Darling Ingredients (DAR) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients (DAR) recorded FCF Margin of 23.47% in Q2 2027, up 18.42 percentage points from 5.05% a year earlier and up 19.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Darling Ingredients (DAR) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Darling Ingredients' FCF Margin came in at 11.34% as of Jul 4, 2026, up 1.71 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026, it was 11.07%.
- Annual FCF Margin has a five-year change of +1.99 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier years, FCF Margin came in at 8.87% in FY2024 (+3.80 pp), 5.06% in FY2023 (-1.40 pp) and 6.47% in FY2022 (-2.61 pp).
- The Q2 2027 figure is the highest quarterly FCF Margin in data going back to Q3 2010.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 3.75% (Q1 2027), 9.68% (Q4 2026) and 8.58% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 33.90 Bn | 30.38 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 0.81% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.01 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 3.47% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.06 Bn | 15.97 Bn | 1.33 Bn | -6.55% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.34 Bn | -19.93 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 1.00% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 7.96 Bn | 7.50 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 23.47% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.60 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 1.31% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.79 Bn | 4.28 Bn | 333.67 Mn | -4.42% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.79 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 426.00 Mn | -0.54% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.76 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 27.40% |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.38 Bn | -1.69 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 5.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 23.47% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 3.75% |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 16.62% |
| 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% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 4.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.33% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 9.83% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 7.82% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 5.90% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 7.46% |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 17.05% |
API Access
Darling Ingredients FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=DAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "DAR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=DAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();