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DAR vs MKC // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE) VS. McCormick & Company Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DAR 3
— MKC 10
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: MKC
LAST: $55.73 (+1.05%) • MKT CAP: $8.70B
valuation
18.3x
LAST: $47.29 (+1.05%) • MKT CAP: $12.59B
valuation
11.7x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DAR VS. MKC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DAR | MKC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 24.00% | 37.90% | -13.90 | MKC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.10% | 9.70% | -6.60 | MKC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 18.3x | 11.7x | +6.60 | MKC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.80% | 5.20% | +2.60 | DAR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.50% | 15.70% | -11.20 | MKC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.00% | 11.50% | -10.50 | MKC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.40% | 1.70% | +5.70 | DAR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.84% | -3.84 | MKC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.25 | 2.12 | +0.13 | DAR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 34.9 | 47.8 | -12.90 | MKC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.01 | 1.05 | -0.04 | MKC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 128.9x | 14.9x | +114.00 | MKC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.70B | $12.59B | -$3.89B | MKC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DAR REV | MKC REV | DAR GROSS % | MKC GROSS % | DAR FCF | MKC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $6.14B | $6.84B | 24.0% | 37.9% | $679.2M | $654.4M |
| FY 2024 | $5.72B | $6.72B | 22.4% | 38.5% | $506.8M | $619.3M |
| FY 2023 | $6.79B | $6.66B | — | — | $593.8M | $937.5M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
DAR // BETA 1.01
MKC // BETA 1.05