Darling Ingredients (DAR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients' (DAR) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $58.2 million in Q2 2026, down 68.71% YoY from $186.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 56.66% on a QoQ basis from $134.2 million in Q3 2025.
Darling Ingredients (DAR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darling Ingredients (DAR) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $58.2 million in 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 retreated to $58.2 million in Q2 2026, from $134.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $207.1 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $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 plunged 75.81% — and 2024, when it soared 92.78%.
- Tracing DAR's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $41.1 million in 2022, then advanced by 2.28% to $42.1 million in 2023, then soared by 92.78% to $81.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 65.59% to $134.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 56.66% to $58.2 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $58.2 million (Q2 2026), $134.2 million (Q3 2025), and $74.8 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.37 Bn | 27.69 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 893.00 Mn |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.49 Bn | 21.03 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 367.60 Mn |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.93 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 337.10 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.80 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 4.91 Bn | -1.12 Bn |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.21 Bn | 13.15 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 483.90 Mn |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.14 Bn | 12.28 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 96.77 Mn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.22 Bn | 11.50 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.40 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 404.64 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.75 Bn | 7.40 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 192.00 Mn |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 7.86 Bn | 7.64 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 506.50 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 404.64 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 404.64 Mn |
| 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 |