Darling Ingredients (DAR) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Darling Ingredients (DAR) reported FCF Margin of 3.75% for Q2 2026, down 972.0% on a YoY basis from 0.43% in Q2 2025, and down 56.29% quarter-over-quarter from 8.58% in Q3 2025.

Darling Ingredients (DAR) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darling Ingredients has reported FCF Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 3.75% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, FCF Margin fell 972.0% year-over-year to 3.75%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 4.47% (down 474.0% YoY), and the FY2024 full-year result was 8.87%, up 380.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 3.75%, down from 8.58% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 14.56% in Q3 2024, with the low at 2.33% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 7.06% across 5 years, with a median of 5.54% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Margin jumped 654 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 972 bps.
  • Darling Ingredients' FCF Margin stood at 2.33% in 2022, then rose by 12 bps to 2.61% in 2023, then surged by 119 bps to 5.72% in 2024, then soared by 50 bps to 8.58% in 2025, then plunged by 56 bps to 3.75% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 3.75% (Q2 2026), 8.58% (Q3 2025), and 5.05% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Paranovus Entertainment Technology 12,507.92 Bn 12,507.92 Bn - -
2 Kraft Heinz 27.05 Bn 22.98 Bn 2.22 Bn 12.67%
3 General Mills 17.93 Bn 17.16 Bn 1.37 Bn 6.66%
4 Jbs 13.56 Bn 8.99 Bn 2.32 Bn -
5 Hormel Foods 13.29 Bn 12.44 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.09%
6 Mccormick 12.45 Bn 12.85 Bn 708.90 Mn 0.98%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.94 Bn 11.47 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 11.83 Bn 11.77 Bn 862.10 Mn 21.34%
9 Smithfield Foods 9.80 Bn 8.73 Bn 511.00 Mn -4.03%
10 Darling Ingredients 8.51 Bn 8.55 Bn 404.92 Mn 3.75%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 3.75%
Sep 27, 2025 8.58%
Jun 28, 2025 5.05%
Mar 29, 2025 13.47%
Dec 28, 2024 5.72%
Sep 28, 2024 14.56%
Jun 29, 2024 3.34%
Mar 30, 2024 11.98%
Dec 30, 2023 2.61%
Sep 30, 2023 8.02%
Jul 1, 2023 5.36%
Dec 31, 2022 2.33%
Sep 26, 2020 17.05%
Jun 27, 2020 19.74%
Mar 28, 2020 -3.17%
Dec 28, 2019 -1.68%
Sep 28, 2019 3.70%
Jun 29, 2019 2.67%
Mar 30, 2019 -4.27%
Dec 29, 2018 10.64%