Darling Ingredients (DAR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients' (DAR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.84% in Q2 2026, up 185.0% YoY from 2.05% in Q2 2025, and up 82.97% on a QoQ basis from 3.19% in Q3 2025.
Darling Ingredients (DAR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darling Ingredients (DAR) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 5.84% in 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 improved to 5.84% in Q2 2026, from 3.19% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 22.68% in Q3 2023 to a low of 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 slumped 1634 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 185 bps.
- Tracing DAR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 13.31% in 2022, then plunged by 32 bps to 9.0% in 2023, then plunged by 44 bps to 5.05% in 2024, then slumped by 37 bps to 3.19% in 2025, then soared by 83 bps to 5.84% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.84% (Q2 2026), 3.19% (Q3 2025), and 3.13% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.31 Bn | 27.63 Bn | 2.03 Bn | -4.62% |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.40 Bn | 20.94 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 3.63% |
| 3 | Mccormick | 15.03 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 8.60% |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.89 Bn | 11.42 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 28.18% |
| 5 | J M Smucker | 13.23 Bn | 13.17 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 2.63% |
| 6 | Hormel Foods | 13.17 Bn | 12.31 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.10% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.13 Bn | 11.41 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.44 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 9.59% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.77 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 13.26% |
| 10 | Conagra Brands | 7.84 Bn | 7.62 Bn | 704.10 Mn | -10.82% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 9.59% |
| 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% |