Darling Ingredients (DAR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Darling Ingredients' Return on Sales [ROS] was 18.61% in Q3 2027, up 14.02 percentage points from 4.59% a year earlier but down 13.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Darling Ingredients (DAR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Darling Ingredients' Return on Sales [ROS] was 17.90% through Oct 3, 2026, up 12.79 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026, it was 4.46%.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -14.20 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 8.19% in FY2024 (-5.80 pp), 13.99% in FY2023 (-1.76 pp) and 15.75% in FY2022 (-2.90 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between 2.06% (Q1 2026) and 32.20% (Q2 2027) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three straight quarters.
- Per Business Quant data, DAR's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2027 was 32.20% (Q2 2027), 14.62% (Q1 2027) and 5.70% (Q4 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 34.69 Bn | 31.46 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 4.19% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 20.70 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 2.61% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.53 Bn | 17.95 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 3.05% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.49 Bn | -2.10 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 2.27% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 477.54 Mn | 18.61% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.56 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 3.70% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.70 Bn | 4.20 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 4.12% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.86 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 399.00 Mn | 11.22% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.71 Bn | 3.71 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.59 Bn | -1.46 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 0.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 18.61% |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 32.20% |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 14.62% |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 5.70% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 4.59% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 5.12% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.06% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 8.64% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 4.23% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 10.20% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 9.66% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 9.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.98% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 20.29% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 14.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.10% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 15.35% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 16.88% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 17.05% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 17.34% |
API Access
Darling Ingredients Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DAR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();