DAR vs PYYX vs RLX Stock Comparison

Darling Ingredients, Pyxus International and RLX Technology Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc.
$55.42 -8.5% 1M +63.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.75B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.60B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins
PYYX Pyxus International, Inc.
$2.35 -21.4% 1M +4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$57.83M
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
RLX RLX Technology Inc.
$1.61 -5.3% 1M -33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.49B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$700.66M
Div. yield
6.21%
Tobacco Consumer Staples
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

RLX Technology leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (RLX Technology 5, Darling Ingredients 3, Pyxus International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDARPYYXRLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.75B $57.83M $2.49B DAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 2.6x 33.2x PYYX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x — 11.5x DAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +47.2% -0.6% +54.5% RLX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.0% 8.5% RLX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.0% 3.6% RLX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 6.21% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.9% +4.4% -33.5% DAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.1%/yr +5.5%/yr -19.8%/yr PYYX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 99.6% 29.7% RLX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 59/100 76/100 RLX

Percentile Scorecard

DARPYYXRLX

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

AxisDARPYYXRLX
Valuation 46 #19 of 34 70 #11 of 34 54 #18 of 38
Growth – 100 #1 of 30 82 #7 of 35
Profitability – 56 #13 of 28 71 #11 of 36
Financial Health – 11 #32 of 36 97 #2 of 39
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – 59 76
  • DAR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • PYYX ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • RLX ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDARPYYXRLXSPY
1 month -8.5%-21.4%-5.3% +0.9%
3 months -5.5%-27.7%-17.0% +5.9%
6 months -11.8%-20.3%-24.8% +8.5%
Year to date +53.9%-33.2%-30.9% +13.3%
1 year +63.9%+4.4%-33.5% +12.4%
3 years +29.5%+95.8%-2.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +9.0%+25.1%-0.8% +23.5%
5 years -34.4%+30.6%-66.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -8.1%+5.5%-19.8% +11.0%
10 years +311.1%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.2%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDARPYYXRLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%99.6%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%119.7%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.22-0.300.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.930.04-1.13 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-96.0%-82.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.9%-41.3%-37.4% -0.9%
52-week high $68.35$4.00$2.57 $779.14
52-week low $31.92$2.11$1.61 $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.

MultipleDARPYYXRLX
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 16.0x 2.6xmedian 16.0x 33.2xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.5x 0.0xmedian 0.5x 3.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.1x 6.2xmedian 9.1x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 15.8x -0.6xmedian 15.8x 33.1xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.0x 0.3xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.29 0.06median 1.29 -0.97median 0.57

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 monthsDARPYYXRLX
Revenue $8.60B $2.34B $700.66M
Gross profit – $343.47M $226.56M
Operating income – $157.37M $84.78M
Net income – $23.64M $145.36M
Free cash flow – -$94.83M $75.29M
R&D – – $19.19M
EPS (diluted) – $0.89 $0.05
Cash & equivalents $365.20M $175.91M $682.25M
Total debt – $5.71B $74.18M
Shares (diluted) 160.63M 26.06M 1.22B
Enterprise value $8.75B -$474.63M -$1.26B

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
MetricDARPYYXRLX
P/E 16.0x 2.6x 33.2x
P/FCF 10.8x -0.6x 33.1x
P/Operating cash flow – -0.8x 33.1x
P/S 1.0x 0.0x 3.6x
P/B – 0.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book – 0.4x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 6.2x –
EV/EBIT – 7.4x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.5x 2.2x
EV/FCF – -12.3x 20.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – -16.0x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.06 -0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDARPYYXRLX
Revenue growth (1Y) 47.2% -0.6% 54.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 4.6% 36.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.8% 81.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 25.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 17.6% 551.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% 54.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 657.0% 41.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 44.7% 57.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 529.6% -53.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 43.2% -34.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 71.6% -50.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.2% 33.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 66.0% -50.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.9% 33.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDARPYYXRLX
Gross margin – 14.7% 32.3%
EBITDA margin – 8.1% –
Operating margin – 6.7% 12.1%
Pretax margin – 1.0% 23.5%
Net margin – 1.0% 8.5%
FCF margin – -4.0% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin – -3.1% 10.7%
Return on equity – 13.4% 6.3%
Return on assets – 1.3% 5.8%
Return on invested capital – 2.0% 3.6%
Return on capital employed – 26.5% 3.6%
Asset turnover – 1.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -3.1x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDARPYYXRLX
Debt / assets – 63.7% 1.0%
Debt / equity – 7.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.9x –
Debt / FCF – -13.5x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets – 91.3% 7.3%
Equity / assets – 8.7% 92.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 1.3x 10.6x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 7.3x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 6.5x
Altman Z-score – 1.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDARPYYXRLX
Dividend yield – – 6.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 6.2%
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.

ConsensusDARPYYXRLX
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 – 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.33FY2026 – $0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1,523.1%FY2026 – +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.6% – +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.11BFY2026 – $953.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 – +68.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.2% – +26.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDARPYYXRLX
Held by institutions 100.0% – 21.6%
Institutions holding 613 – 104
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% – +4.5%
Institutions buying 329 – 42
Institutions selling 204 – 46
Buyers to sellers 1.61 – 0.91

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.

DARPYYXRLX
DAR 1.00 -0.04 0.08
PYYX -0.04 1.00 -0.06
RLX 0.08 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAR, PYYX and RLX?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Darling Ingredients (DAR) $8.75B, Pyxus International (PYYX) $57.83M, RLX Technology (RLX) $2.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAR, PYYX and RLX?

Pyxus International (PYYX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 16.0x, Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.6x, RLX Technology (RLX) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Darling Ingredients (DAR) is cheapest (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.8x, RLX Technology (RLX) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

RLX Technology (RLX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Darling Ingredients (DAR) +47.2%, Pyxus International (PYYX) -0.6%, RLX Technology (RLX) +54.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

RLX Technology (RLX) has the highest net margin (Pyxus International (PYYX) 1.0%, RLX Technology (RLX) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, RLX Technology (RLX) leads (Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.0%, RLX Technology (RLX) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Darling Ingredients (DAR) returned the most: Darling Ingredients (DAR) +63.9%, Pyxus International (PYYX) +4.4%, RLX Technology (RLX) -33.5%. Over five years, Pyxus International (PYYX) compounded fastest (Darling Ingredients (DAR) -8.1%/yr, Pyxus International (PYYX) +5.5%/yr, RLX Technology (RLX) -19.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: RLX Technology (RLX) 6.21%. Darling Ingredients (DAR) and Pyxus International (PYYX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, RLX Technology (RLX) has been the steadiest (Darling Ingredients (DAR) 33.1%, Pyxus International (PYYX) 99.6%, RLX Technology (RLX) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, RLX Technology (RLX) leads on 5. 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.