Darling Ingredients (DAR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients (DAR) reported Operating Margin of 14.62% for Q2 2026, up 1257.0% on a YoY basis from 1.08% in Q2 2025, and up 218.84% quarter-over-quarter from 4.59% in Q3 2025.
Darling Ingredients (DAR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darling Ingredients has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 14.62% in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Margin rose 1257.0% year-over-year to 14.62%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 6.74% (up 41.0% YoY), and the FY2024 full-year result was 8.19%, down 580.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 14.62%, up from 4.59% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 20.29% in Q3 2023, with the low at 2.06% in Q1 2025.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 10.36% across 5 years, with a median of 10.25% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin tumbled 3377 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 1257 bps.
- Darling Ingredients' Operating Margin stood at 14.1% in 2022, then sank by 30 bps to 9.84% in 2023, then fell by 12 bps to 8.64% in 2024, then tumbled by 47 bps to 4.59% in 2025, then surged by 219 bps to 14.62% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 14.62% (Q2 2026), 4.59% (Q3 2025), and 5.12% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 12,507.92 Bn | 12,507.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 27.05 Bn | 22.98 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 18.94% |
| 3 | General Mills | 17.93 Bn | 17.16 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 11.82% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.56 Bn | 8.99 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.29 Bn | 12.44 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 7.30% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.45 Bn | 12.85 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 12.14% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 11.94 Bn | 11.47 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 11.83 Bn | 11.77 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 19.60% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 9.80 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 8.76% |
| 10 | Darling Ingredients | 8.51 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 14.62% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 14.62% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 4.59% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 5.12% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.06% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 8.64% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 4.23% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 10.20% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 9.66% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 9.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.98% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 20.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.95% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.14% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 44.07% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 47.43% |
| Jan 2, 2021 | 7.29% |