INGR vs DAR vs BG Stock Comparison

Ingredion, Darling Ingredients and Bunge Global Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
INGR Ingredion Inc
$94.79 -2.0% 1M -19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.98B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.22B
Div. yield
3.47%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
7 wins
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc.
$55.67 -9.2% 1M +61.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.78B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.77B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
BG Bunge Global SA
$101.36 -7.0% 1M +5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$19.47B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.82B
Div. yield
2.80%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ingredion leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ingredion 7, Bunge Global 3, Darling Ingredients 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINGRDARBGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.98B $8.78B $19.47B BG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x 14.8x 19.5x INGR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 8.8x 10.3x DAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.4% +36.3% +80.5% BG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 7.7% 1.1% INGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 8.8% 4.3% INGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.6x 6.7x INGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.47% — 2.80% INGR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.3% +61.5% +5.1% DAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr -7.9%/yr +1.8%/yr BG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.3% 33.2% 29.3% INGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 72/100 53/100 INGR

Percentile Scorecard

INGRDARBG

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

AxisINGRDARBG
Valuation 67 #12 of 34 58 #15 of 34 42 #20 of 34
Growth 43 #18 of 31 97 #2 of 31 80 #7 of 31
Profitability 96 #2 of 29 100 #1 of 29 43 #17 of 29
Financial Health 89 #5 of 36 66 #13 of 36 26 #27 of 36
Shareholder Returns 88 #4 of 25 38 #16 of 25 75 #7 of 25
Overall 77 72 53
  • INGR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • DAR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • BG ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINGRDARBGSPY
1 month -2.0%-9.2%-7.0% -0.2%
3 months -7.7%-4.7%-13.7% +3.9%
6 months -16.1%-9.2%-19.8% +8.2%
Year to date -14.0%+54.6%+13.8% +12.9%
1 year -19.3%+61.5%+5.1% +12.3%
3 years +2.3%+30.1%-3.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.8%+9.2%-1.3% +23.3%
5 years -0.3%-33.8%+9.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.1%-7.9%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years -26.6%+314.2%+65.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.0%+15.3%+5.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureINGRDARBGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.3%33.2%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.1%31.2%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.090.22-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.061.850.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.2%-68.3%-45.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.3%-18.6%-22.9% -1.2%
52-week high $120.41$68.35$131.41 $779.14
52-week low $94.18$31.92$88.55 $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.

MultipleINGRDARBG
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 14.8x 14.8xmedian 14.8x 19.5xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 1.1xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 9.1x 8.5xmedian 9.1x 13.2xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 15.0x 10.0xmedian 15.0x -27.4xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.63median 1.28 -1.76median 1.28 —median 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 monthsINGRDARBG
Revenue $7.22B $7.77B $91.82B
Gross profit $1.71B $2.95B $4.52B
Operating income $860.00M $951.18M $2.07B
Net income $596.00M $606.26M $1.06B
Free cash flow $355.00M $881.25M -$711.00M
EPS (diluted) $9.26 $3.72 $5.16
Cash & equivalents $948.00M $160.74M $593.00M
Total debt $1.78B $3.95B $21.00B
Shares (diluted) 63.90M 160.63M 195.34M
Enterprise value $2.15B $8.39B $16.98B

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
MetricINGRDARBG
P/E 10.1x 14.8x 19.5x
P/FCF 16.8x 10.0x -27.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 6.5x 18.1x
P/S 0.8x 1.1x 0.2x
P/B 1.3x 1.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.0x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x 8.5x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 7.9x 13.2x 19.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF 19.2x 14.3x -56.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x 9.3x 37.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.63 -1.76 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINGRDARBG
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.4% 36.3% 80.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 3.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.5% 126.1% 41.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 22.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -12.0% 231.6% 37.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -5.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -12.4% 434.9% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -8.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -10.1% 464.4% -49.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -8.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.6% 64.1% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 16.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -56.1% 60.5% -32.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.6% 31.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINGRDARBG
Gross margin 23.7% 37.9% 4.9%
EBITDA margin 15.0% 19.1% 3.3%
Operating margin 11.9% 12.2% 2.3%
Pretax margin 11.3% 11.3% 1.5%
Net margin 8.2% 7.7% 1.1%
FCF margin 4.9% 11.3% -0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 17.4% 1.2%
Return on equity 13.4% 14.5% 6.0%
Return on assets 7.5% 6.9% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 8.8% 4.3%
Return on capital employed 12.8% 9.8% 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINGRDARBG
Debt / assets 22.1% 35.9% 44.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.7x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.6x 6.7x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 4.5x -29.5x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 51.7% 62.9%
Equity / assets 56.1% 48.3% 37.1%
Interest coverage 10.8x 2.7x 2.6x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.59 2.58 3.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINGRDARBG
Dividend yield 3.5% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 3.1% 0.8% –
Shareholder yield 6.5% 0.8% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 51.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -77.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 47.6%
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.

ConsensusINGRDARBG
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 $6.33FY2026 $9.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.1%FY2026 +1,523.1%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% +1.6% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.35BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026 $88.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +26.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% -5.2% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINGRDARBG
Held by institutions 98.4% 100.0% 94.8%
Institutions holding 613 613 744
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +1.5% +1.1%
Institutions buying 295 329 416
Institutions selling 225 204 241
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.61 1.73

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.

INGRDARBG
INGR 1.00 0.15 0.28
DAR 0.15 1.00 0.58
BG 0.28 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, INGR, DAR and BG?

Bunge Global (BG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingredion (INGR) $5.98B, Darling Ingredients (DAR) $8.78B, Bunge Global (BG) $19.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, INGR, DAR and BG?

Ingredion (INGR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingredion (INGR) 10.1x, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 14.8x, Bunge Global (BG) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Darling Ingredients (DAR) is cheapest (Ingredion (INGR) 8.9x, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.8x, Bunge Global (BG) 10.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bunge Global (BG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ingredion (INGR) -1.4%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) +36.3%, Bunge Global (BG) +80.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest net margin (Ingredion (INGR) 8.2%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 7.7%, Bunge Global (BG) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Ingredion (INGR) leads (Ingredion (INGR) 10.1%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.8%, Bunge Global (BG) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Darling Ingredients (DAR) returned the most: Ingredion (INGR) -19.3%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) +61.5%, Bunge Global (BG) +5.1%. Over five years, Bunge Global (BG) compounded fastest (Ingredion (INGR) -0.1%/yr, Darling Ingredients (DAR) -7.9%/yr, Bunge Global (BG) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest dividend yield: Ingredion (INGR) 3.47%, Bunge Global (BG) 2.80%. Darling Ingredients (DAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingredion (INGR) has been the steadiest (Ingredion (INGR) 18.3%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 33.2%, Bunge Global (BG) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, INGR, DAR and BG?

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 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.