Darling Ingredients (DAR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Darling Ingredients (DAR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 5.84% for Q2 2026, up 185.0% on a YoY basis from 2.05% in Q2 2025, and up 82.97% quarter-over-quarter from 3.19% in Q3 2025.

Darling Ingredients (DAR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darling Ingredients has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 14.14% in Q3 2023, with the low at 3.13% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 7.3% across 5 years, with a median of 6.09% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 780 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 185 bps.
  • Darling Ingredients' Return on Capital Employed 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (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 -6.47%
3 General Mills 17.93 Bn 17.16 Bn 1.37 Bn 14.64%
4 Jbs 13.56 Bn 8.99 Bn 2.32 Bn 11.24%
5 Hormel Foods 13.29 Bn 12.44 Bn 518.51 Mn 6.10%
6 Mccormick 12.45 Bn 12.85 Bn 708.90 Mn 9.47%
7 Magnum Ice Cream 11.94 Bn 11.47 Bn - -
8 J M Smucker 11.83 Bn 11.77 Bn 862.10 Mn 2.63%
9 Smithfield Foods 9.80 Bn 8.73 Bn 511.00 Mn 13.03%
10 Darling Ingredients 8.51 Bn 8.55 Bn 404.92 Mn 5.84%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%