Darling Ingredients (DAR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients (DAR) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 12.49% in Q3 2027, up 9.30 percentage points from 3.19% a year earlier and up 2.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Darling Ingredients (DAR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026, Darling Ingredients reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 2.99%.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -14.28 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 4.92% in FY2024 (-5.48 pp), 10.40% in FY2023 (-5.19 pp) and 15.59% in FY2022 (-1.68 pp).
- The Q3 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 9.82% (Q2 2027), 5.00% (Q1 2027) and 2.93% (Q4 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 34.69 Bn | 31.46 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 6.91% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 20.70 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 4.37% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.53 Bn | 17.95 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 8.38% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.49 Bn | -2.10 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 7.39% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 477.54 Mn | 12.49% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.56 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 11.56% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.70 Bn | 4.20 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 8.22% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.86 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 399.00 Mn | 12.84% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.71 Bn | 3.71 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.59 Bn | -1.46 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 3.94% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 12.49% |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 9.82% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 5.00% |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 2.93% |
| 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 | 9.56% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.55% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 11.41% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 11.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.97% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 13.34% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 15.39% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 16.30% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 14.60% |
API Access
Darling Ingredients Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "DAR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();