Darling Ingredients (DAR) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients (DAR) posted FCF Margin of 3.75% for Q2 2026, down 56.29% on a QoQ basis from 8.58% in Q3 2025, and down 972.0% year-over-year from 0.43% in Q2 2025.
Darling Ingredients (DAR) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darling Ingredients' FCF Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.75% for 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 was 3.75% for Q2 2026 at Darling Ingredients, down from 8.58% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 14.56% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 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 slumped 972 bps.
- Darling Ingredients' FCF Margin stood at 2.33% in 2022, then advanced by 12 bps to 2.61% in 2023, then jumped by 119 bps to 5.72% in 2024, then surged by 50 bps to 8.58% in 2025, then slumped by 56 bps to 3.75% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DAR's FCF Margin at 3.75% in Q2 2026, 8.58% in Q3 2025, and 5.05% in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.29 Bn | 26.20 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 12.67% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.35 Bn | 18.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 7.97% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.90 Bn | 13.04 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 1.82% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.45 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 17.41% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.95 Bn | 10.43 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.34 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 511.00 Mn | -4.03% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 9.92 Bn | 9.80 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 3.75% |
| 8 | Oatly Group AB | 8.23 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 76.34 Mn | 0.19% |
| 9 | Conagra Brands | 7.07 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 17.57% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.87 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 331.60 Mn | -2.32% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |