DMC vs DAR vs INGR Stock Comparison

Del Monte, Darling Ingredients and Ingredion Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DMC Del Monte Corp
$29.10 -5.3% 1M -15.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.36B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.30B
Div. yield
0.04%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc.
$57.16 -6.8% 1M +65.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.82B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.77B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins
INGR Ingredion Inc
$95.46 -1.3% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.00B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.22B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ingredion leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ingredion 8, Darling Ingredients 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDMCDARINGRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.36B $8.82B $6.00B DAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.9x 14.7x 10.1x INGR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 9.0x 8.9x INGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.2% +36.3% -1.4% DAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 7.7% 8.2% INGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% 8.8% 10.1% INGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.6x 0.8x INGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.3% +65.4% -19.2% DAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -6.3%/yr +0.3%/yr INGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.9% 33.1% 18.3% INGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 71/100 74/100 INGR

Percentile Scorecard

DMCDARINGR

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

AxisDMCDARINGR
Valuation 76 #9 of 34 58 #15 of 34 64 #13 of 34
Growth 20 #25 of 31 97 #2 of 31 43 #18 of 31
Profitability 36 #19 of 29 100 #1 of 29 93 #3 of 29
Financial Health 75 #10 of 37 64 #14 of 37 83 #7 of 37
Shareholder Returns 71 #8 of 25 38 #16 of 25 88 #4 of 25
Overall 55 71 74
  • DMC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • DAR 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

PeriodDMCDARINGRSPY
1 month -5.3%-6.8%-1.3% -0.8%
3 months +1.8%-5.6%-5.9% +3.5%
6 months -30.4%-5.3%-15.5% +7.0%
Year to date -18.3%+58.8%-13.4% +12.2%
1 year -15.3%+65.4%-19.2% +13.0%
3 years +16.4%+33.6%+3.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.2%+10.1%+1.0% +23.1%
5 years -12.2%-27.9%+1.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.6%-6.3%+0.3% +11.0%
10 years -51.6%+320.6%-26.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -7.0%+15.5%-3.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDMCDARINGRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.9%33.1%18.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.5%31.1%19.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.160.230.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.511.98-1.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.5%-68.3%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.4%-16.4%-20.7% -1.8%
52-week high $43.02$68.35$120.41 $779.14
52-week low $26.90$31.92$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.

MultipleDMCDARINGR
P/E now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 15.2x 15.2xmedian 15.2x 10.2xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.5x 1.2xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 9.0x 8.6xmedian 9.0x 6.3xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 15.1x 10.2xmedian 15.1x 17.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.09median 1.27 -1.81median 1.27 3.65median 1.27

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 monthsDMCDARINGR
Revenue $4.30B $7.77B $7.22B
Gross profit $397.10M $2.95B $1.71B
Operating income $77.80M $951.18M $860.00M
Net income $35.40M $606.26M $596.00M
Free cash flow $97.50M $881.25M $355.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.71 $3.72 $9.26
Cash & equivalents $36.10M $160.74M $948.00M
Total debt $433.40M $3.95B $1.78B
Shares (diluted) 47.61M 160.63M 63.90M
Enterprise value $1.12B $8.36B $2.18B

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
MetricDMCDARINGR
P/E 40.6x 15.2x 10.2x
P/FCF 14.1x 10.2x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 6.7x 7.5x
P/S 0.3x 1.2x 0.8x
P/B 0.7x 1.7x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 2.0x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 8.6x 6.3x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 13.5x 8.0x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF 18.1x 14.5x 19.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.8x 9.5x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.09 -1.81 3.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDMCDARINGR
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.2% 36.3% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 3.2% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.9% 126.1% -8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 22.9% 1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -60.6% 231.6% -12.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.2% -5.6% -0.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -76.7% 434.9% -12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.0% -8.7% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -77.1% 464.4% -10.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.1% -8.4% 2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.1% 64.1% -31.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.9% 16.3% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.9% 60.5% -56.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 31.9% 41.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDMCDARINGR
Gross margin 9.2% 37.9% 23.7%
EBITDA margin 3.5% 19.1% 15.0%
Operating margin 1.8% 12.2% 11.9%
Pretax margin 1.5% 11.3% 11.3%
Net margin 0.8% 7.7% 8.2%
FCF margin 2.3% 11.3% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% 17.4% 11.2%
Return on equity 1.8% 14.5% 13.4%
Return on assets 1.1% 6.9% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 1.7% 8.8% 10.1%
Return on capital employed 2.8% 9.8% 12.8%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.1x 2.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDMCDARINGR
Debt / assets 12.8% 35.9% 22.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.6x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 4.5x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 40.2% 51.7% 43.9%
Equity / assets 59.8% 48.3% 56.1%
Interest coverage 5.8x 2.7x 10.8x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.6x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.81 2.60 3.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDMCDARINGR
Dividend yield 1.0% – 3.4%
Net buyback yield 3.1% 0.8% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 0.8% 6.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 161.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 58.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 22.3% – –

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.

ConsensusDMCDARINGR
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.34FY2026 $6.33FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -36.4%FY2026 +1,523.1%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.2% +1.6% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.52BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026 $7.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.2% -5.2% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDMCDARINGR
Held by institutions 71.8% 100.0% 98.4%
Institutions holding 224 613 613
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +1.5% +0.1%
Institutions buying 118 329 295
Institutions selling 79 204 225
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.61 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.

DMCDARINGR
DMC 1.00 0.06 0.35
DAR 0.06 1.00 0.15
INGR 0.35 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DMC, DAR and INGR?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Del Monte (DMC) $1.36B, Darling Ingredients (DAR) $8.82B, Ingredion (INGR) $6.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, DMC, DAR and INGR?

Ingredion (INGR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Del Monte (DMC) 39.9x, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 14.7x, Ingredion (INGR) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingredion (INGR) is cheapest (Del Monte (DMC) 12.4x, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 9.0x, 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: Del Monte (DMC) -0.2%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) +36.3%, Ingredion (INGR) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest net margin (Del Monte (DMC) 0.8%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 7.7%, Ingredion (INGR) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Ingredion (INGR) leads (Del Monte (DMC) 1.7%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.8%, Ingredion (INGR) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Darling Ingredients (DAR) returned the most: Del Monte (DMC) -15.3%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) +65.4%, Ingredion (INGR) -19.2%. Over five years, Ingredion (INGR) compounded fastest (Del Monte (DMC) -2.6%/yr, Darling Ingredients (DAR) -6.3%/yr, Ingredion (INGR) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Del Monte (DMC) 0.04%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 0.00%, 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 (Del Monte (DMC) 29.9%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 33.1%, Ingredion (INGR) 18.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DMC, DAR 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 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.