Growth Metrics

Darling Ingredients (DAR) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Darling Ingredients (DAR) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.04% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.04%, compared with a TTM value of 0.04% through Jan 2026, down 3.0%, and an annual FY2026 reading of 0.04%, down 2.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.04% for Q1 2026 at Darling Ingredients, down from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.4% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 0.04% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.12%, with a median of 0.09% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital grew 26bps in 2023, then plummeted -31bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.15% in 2022, then tumbled by -35bps to 0.09% in 2023, then crashed by -34bps to 0.06% in 2024, then plummeted by -31bps to 0.04% in 2025, then fell by -17bps to 0.04% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for DAR at 0.04% in Q1 2026, 0.04% in Q3 2025, and 0.05% in Q2 2025.