Adecoagro (AGRO) +18.2%, Ingredion (INGR) -19.3%. Over five years, Adecoagro (AGRO) compounded fastest (Darling Ingredients (DAR) -7.9%/yr, Adecoagro (AGRO) +1.9%/yr, Ingredion (INGR) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Adecoagro (AGRO) 2.96%, Ingredion (INGR) 0.00%. Darling Ingredients (DAR) and Ingredion (INGR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingredion (INGR) has been the steadiest (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 33.2%, Adecoagro (AGRO) 51.6%, Ingredion (INGR) 18.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAR, AGRO and INGR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ingredion (INGR) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.