Darling Ingredients (DAR) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients' (DAR) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 29.2% in Q3 2026, up 585.0% on a YoY basis from 4.26% in Q3 2025, and up 11.82% quarter-over-quarter from 26.11% in Q2 2026.
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Darling Ingredients (DAR) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darling Ingredients (DAR) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 29.2% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Gross Margin rose 585.0% year-over-year to 29.2%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 stood at 25.97% (up 309.0% YoY), and the FY2024 full-year result was 22.36%, down 188.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin grew to 29.2% in Q3 2026 per DAR's latest filing, from 26.11% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 29.2% in Q3 2026 and bottomed at 12.45% in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 21.92% across 5 years, with a median of 22.55% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin plunged 3372 bps in 2022, then jumped 1019 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 21.99% in 2022, then climbed by 23 bps to 27.04% in 2023, then fell by 13 bps to 23.54% in 2024, then grew by 5 bps to 24.75% in 2025, then grew by 18 bps to 29.2% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 29.2%, 26.11%, and 24.75% for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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