Growth Metrics

Darling Ingredients (DAR) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Darling Ingredients' Free Cash Flow history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $284.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 250.56% year-over-year to $284.2 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $679.2 million, up 34.02%, while the annual FY2026 figure was $679.2 million, 34.02% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached $284.2 million in Q1 2026 per DAR's latest filing, up from $134.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $284.2 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $41.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $128.0 million, with a median of $130.3 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: plummeted 75.81% in 2022, then skyrocketed 250.56% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it 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 soared by 111.7% to $284.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DAR's Free Cash Flow are $284.2 million (Q1 2026), $134.2 million (Q3 2025), and $74.8 million (Q2 2025).