DMC vs SMG vs DAR Stock Comparison

Del Monte, Scotts Miracle-Gro and Darling Ingredients Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
5 wins
SMG Scotts Miracle-Gro Co
$61.86 +25.2% 1M +14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
48.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
0.04%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins
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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Del Monte leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Del Monte 5, Darling Ingredients 4, Scotts Miracle-Gro 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDMCSMGDARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.28B $3.61B $8.75B DAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 48.9x 16.0x DMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 13.5x 8.7x DAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% +4.6% +47.2% DAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 2.1% — SMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% 12.0% — SMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.6x — DMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.04% 0.00% DMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.1% +14.5% +64.7% DAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.7%/yr -16.1%/yr -8.2%/yr DMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.3% 38.4% 33.1% DMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 57/100 — SMG

Percentile Scorecard

DMCSMGDAR

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

AxisDMCSMGDAR
Valuation 64 #13 of 34 49 #18 of 34 46 #19 of 34
Growth 24 #23 of 30 90 #4 of 30 –
Profitability 48 #15 of 28 93 #3 of 28 –
Financial Health 74 #10 of 36 17 #30 of 36 –
Shareholder Returns 65 #9 of 24 35 #16 of 24 –
Overall 55 57 –
  • DMC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • SMG ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • DAR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDMCSMGDARSPY
1 month -9.3%+25.2%-8.6% +0.7%
3 months -5.9%-9.4%-9.6% +3.7%
6 months -33.7%-1.3%-14.2% +7.1%
Year to date -22.1%+6.0%+53.1% +12.8%
1 year -19.1%+14.5%+64.7% +11.9%
3 years +9.8%+37.0%+25.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.2%+11.1%+7.8% +22.8%
5 years -17.1%-58.3%-34.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.7%-16.1%-8.2% +10.9%
10 years -53.8%-29.9%+308.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -7.4%-3.5%+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDMCSMGDARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.3%38.4%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%37.6%31.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.160.700.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.630.381.95 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.5%-77.3%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.4%-15.8%-19.4% -1.2%
52-week high $43.02$73.48$68.35 $779.14
52-week low $26.90$48.44$31.92 $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.

MultipleDMCSMGDAR
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 15.9x 48.7xmedian 15.9x 16.0xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.4x 1.0xmedian 0.4x 1.0xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 8.8x 12.6xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -39.3xmedian 15.9x 13.7xmedian 15.9x 10.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.0x -17.3xmedian 1.0x —median 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -1.63median 1.34 1.34median 1.34 —median 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 monthsDMCSMGDAR
Revenue $4.38B $3.48B $8.60B
Gross profit $418.90M $1.11B –
Operating income $128.70M $382.50M –
Net income $83.20M $73.90M –
Free cash flow -$33.30M $263.30M –
EPS (diluted) $1.72 $1.25 –
Cash & equivalents $21.10M $27.70M $365.20M
Total debt $499.60M $2.11B –
Shares (diluted) 47.35M 59.20M 160.63M
Enterprise value $1.12B $3.54B $8.75B

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
MetricDMCSMGDAR
P/E 16.1x 48.7x 16.0x
P/FCF -39.3x 13.7x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow 20.5x 9.7x –
P/S 0.3x 1.0x 1.0x
P/B 0.6x -17.3x –
P/Tangible book 0.7x -6.4x –
EV/EBITDA 8.8x 12.6x –
EV/EBIT 13.9x 14.9x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.6x 1.0x
EV/FCF -53.7x 21.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x 15.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.63 1.34 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDMCSMGDAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% 4.6% 47.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -1.7% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 13.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 19.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.8% 23.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.1% 178.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 3.2% 39.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.5% 36.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 4.0% 37.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 36.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.1% 17.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.3% -12.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -118.9% 7.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.9% -16.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDMCSMGDAR
Gross margin 9.6% 31.8% –
EBITDA margin 4.6% 13.0% –
Operating margin 2.9% 11.0% –
Pretax margin 2.7% 7.2% –
Net margin 1.9% 2.1% –
FCF margin -0.8% 7.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.5% 10.6% –
Return on equity 4.1% – –
Return on assets 2.4% 1.9% –
Return on invested capital 3.7% 12.0% –
Return on capital employed 4.6% 17.6% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 5.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDMCSMGDAR
Debt / assets 14.4% 66.7% –
Debt / equity 0.2x -10.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.6x –
Debt / FCF -15.0x 8.0x –
Liabilities / assets 41.6% 106.6% –
Equity / assets 58.4% -6.6% –
Interest coverage 7.5x 3.4x –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.2x –
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 2.79 2.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDMCSMGDAR
Dividend yield 1.1% 4.3% –
Net buyback yield 2.7% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 3.8% 4.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 68.3% 208.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -170.6% 58.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.3% 0.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 1.3% –

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.

ConsensusDMCSMGDAR
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.34FY2026 $4.59FY2026 $6.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -36.4%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026 +1,523.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.2% +7.2% +1.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.52BFY2026 $3.16BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.7%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.2% +9.8% -5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDMCSMGDAR
Held by institutions 71.8% 86.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 225 466 614
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +9.2% +1.5%
Institutions buying 118 244 330
Institutions selling 79 138 204
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.77 1.62

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.

DMCSMGDAR
DMC 1.00 0.24 0.08
SMG 0.24 1.00 -0.12
DAR 0.08 -0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DMC, SMG and DAR?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Del Monte (DMC) $1.28B, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) $3.61B, Darling Ingredients (DAR) $8.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, DMC, SMG and DAR?

Del Monte (DMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Del Monte (DMC) 15.8x, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 48.9x, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 16.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Darling Ingredients (DAR) is cheapest (Del Monte (DMC) 11.9x, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 13.5x, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.7x). 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) +1.4%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) +4.6%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) +47.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) has the highest net margin (Del Monte (DMC) 1.9%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) leads (Del Monte (DMC) 3.7%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Darling Ingredients (DAR) returned the most: Del Monte (DMC) -19.1%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) +14.5%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) +64.7%. Over five years, Del Monte (DMC) compounded fastest (Del Monte (DMC) -3.7%/yr, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) -16.1%/yr, Darling Ingredients (DAR) -8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Del Monte (DMC) has the highest dividend yield: Del Monte (DMC) 0.04%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 0.04%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 0.00%. Darling Ingredients (DAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Del Monte (DMC) has been the steadiest (Del Monte (DMC) 30.3%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 38.4%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.