Darling Ingredients (DAR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients (DAR) posted Operating Expenses of $1.4 billion for Q2 2026, down 1.04% on a QoQ basis from $1.4 billion in Q3 2025, and up 8.3% year-over-year from $1.3 billion in Q2 2025.
Darling Ingredients (DAR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darling Ingredients' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.4 billion for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 8.3% year-over-year to $1.4 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $4.3 billion (down 19.92% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at $5.4 billion, down 13.03% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $1.4 billion for Q2 2026 at Darling Ingredients, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $3.4 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $834.1 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $1.5 billion and a median of $1.4 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 330.67% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 51.25% in 2022.
- Darling Ingredients' Operating Expenses stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then decreased by 11.1% to $1.5 billion in 2023, then declined by 9.63% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then increased by 9.63% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then retreated by 1.04% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DAR's Operating Expenses at $1.4 billion in Q2 2026, $1.4 billion in Q3 2025, and $1.4 billion in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.29 Bn | 26.20 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.35 Bn | 18.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.70 Bn |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.90 Bn | 13.04 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 318.62 Mn |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.45 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 441.80 Mn |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.95 Bn | 10.43 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.34 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 180.00 Mn |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 9.92 Bn | 9.80 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 1.43 Bn |
| 8 | Oatly Group AB | 8.23 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 76.34 Mn | -88.35 Mn |
| 9 | Conagra Brands | 7.07 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 401.10 Mn |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.87 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 331.60 Mn | 205.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 1.43 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 1.45 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 1.41 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.32 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 1.32 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 1.36 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 1.35 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 1.36 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 1.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.50 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 1.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 834.06 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 3.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 292.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 319.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 226.92 Mn |