DAR vs PYYX vs ANDE Stock Comparison

Darling Ingredients, Pyxus International and Andersons Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc.
$55.67 -9.2% 1M +61.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.82B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.77B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
8 wins
PYYX Pyxus International, Inc.
$2.53 -21.2% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$61.23M
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
1 win
ANDE Andersons, Inc.
$64.00 -4.4% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.94B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Darling Ingredients leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Darling Ingredients 8, Andersons 2, Pyxus International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDARPYYXANDELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.82B $61.23M $2.18B DAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x 2.6x 12.3x PYYX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x — 12.3x DAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +36.3% -0.6% -5.2% DAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 1.0% 1.6% DAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 2.0% 7.4% DAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 5.9x 2.4x ANDE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.5% +1.2% +36.8% DAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr +4.5%/yr +13.6%/yr ANDE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 99.8% 35.3% DAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 59/100 58/100 DAR

Percentile Scorecard

DARPYYXANDE

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

AxisDARPYYXANDE
Valuation 58 #15 of 34 73 #10 of 34 70 #11 of 34
Growth 97 #2 of 31 100 #1 of 31 53 #15 of 31
Profitability 100 #1 of 29 54 #14 of 29 64 #11 of 29
Financial Health 66 #13 of 36 11 #32 of 36 46 #20 of 36
Shareholder Returns 38 #16 of 25 – 58 #11 of 25
Overall 72 59 58
  • DAR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • PYYX ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • ANDE ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDARPYYXANDESPY
1 month -9.2%-21.2%-4.4% -0.2%
3 months -4.7%-27.5%-12.6% +3.9%
6 months -9.2%-14.2%-16.4% +8.2%
Year to date +54.6%-28.1%+20.4% +12.9%
1 year +61.5%+1.2%+36.8% +12.3%
3 years +30.1%+110.8%+29.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.2%+28.2%+9.1% +23.3%
5 years -33.8%+24.6%+89.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.9%+4.5%+13.6% +10.9%
10 years +314.2%—+69.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.3%—+5.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDARPYYXANDESPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%99.8%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.2%120.6%37.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.22-0.29-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.850.011.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-96.0%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.6%-36.8%-20.9% -1.2%
52-week high $68.35$4.00$80.87 $779.14
52-week low $31.92$2.11$46.31 $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.

MultipleDARPYYXANDE
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 14.8x 2.9xmedian 14.8x 12.3xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.5x 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 9.1x 6.2xmedian 9.1x 8.6xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 15.0x -0.7xmedian 15.0x 38.2xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.76median 1.28 0.07median 1.28 0.45median 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 monthsDARPYYXANDE
Revenue $7.77B $2.34B $10.94B
Gross profit $2.95B $343.47M $786.68M
Operating income $951.18M $157.37M –
Net income $606.26M $23.64M $186.91M
Free cash flow $881.25M -$94.83M $56.91M
EPS (diluted) $3.72 $0.89 $5.17
Cash & equivalents $160.74M $175.91M $66.55M
Total debt $3.95B $5.71B $900.77M
Shares (diluted) 160.63M 26.06M 34.27M
Enterprise value $8.36B -$478.09M $1.86B

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
MetricDARPYYXANDE
P/E 14.8x 2.9x 12.3x
P/FCF 10.0x -0.7x 38.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x -0.9x 6.8x
P/S 1.1x 0.0x 0.2x
P/B 1.7x 0.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 0.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 6.2x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 7.4x 14.0x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 0.5x 0.3x
EV/FCF 14.3x -12.3x 52.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x -16.1x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.76 0.07 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDARPYYXANDE
Revenue growth (1Y) 36.3% -0.6% -5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 4.6% -13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 126.1% 5.8% 12.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 5.4% 3.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 231.6% 17.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 8.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 434.9% 657.0% 46.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.7% 44.7% 23.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 464.4% 529.6% 120.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 43.2% 27.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.1% 71.6% 49.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 26.2% -35.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 60.5% 66.0% 112.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 21.9% -62.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDARPYYXANDE
Gross margin 37.9% 14.7% 7.2%
EBITDA margin 19.1% 8.1% 3.2%
Operating margin 12.2% 6.7% –
Pretax margin 11.3% 1.0% 2.0%
Net margin 7.7% 1.0% 1.6%
FCF margin 11.3% -4.0% 0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.4% -3.1% 2.9%
Return on equity 14.5% 13.4% 13.5%
Return on assets 6.9% 1.3% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 2.0% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 9.8% 26.5% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x -3.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDARPYYXANDE
Debt / assets 35.9% 63.7% 25.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 7.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 5.9x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 4.5x -13.5x 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 91.3% 60.9%
Equity / assets 48.3% 8.7% 39.1%
Interest coverage 2.7x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.58 1.51 4.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDARPYYXANDE
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.8% – –
Shareholder yield 0.8% – 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 14.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 47.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.9%

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.

ConsensusDARPYYXANDE
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 – 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.33FY2026 – $5.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,523.1%FY2026 – +87.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.6% – +25.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.11BFY2026 – $12.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 – +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.2% – +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDARPYYXANDE
Held by institutions 100.0% – 89.3%
Institutions holding 613 – 301
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% – +0.1%
Institutions buying 329 – 157
Institutions selling 204 – 93
Buyers to sellers 1.61 – 1.69

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.

DARPYYXANDE
DAR 1.00 -0.05 0.43
PYYX -0.05 1.00 -0.01
ANDE 0.43 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAR, PYYX and ANDE?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Darling Ingredients (DAR) $8.82B, Pyxus International (PYYX) $61.23M, Andersons (ANDE) $2.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAR, PYYX and ANDE?

Pyxus International (PYYX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 14.8x, Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.6x, Andersons (ANDE) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Darling Ingredients (DAR) is cheapest (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.8x, Andersons (ANDE) 12.3x). 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) +36.3%, Pyxus International (PYYX) -0.6%, Andersons (ANDE) -5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) has the highest net margin (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 7.7%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 1.0%, Andersons (ANDE) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Darling Ingredients (DAR) leads (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.8%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.0%, Andersons (ANDE) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Darling Ingredients (DAR) returned the most: Darling Ingredients (DAR) +61.5%, Pyxus International (PYYX) +1.2%, Andersons (ANDE) +36.8%. Over five years, Andersons (ANDE) compounded fastest (Darling Ingredients (DAR) -7.9%/yr, Pyxus International (PYYX) +4.5%/yr, Andersons (ANDE) +13.6%/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%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 0.00%, Andersons (ANDE) 0.01%. Darling Ingredients (DAR) and Pyxus International (PYYX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Darling Ingredients (DAR) has been the steadiest (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 33.2%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 99.8%, Andersons (ANDE) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAR, PYYX and ANDE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Darling Ingredients (DAR) leads on 8. 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.