Darling Ingredients (DAR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients (DAR) posted Free Cash Flow of $58.2 million for Q2 2026, down 56.66% on a QoQ basis from $134.2 million in Q3 2025, and down 68.71% year-over-year from $186.0 million in Q2 2025.
Darling Ingredients (DAR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darling Ingredients' Free Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $58.2 million for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 68.71% year-over-year to $58.2 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $267.3 million (down 48.87% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at $506.8 million, up 47.43% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was $58.2 million for Q2 2026 at Darling Ingredients, down from $134.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $207.1 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $41.1 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $110.6 million and a median of $94.3 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 75.81% — and 2024, when it soared 92.78%.
- Darling Ingredients' Free Cash Flow stood at $41.1 million in 2022, then grew by 2.28% to $42.1 million in 2023, then surged by 92.78% to $81.1 million in 2024, then soared by 65.59% to $134.2 million in 2025, then sank by 56.66% to $58.2 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DAR's Free Cash Flow at $58.2 million in Q2 2026, $134.2 million in Q3 2025, and $74.8 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.29 Bn | 26.20 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 766.00 Mn |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.35 Bn | 18.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 367.60 Mn |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.90 Bn | 13.04 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 53.98 Mn |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.45 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 337.10 Mn |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.95 Bn | 10.43 Bn | - | 1.17 Bn |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.34 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 511.00 Mn | -153.00 Mn |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 9.92 Bn | 9.80 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 58.19 Mn |
| 8 | Oatly Group AB | 8.23 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 76.34 Mn | 445,000.00 |
| 9 | Conagra Brands | 7.07 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 506.50 Mn |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.87 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 331.60 Mn | -36.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 58.19 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 58.19 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 134.24 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 134.24 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 74.84 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 74.84 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 185.98 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 185.98 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 81.07 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 81.07 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 207.06 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 207.06 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 48.57 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 48.57 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 170.13 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 170.13 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 42.05 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 42.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 130.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 130.34 Mn |