DAR Darling Ingredients margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 84

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 66

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 92

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 70

Gross margin

26.3%

Operating margin

14.5%

EBITDA margin

22.6%

Net margin

9.1%

The Darling Ingredients shows a gross margin of 26.3%, an operating margin of 14.5%, an EBITDA margin of 22.6%, and a net margin of 9.1%. Operating margin drove the improvement across the available margins, increasing by 8.9 percentage points.

DAR margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Darling Ingredients's margins averaged 23.81% gross, 8.62% operating, 17.36% EBITDA, and 4.86% net. All four current margins are above their three-year averages.

DAR margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The biggest expansion was in operating margin, which rose by 8.9 percentage points. The other available margins also improved.

Gross margin expansion

3.4pp

Operating margin expansion

8.9pp

EBITDA margin expansion

8.7pp

Net margin expansion

7.3pp

DAR Gross margin

Darling Ingredients recorded an average gross margin of 23.81% across the last 3 years. Darling Ingredients currently reports a gross margin of 26.3%, 2.5 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Darling Ingredients's gross margin reached 26.3% at its highest point in Jul 2026 and 22.4% at its lowest in Dec 2024.

DAR Operating margin

Looking back over the last 3 years, Darling Ingredients recorded an average operating margin of 8.62%. Darling Ingredients currently reports an operating margin of 14.5%, 5.9 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest operating margin for Darling Ingredients was 14.5% in Jul 2026, while the lowest was 4.8% in Jan 2026.

DAR EBITDA margin

Over the last 3 years, the average EBITDA margin for Darling Ingredients was 17.36%. The latest EBITDA margin for Darling Ingredients is 22.6%, 5.2 percentage points above its three-year average. Darling Ingredients's EBITDA margin ranged from a low of 12.8% in Jan 2026 to a high of 22.6% in Jul 2026.

DAR Net margin

Darling Ingredients's net margin averaged 4.86% across the past 3 years. The current net margin of 9.1% is 4.2 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Darling Ingredients's net margin peaked at 9.5% in Dec 2023 and reached a low of 1% in Jan 2026.

DAR margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 26.3%, DAR stands higher than its peers average but lower than the Consumer Defensive sector and the industry average. Looking at the Consumer Defensive sector average of 36.6%, Darling Ingredients's gross margin is 28% lower.

DAR margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Darling Ingredients's gross margin?

The current gross margin for DAR is 26.3% as of Jul 4, 2026.

What is Darling Ingredients's operating margin?

For the period ending Jul 4, 2026, DAR recorded an operating margin of 14.5%.

What is Darling Ingredients's EBITDA margin?

As of Jul 4, 2026, DAR has an EBITDA margin of 22.6%.

What is Darling Ingredients's net margin?

For the period ending Jul 4, 2026, DAR recorded a net margin of 9.1%.

What are the average margins of DAR?

Looking back over 3 years, DAR recorded average margins of 23.8% gross, 8.6% operating, 17.4% EBITDA, and 4.9% net.

What are the highest historical margins of DAR?

Across the 5-year period, DAR posted its highest margins at 26.3% gross in Jul 2026, 18.7% operating in Jan 2022, 25.2% EBITDA in Jan 2022, and 13.7% net in Jan 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of DAR?

Looking back across 5 years, DAR reached its lowest margins at 22.4% gross in Dec 2024, 4.8% operating in Jan 2026, 12.8% EBITDA in Jan 2026, and 1% net in Jan 2026.