Darling Ingredients (DAR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients (DAR) posted Return on Capital Employed of 5.84% for Q2 2026, up 82.97% on a QoQ basis from 3.19% in Q3 2025, and up 185.0% year-over-year from 2.05% in Q2 2025.
Darling Ingredients (DAR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darling Ingredients' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.84% for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 185.0% year-over-year to 5.84% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 5.84% (up 185.0% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at 4.92%, down 548.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 5.84% for Q2 2026 at Darling Ingredients, up from 3.19% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 22.68% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 3.13% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 8.01% and a median of 6.09% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed sank 1634 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 185 bps.
- Darling Ingredients' Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.31% in 2022, then slumped by 32 bps to 9.0% in 2023, then slumped by 44 bps to 5.05% in 2024, then plunged by 37 bps to 3.19% in 2025, then surged by 83 bps to 5.84% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DAR's Return on Capital Employed at 5.84% in Q2 2026, 3.19% in Q3 2025, and 3.13% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.29 Bn | 26.20 Bn | 2.22 Bn | -6.47% |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.35 Bn | 18.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.63% |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.90 Bn | 13.04 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.10% |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.45 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.60% |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.95 Bn | 10.43 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.34 Bn | 8.95 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 13.03% |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 9.92 Bn | 9.80 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 5.84% |
| 8 | Oatly Group AB | 8.23 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 76.34 Mn | 34,314.10% |
| 9 | Conagra Brands | 7.07 Bn | 6.85 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -10.82% |
| 10 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.87 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 331.60 Mn | 10.22% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | 5.84% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 3.19% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 3.13% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.99% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 5.05% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.29% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 6.34% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 8.28% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 9.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.98% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 22.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.31% |
| Jan 2, 2021 | 8.94% |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 13.74% |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 12.27% |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 11.68% |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 10.68% |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 5.83% |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 4.76% |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 3.97% |