Darling Ingredients (DAR) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2025)
Darling Ingredients (DAR) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.04 for Q3 2025, up 70.62% on a QoQ basis from 0.03 in Q4 2024, and up 36.86% year-over-year from 0.03 in Q3 2024.
Darling Ingredients (DAR) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Darling Ingredients' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.04 for Q3 2025.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 36.86% year-over-year to 0.04 in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was 0.03 (up 25.83% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at 0.02, down 19.44% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio was 0.04 for Q3 2025 at Darling Ingredients, up from 0.03 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.04 in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.01 in Q4 2023.
- A 4-year average of 0.03 and a median of 0.03 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio plunged 49.61% — and 2024, when it surged 139.21%.
- Darling Ingredients' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.02 in 2022, then plunged by 49.61% to 0.01 in 2023, then jumped by 139.21% to 0.03 in 2024, then surged by 70.62% to 0.04 in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows DAR's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.04 in Q3 2025, 0.03 in Q4 2024, and 0.03 in Q3 2024.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.29 Bn | 26.20 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 0.62 |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.35 Bn | 18.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.57 |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.90 Bn | 13.04 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 2.98 |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.45 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 0.41 |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.95 Bn | 10.43 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.34 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 511.00 Mn | - |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 9.92 Bn | 9.80 Bn | 404.92 Mn | - |
| 8 | Oatly Group AB | 8.23 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 76.34 Mn | - |
| 9 | Conagra Brands | 7.07 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 704.10 Mn | - |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.87 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 331.60 Mn | -1.42 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2025 | 0.04 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 0.03 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 0.03 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.02 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 0.01 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | -0.02 |
| Mar 28, 2020 | -0.32 |
| Dec 28, 2019 | -0.45 |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 0.02 |
| Sep 29, 2018 | -2.38 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.05 |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.14 |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 0.05 |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.02 |
| Oct 1, 2016 | 0.02 |
| Jan 2, 2016 | 0.32 |