Darling Ingredients (DAR) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients' (DAR) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 3.75% in Q2 2026, down 972.0% YoY from 0.43% in Q2 2025, and down 56.29% on a QoQ basis from 8.58% in Q3 2025.
Darling Ingredients (DAR) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darling Ingredients (DAR) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 3.75% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin fell 972.0% year-over-year to 3.75% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 4.47% (down 474.0% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at 8.87%, up 380.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin eased to 3.75% in Q2 2026, from 8.58% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 14.56% in Q3 2024 to a low of 2.33% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 7.06% and a median of 5.54% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Margin jumped 654 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 972 bps.
- Tracing DAR's FCF Margin over 5 years: 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.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.23 Bn | 27.54 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 14.26% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.36 Bn | 20.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 7.97% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.89 Bn | 14.56 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 17.41% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.54 Bn | 11.07 Bn | 4.91 Bn | -2.45% |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.26 Bn | 12.40 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 3.26% |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.17 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 21.34% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.10 Bn | 11.38 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.78 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 23.47% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.77 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 5.19% |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 7.80 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 17.57% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 23.47% |
| 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% |