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How Darling Ingredients Inc. stacks up
DAR · against 108 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Profitability
65/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #47 of 109 · scores higher than 57% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score16 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including DAR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 65?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin and return on assets, which are stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 8.3% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 66% of peers. Return on assets: 5.4% vs peer median 4.0%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 77% of peers. Operating margin: 14.5% vs peer median 7.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = DAR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | DAR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 106 reported | 8.3% | 11.1% | 35% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 109 reported | 14.5% | 9.0% | 79% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 102 reported | 5.4% | 5.2% | 54% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 102 reported | 12.1% | 12.6% | 47% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 109 reported | 26.3% | 37.0% | 31% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around DAR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 443.8B INR (≈$5.3B) | 99 | 54 | |
| 1 | 114.2B MXN (≈$6.2B) | 99 | 57 | |
| 3 | 1.19T INR (≈$14.2B) | 97 | 60 | |
| 4 | 41.5B CNY (≈$5.8B) | 96 | 54 | |
| 4 | 4.9B USD | 96 | 71 | |
| 43 | 154.7B ZAR (≈$8.5B) | 68 | 60 | |
| 43 | 82.5B MXN (≈$4.5B) | 68 | 60 | |
| 43 | 5.5B USD | 68 | 84 | |
| 46 | 7.6B EUR (≈$8.4B) | 67 | 56 | |
| 47 | 8.5B USD | 65 | 61 | |
| 48 | 291.8B MXN (≈$15.8B) | 63 | 49 | |
| 49 | 32.4B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 62 | 56 | |
| 49 | 4.9B EUR (≈$5.4B) | 62 | 42 | |
| 51 | 2.33T JPY (≈$15.8B) | 61 | 68 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score