Darling Ingredients (DAR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients (DAR) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 7.98% in Q2 2027, up 4.64 percentage points from 3.35% a year earlier and up 3.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Darling Ingredients (DAR) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, Darling Ingredients reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.31%, down 5.31 percentage points from FY2023.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -4.36 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 10.62% in FY2023 (-4.73 pp) and 15.35% in FY2022.
- The Q2 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2011.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.64 Bn | 34.93 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 4.16% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 19.95 Bn | 16.31 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 3.49% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.82 Bn | 17.33 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.28% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.76 Bn | -19.50 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 10.18% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.87 Bn | 8.48 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 8.47% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.34 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 11.73% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.70 Bn | 4.53 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 9.50% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.03 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 10.06% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.73 Bn | -1.09 Bn | 221.00 Mn | 4.93% |
| 10 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.45 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 11.98% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2026 | 8.47% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 4.68% |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 3.10% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 3.40% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 3.35% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.24% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 5.39% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.66% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 6.88% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 8.53% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 9.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.36% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 10.79% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 10.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.09% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 10.87% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 12.48% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 12.84% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 13.03% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 12.06% |
API Access
Darling Ingredients Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=DAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=DAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();