Darling Ingredients (DAR) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients (DAR) posted EBITDA Margin of 14.62% for Q2 2026, up 218.84% on a QoQ basis from 4.59% in Q3 2025, and up 1257.0% year-over-year from 1.08% in Q2 2025.
Darling Ingredients (DAR) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darling Ingredients' EBITDA Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 14.62% for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly EBITDA Margin rose 1257.0% year-over-year to 14.62% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 6.74% (up 41.0% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at 8.19%, down 580.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin was 14.62% for Q2 2026 at Darling Ingredients, up from 4.59% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 20.29% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 2.06% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 10.36% and a median of 10.25% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin slumped 3377 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 1257 bps.
- Darling Ingredients' EBITDA Margin stood at 14.1% in 2022, then tumbled by 30 bps to 9.84% in 2023, then decreased by 12 bps to 8.64% in 2024, then sank by 47 bps to 4.59% in 2025, then jumped by 219 bps to 14.62% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DAR's EBITDA Margin at 14.62% in Q2 2026, 4.59% in Q3 2025, and 5.12% in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.29 Bn | 26.20 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 18.94% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.35 Bn | 18.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -45.40% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.90 Bn | 13.04 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.45 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 14.27% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.95 Bn | 10.43 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.34 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.76% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 9.92 Bn | 9.80 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 14.62% |
| 8 | Oatly Group AB | 8.23 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 76.34 Mn | -4.97% |
| 9 | Conagra Brands | 7.07 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -57.54% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.87 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 331.60 Mn | 8.09% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 14.62% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 4.59% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 5.12% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.06% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 8.64% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 4.23% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 10.20% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 9.66% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 9.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.98% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 20.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.14% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 44.07% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 47.43% |
| Jan 2, 2021 | 7.29% |