Darling Ingredients (DAR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 5.84% for Q2 2026, up 185.0% year-on-year from 2.05% in Q2 2025, and up 82.97% on a QoQ basis from 3.19% in Q3 2025.
Darling Ingredients (DAR) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 5.84% in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 185.0% year-over-year to 5.84%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 5.84% (up 185.0% YoY), and the FY2024 full-year result was 4.92%, down 548.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 5.84%, up from 3.19% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 14.14% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 3.13% in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.09% (2024), against an average of 7.3%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed sank 780 bps; it then jumped 185 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 13.31% in 2022, then tumbled by 32 bps to 9.0% in 2023, then tumbled by 44 bps to 5.05% in 2024, then sank by 37 bps to 3.19% in 2025, then jumped 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranovus Entertainment Technology | 94,654.50 Bn | 94,654.50 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Kraft Heinz | 28.03 Bn | 23.95 Bn | 2.22 Bn | -6.47% |
| 3 | Jbs | 19.23 Bn | 14.67 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 4 | General Mills | 18.04 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 14.64% |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 12.87 Bn | 11.99 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 6.10% |
| 6 | Mccormick | 12.46 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 708.90 Mn | 9.47% |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 11.56 Bn | 11.08 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | J M Smucker | 10.74 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 827.80 Mn | -4.68% |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 10.23 Bn | 9.16 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 13.03% |
| 10 | Darling Ingredients | 9.59 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 404.92 Mn | 5.84% |
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 | 14.14% |
| 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% |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 5.92% |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 4.98% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 5.24% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 5.24% |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 3.19% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.26% |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 3.29% |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 3.32% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.28% |
| Oct 1, 2016 | 3.15% |
| Jul 2, 2016 | 3.23% |
| Apr 2, 2016 | 3.28% |
| Jan 2, 2016 | 3.27% |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 3.37% |
| Jul 4, 2015 | 3.58% |
| Apr 4, 2015 | 4.31% |
| Jan 3, 2015 | 3.45% |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 2.91% |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 2.70% |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 2.86% |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 7.37% |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 13.11% |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 9.73% |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 10.45% |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 16.48% |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 17.66% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 19.14% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 21.31% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 24.35% |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 22.13% |
| Jul 2, 2011 | 17.91% |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 12.37% |
| Jan 1, 2011 | 10.76% |
| Oct 2, 2010 | 21.86% |