DAR vs DMC vs AVO Stock Comparison

Darling Ingredients, Del Monte and Mission Produce Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DAR Darling Ingredients Inc.
$55.12 -8.6% 1M +64.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.75B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.60B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
4 wins
DMC Del Monte Corp
$27.77 -9.3% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.38B
Div. yield
0.04%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
7 wins
AVO Mission Produce, Inc.
$11.60 -11.2% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$952.74M
P/E
595.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.34B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Del Monte leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Del Monte 7, Darling Ingredients 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDARDMCAVOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.75B $1.28B $952.74M DAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 15.8x 595.5x DMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x 11.9x 19.3x DAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +47.2% +1.4% -6.2% DAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.9% 0.1% DMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.7% 0.6% DMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x 5.4x DMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +64.7% -19.1% +3.1% DAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.2%/yr -3.7%/yr -9.4%/yr DMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 30.3% 36.9% DMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 55/100 42/100 DMC

Percentile Scorecard

DARDMCAVO

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

AxisDARDMCAVO
Valuation 46 #19 of 34 64 #13 of 34 30 #24 of 34
Growth – 24 #23 of 30 62 #12 of 30
Profitability – 48 #15 of 28 30 #20 of 28
Financial Health – 74 #10 of 36 43 #21 of 36
Shareholder Returns – 65 #9 of 24 44 #14 of 24
Overall – 55 42
  • DAR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • DMC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • AVO ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDARDMCAVOSPY
1 month -8.6%-9.3%-11.2% +0.7%
3 months -9.6%-5.9%-9.0% +3.7%
6 months -14.2%-33.7%-16.3% +7.1%
Year to date +53.1%-22.1%0.0% +12.8%
1 year +64.7%-19.1%+3.1% +11.9%
3 years +25.2%+9.8%+23.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.8%+3.2%+7.2% +22.8%
5 years -34.8%-17.1%-38.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.2%-3.7%-9.4% +10.9%
10 years +308.9%-53.8%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.1%-7.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDARDMCAVOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%30.3%36.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%31.1%40.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.22-0.160.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.95-0.630.08 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-37.5%-58.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-35.4%-24.4% -1.2%
52-week high $68.35$43.02$15.34 $779.14
52-week low $31.92$26.90$10.11 $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.

MultipleDARDMCAVO
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 15.9x 16.1xmedian 15.9x 600.6xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.4x 0.3xmedian 0.4x 0.8xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 8.8xmedian 8.8x 20.9xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 15.9x -39.3xmedian 15.9x -442.2xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.0x 0.6xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.34 -1.63median 1.34 22.60median 1.34

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 monthsDARDMCAVO
Revenue $8.60B $4.38B $1.34B
Gross profit – $418.90M $152.50M
Operating income – $128.70M $24.00M
Net income – $83.20M $2.80M
Free cash flow – -$33.30M -$2.30M
EPS (diluted) – $1.72 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $365.20M $21.10M $47.10M
Total debt – $499.60M $400.40M
Shares (diluted) 160.63M 47.35M 82.85M
Enterprise value $8.75B $1.12B $763.04M

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
MetricDARDMCAVO
P/E 16.0x 16.1x 600.6x
P/FCF 10.8x -39.3x -442.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.5x 24.6x
P/S 1.0x 0.3x 0.8x
P/B – 0.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book – 0.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 8.8x 20.9x
EV/EBIT – 13.9x 57.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.4x 1.0x
EV/FCF – -53.7x -595.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 27.9x 33.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.63 22.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDARDMCAVO
Revenue growth (1Y) 47.2% 1.4% -6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 0.2% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.8% -5.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.2% 22.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 5.8% -63.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -14.1% 36.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 3.2% -93.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -12.5% 27.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 4.0% -96.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -9.9% 26.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -72.1% -30.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -22.3% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -118.9% -118.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -33.9% 59.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDARDMCAVO
Gross margin – 9.6% 11.4%
EBITDA margin – 4.6% 4.9%
Operating margin – 2.9% 1.8%
Pretax margin – 2.7% 1.1%
Net margin – 1.9% 0.1%
FCF margin – -0.8% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 1.5% 3.1%
Return on equity – 4.1% 0.5%
Return on assets – 2.4% 0.3%
Return on invested capital – 3.7% 0.6%
Return on capital employed – 4.6% 2.2%
Asset turnover – 1.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 14.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDARDMCAVO
Debt / assets – 14.4% 24.9%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x 5.4x
Debt / FCF – -15.0x -174.1x
Liabilities / assets – 41.6% 50.2%
Equity / assets – 58.4% 49.8%
Interest coverage – 7.5x 2.2x
Current ratio – 2.3x 1.9x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 0.2x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.79 2.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDARDMCAVO
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – 2.7% 1.0%
Shareholder yield – 3.8% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 68.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -170.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 19.1% –

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.

ConsensusDARDMCAVO
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.33FY2026 $2.34FY2026 $0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,523.1%FY2026 -36.4%FY2026 -24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.6% +31.2% +41.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.11BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026 $1.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.2% +5.2% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDARDMCAVO
Held by institutions 100.0% 71.8% 57.5%
Institutions holding 614 225 170
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +0.8% +51.1%
Institutions buying 330 118 125
Institutions selling 204 79 34
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.49 3.68

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.

DARDMCAVO
DAR 1.00 0.08 0.15
DMC 0.08 1.00 0.39
AVO 0.15 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAR, DMC and AVO?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Darling Ingredients (DAR) $8.75B, Del Monte (DMC) $1.28B, Mission Produce (AVO) $952.74M.

Which stock is cheaper, DAR, DMC and AVO?

Del Monte (DMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 16.0x, Del Monte (DMC) 15.8x, Mission Produce (AVO) 595.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Darling Ingredients (DAR) is cheapest (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.7x, Del Monte (DMC) 11.9x, Mission Produce (AVO) 19.3x). 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) +47.2%, Del Monte (DMC) +1.4%, Mission Produce (AVO) -6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Del Monte (DMC) has the highest net margin (Del Monte (DMC) 1.9%, Mission Produce (AVO) 0.1%). On return on invested capital, Del Monte (DMC) leads (Del Monte (DMC) 3.7%, Mission Produce (AVO) 0.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Darling Ingredients (DAR) returned the most: Darling Ingredients (DAR) +64.7%, Del Monte (DMC) -19.1%, Mission Produce (AVO) +3.1%. Over five years, Del Monte (DMC) compounded fastest (Darling Ingredients (DAR) -8.2%/yr, Del Monte (DMC) -3.7%/yr, Mission Produce (AVO) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Darling Ingredients (DAR) 0.00%, Del Monte (DMC) 0.04%, Mission Produce (AVO) 0.00%. Darling Ingredients (DAR) and Mission Produce (AVO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Del Monte (DMC) has been the steadiest (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 33.1%, Del Monte (DMC) 30.3%, Mission Produce (AVO) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAR, DMC and AVO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Del Monte (DMC) leads on 7. 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.