Darling Ingredients (DAR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients' Operating Expenses came in at $1.52 billion for Q2 2027, up 7.6% from $1.41 billion a year earlier and up 6.1% from the prior quarter.
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Darling Ingredients (DAR) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 4, 2026, Darling Ingredients reported Operating Expenses of $5.81 billion, up 7.2% year-over-year; for FY2024, it was $5.4 billion, down 13.0% from FY2023.
- Operating Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.7% (FY2019 to FY2024).
- Going back by year, Operating Expenses was $6.2 billion in FY2023 (+5.6%), $5.88 billion in FY2022 (+729.3%), $708.51 million in FY2021 (+12.5%) and $629.81 million in FY2020 (-80.6%).
- The Q2 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q4 2021.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.74 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.95 Bn | 18.46 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 606.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 17.92 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 559.00 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.87 Bn | -20.24 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.56 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 1.52 Bn |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.54 Bn | 2.49 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 191.00 Mn |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.69 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 273.80 Mn |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.08 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 45.00 Mn |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.94 Bn | -881.67 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 121.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cal-Maine Foods | 3.16 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 34.07 Mn | 93.59 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.52 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Darling Ingredients Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=DAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "DAR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=DAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();