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Darling Ingredients Inc. DAR Return on invested capital

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12.8%-0.7pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+12.3%
Gross profit$404.9M+30.1%
Operating income$226.8M+698%
Net income$134.3M+613%
EPS (diluted)$0.83+619%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$116.0M+42.4%
Total debt$4.4B+4.9%
Total equity$4.9B+9.6%
Total assets$10.6B+6.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$153.0M-38.6%
CapEx$95.1M+14.4%
Free cash flow$169.8M+34.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.53B+112%
Enterprise value$12.77B+62.4%
P/E38.2×+14.7×
P/S1.4×+0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin24.8%+2.2pp
Operating margin7.5%+1.1pp
Net margin3.5%+0.5pp
FCF margin11.1%+2.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity4.8%+1.0pp
Debt / equity0.9×0.0×
Current ratio1.6×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Darling Ingredients Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Darling Ingredients Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Darling Ingredients Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) reported return on invested capital of 4.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Darling Ingredients Inc.'s return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Darling Ingredients Inc.'s return on invested capital increased by 16.2% year-over-year, from 4.1% to 4.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Darling Ingredients Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Darling Ingredients Inc.'s return on invested capital has grown at a -17.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 8.4% to 3.1%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.