PYYX vs ICL vs DAR Stock Comparison

Pyxus International, Icl and Darling Ingredients Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PYYX Pyxus International, Inc.
$2.53 -20.9% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$62.26M
P/E
2.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.34B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
2 wins
ICL ICL Group Ltd.
$4.81 -6.4% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.42B
P/E
9.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.71B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
2 wins
DAR Darling Ingredients Inc.
$57.16 -6.8% 1M +65.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.89B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.77B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPYYXICLDARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.26M $6.42B $8.89B DAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.9x 9.3x 14.9x PYYX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.0x 9.0x DAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% +10.9% +36.3% DAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% 9.0% 7.7% ICL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% — 8.8% DAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.9x — 2.6x DAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% -26.7% +65.4% DAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.0%/yr -11.0%/yr -6.3%/yr PYYX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.0% 39.0% 33.1% DAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 82/100 71/100 ICL

Percentile Scorecard

PYYXICLDAR

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

AxisPYYXICLDAR
Valuation 70 #11 of 34 98 #3 of 94 58 #15 of 34
Growth 100 #1 of 31 47 #49 of 92 97 #2 of 31
Profitability 54 #14 of 29 82 #17 of 89 100 #1 of 29
Financial Health 11 #33 of 37 – 64 #14 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 70 38 #16 of 25
Overall 59 82 71
  • PYYX ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • ICL ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DAR ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPYYXICLDARSPY
1 month -20.9%-6.4%-6.8% -0.8%
3 months -27.5%-6.8%-5.6% +3.5%
6 months -13.1%-13.2%-5.3% +7.0%
Year to date -28.1%-15.8%+58.8% +12.2%
1 year +10.0%-26.7%+65.4% +13.0%
3 years +100.8%0.0%+33.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.2%0.0%+10.1% +23.1%
5 years +33.9%-44.1%-27.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.0%-11.0%-6.3% +11.0%
10 years —+30.7%+320.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.7%+15.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePYYXICLDARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.0%39.0%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 120.0%44.8%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.280.770.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.10-0.681.98 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.0%-70.0%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-29.5%-16.4% -1.8%
52-week high $4.00$6.82$68.35 $779.14
52-week low $2.11$4.70$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.

MultiplePYYXICLDAR
P/E now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 15.2x 9.0xmedian 21.6x 15.2xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 9.0x —median 12.4x 8.6xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 15.1x 5.2xmedian 15.8x 10.2xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x —median 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 1.27 -0.55median 1.66 -1.81median 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 monthsPYYXICLDAR
Revenue $2.34B $7.71B $7.77B
Gross profit $343.47M $2.36B $2.95B
Operating income $157.37M $715.00M $951.18M
Net income $23.64M $654.00M $606.26M
Free cash flow -$94.83M $1.19B $881.25M
EPS (diluted) $0.89 $0.54 $3.72
Cash & equivalents $175.91M $496.00M $160.74M
Total debt $5.71B – $3.95B
Shares (diluted) 26.06M 1.29B 160.63M
Enterprise value -$470.20M $3.12B $8.44B

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
MetricPYYXICLDAR
P/E 2.9x 9.0x 15.2x
P/FCF -0.7x 5.2x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow -0.9x – 6.7x
P/S 0.0x 0.8x 1.2x
P/B 0.4x – 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.4x – 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x – 8.6x
EV/EBIT 7.4x 8.0x 13.5x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.7x 1.6x
EV/FCF -12.3x 4.8x 14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.1x – 9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -0.55 -1.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPYYXICLDAR
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.6% 10.9% 36.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 1.8% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% 5.2% 126.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 5.2% 22.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.6% -1.7% 231.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -20.8% -5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 657.0% -1.7% 434.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% -18.0% -8.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 529.6% 88.4% 464.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.2% -16.4% -8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 71.6% – 64.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.2% – 16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.0% -17.5% 60.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.9% -8.0% 31.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPYYXICLDAR
Gross margin 14.7% 30.6% 37.9%
EBITDA margin 8.1% – 19.1%
Operating margin 6.7% 9.3% 12.2%
Pretax margin 1.0% 9.9% 11.3%
Net margin 1.0% 9.0% 7.7%
FCF margin -4.0% 15.4% 11.3%
Operating cash flow margin -3.1% – 17.4%
Return on equity 13.4% – 14.5%
Return on assets 1.3% – 6.9%
Return on invested capital 2.0% – 8.8%
Return on capital employed 26.5% – 9.8%
Asset turnover 1.3x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x – 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPYYXICLDAR
Debt / assets 63.7% – 35.9%
Debt / equity 7.3x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.9x – 2.6x
Debt / FCF -13.5x – 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 91.3% – 51.7%
Equity / assets 8.7% – 48.3%
Interest coverage – – 2.7x
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.51 – 2.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPYYXICLDAR
Dividend yield – 13.1% –
Net buyback yield – – 0.8%
Shareholder yield – 13.1% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusPYYXICLDAR
Forward P/E – 12.0xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.40FY2026 $6.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.1%FY2026 +1,523.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.5% +1.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.47BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +4.5%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +13.0% -5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPYYXICLDAR
Held by institutions – 13.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 221 613
Change in shares held, QoQ – -13.5% +1.5%
Institutions buying – 140 329
Institutions selling – 56 204
Buyers to sellers – 2.50 1.61

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.

PYYXICLDAR
PYYX 1.00 -0.05 -0.04
ICL -0.05 1.00 0.19
DAR -0.04 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PYYX, ICL and DAR?

Darling Ingredients (DAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pyxus International (PYYX) $62.26M, Icl (ICL) $6.42B, Darling Ingredients (DAR) $8.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, PYYX, ICL and DAR?

Pyxus International (PYYX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.9x, Icl (ICL) 9.3x, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Darling Ingredients (DAR) is cheapest (Icl (ICL) 12.0x, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 9.0x). 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: Pyxus International (PYYX) -0.6%, Icl (ICL) +10.9%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) +36.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Icl (ICL) has the highest net margin (Pyxus International (PYYX) 1.0%, Icl (ICL) 9.0%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 7.7%). On return on invested capital, Darling Ingredients (DAR) leads (Pyxus International (PYYX) 2.0%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Darling Ingredients (DAR) returned the most: Pyxus International (PYYX) +10.0%, Icl (ICL) -26.7%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) +65.4%. Over five years, Pyxus International (PYYX) compounded fastest (Pyxus International (PYYX) +6.0%/yr, Icl (ICL) -11.0%/yr, Darling Ingredients (DAR) -6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Darling Ingredients (DAR) has been the steadiest (Pyxus International (PYYX) 100.0%, Icl (ICL) 39.0%, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PYYX, ICL 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, Darling Ingredients (DAR) 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.