Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 7.74x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $440.61 Million exceeds net income of $56.94 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore cash flow to debt ratio of Darling Ingredients Inc to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Darling Ingredients Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (1994–2025)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Darling Ingredients Inc across 28 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR) cash flow conversion.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Darling Ingredients Inc (1994–2025)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Darling Ingredients Inc.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.87x | $1.06 Billion | $62.80 Million | ▲ +474.7% |
| 2024 | 2.94x | $839.29 Million | $285.85 Million | ▲ +115.6% |
| 2023 | 1.36x | $899.26 Million | $660.39 Million | ▲ +25.0% |
| 2022 | 1.09x | $813.74 Million | $747.09 Million | ▲ +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.07x | $704.42 Million | $657.29 Million | ▼ -48.5% |
| 2020 | 2.08x | $624.65 Million | $300.33 Million | ▲ +84.1% |
| 2019 | 1.13x | $362.62 Million | $320.97 Million | ▼ -70.0% |
| 2018 | 3.76x | $398.62 Million | $105.94 Million | ▲ +22.2% |
| 2017 | 3.08x | $410.44 Million | $133.35 Million | ▼ -15.6% |
| 2016 | 3.65x | $391.00 Million | $107.22 Million | ▼ -26.1% |
| 2015 | 4.94x | $420.96 Million | $85.28 Million | ▲ +22.5% |
| 2014 | 4.03x | $275.17 Million | $68.31 Million | ▲ +108.3% |
| 2013 | 1.93x | $210.72 Million | $108.97 Million | ▲ +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.91x | $249.54 Million | $130.77 Million | ▲ +34.2% |
| 2011 | 1.42x | $240.86 Million | $169.42 Million | ▼ -22.8% |
| 2010 | 1.84x | $81.51 Million | $44.24 Million | ▼ -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.89x | $79.19 Million | $41.79 Million | ▲ +12.4% |
| 2008 | 1.69x | $91.95 Million | $54.56 Million | ▲ +16.8% |
| 2007 | 1.44x | $65.71 Million | $45.53 Million | ▼ -74.4% |
| 2006 | 5.65x | $28.83 Million | $5.11 Million | ▲ +77.8% |
| 2005 | 3.18x | $24.58 Million | $7.74 Million | ▲ +15.7% |
| 2004 | 2.74x | $38.12 Million | $13.89 Million | ▲ +79.4% |
| 2003 | 1.53x | $27.82 Million | $18.19 Million | ▼ -58.2% |
| 2002 | 3.66x | $34.03 Million | $9.29 Million | ▼ -29.1% |
| 1997 | 5.17x | $27.90 Million | $5.40 Million | ▼ -12.9% |
| 1996 | 5.94x | $45.70 Million | $7.70 Million | ▲ +149.9% |
| 1995 | 2.38x | $34.20 Million | $14.40 Million | ▼ -46.1% |
| 1994 | 4.41x | $32.60 Million | $7.40 Million | — |