Growth Metrics

Darling Ingredients (DAR) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Darling Ingredients (DAR) has disclosed Gross Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 25.1% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 156.0% year-over-year to 25.1%, compared with a TTM value of 24.01% through Jan 2026, up 166.0%, and an annual FY2026 reading of 24.01%, up 166.0% over the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 25.1% for Q1 2026 at Darling Ingredients, up from 24.75% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 27.13% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 15.4% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 22.75%, with a median of 22.6% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Gross Margin crashed -3248bps in 2022, then skyrocketed 598bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 21.99% in 2022, then rose by 23bps to 27.04% in 2023, then fell by -13bps to 23.54% in 2024, then grew by 5bps to 24.75% in 2025, then grew by 1bps to 25.1% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for DAR at 25.1% in Q1 2026, 24.75% in Q3 2025, and 23.35% in Q2 2025.