
Darling Ingredients Inc.
DARNYSEConsumer DefensivePackaged Foods
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$65.74
−$2.10 · -3.10%
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Hold
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Valuation
51
Fair Value
Momentum
64
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Sentiment
65
Bullish
Risk resilience
73
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Company profile
Company websiteDarling Ingredients Inc. specializes in the development and production of natural ingredients sourced from various organic bio-nutrients, encompassing both edible and inedible materials. The company's operations are structured into three primary segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients, and Fuel Ingredients. Darling provides tailored specialty solutions and raw materials to a broad spectrum of industries, including pharmaceuticals, human food, pet food, animal feed, industrial manufacturing, fuel production, bioenergy, and fertilizer. A key aspect of its business involves collecting and transforming diverse animal by-product streams into high-value specialty ingredients such as collagen, edible and feed-grade fats, animal proteins and meals, plasma, pet food components, organic fertilizers, yellow grease, fuel feedstock, green energy, natural casings, and hides. Additionally, the company efficiently recovers and converts used cooking oil, animal fats, and leftover bakery products into valuable feed and fuel components. Beyond ingredient manufacturing, Darling offers vital environmental services, including grease trap collection and disposal for the food service sector. The company operates globally across North America, Europe, China, South America, Australia, and other international markets, utilizing a comprehensive portfolio of brands such as Sonac, Dar Pro, Rothsay, Rousselot, Nature Safe, CleanStar, Peptan, Cookie Meal, Bakery Feeds, Ecoson, and Rendac. Founded in 1882, the company was initially known as Darling International Inc. before officially changing its name to Darling Ingredients Inc. in May 2014. Its headquarters are located in Irving, Texas.
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Randall C. Stuewe Randy
- Listed since
- Sep 9, 1994
- Employees
- 15,000
Market position
Day range
Current $65.74
52-week range
Current $65.74
- Open
- $67.81
- Previous close
- $67.84
- Volume
- 7.35M
- 3.01× average
- Average volume
- 2.44M
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 10.45B USD
- Beta
- 1.02
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $59.953
- +9.65% above average
- 200-day average
- $51.9802
- +26.47% above average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 10.04B USD
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.44×
- P/B (TTM)
- 1.98×
- P/S (TTM)
- 1.59×
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.66×
- Earnings yield
- 1.05%
- Free cash flow yield
- 11.39%
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 25.04%
- Operating margin
- 15.90%
- Net margin
- 9.12%
- Return on equity
- 1.33%
- Return on assets
- 0.61%
- Return on invested capital
- 4.21%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 0.8×
- Current ratio
- 1.5×
- Altman Z-score
- 2.65
- Piotroski F-score
- 9 of 9
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 6.14B USD | 5.72B USD | 6.79B USD | 6.53B USD | 4.74B USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 5.17B USD | 4.44B USD | 5.14B USD | 5B USD | 3.5B USD |
| Gross profit | 969.46M USD | 1.28B USD | 1.65B USD | 1.53B USD | 1.24B USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 573.65M USD | 492.11M USD | 549.59M USD | 436.61M USD | 391.54M USD |
| Operating expenses | 573.65M USD | 809.62M USD | 695.29M USD | 500.53M USD | 357.51M USD |
| Interest expense | 223.24M USD | 253.86M USD | 259.22M USD | 125.57M USD | 62.08M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 508.5M USD | 503.83M USD | 502.02M USD | 394.72M USD | 316.39M USD |
| Operating income | 395.8M USD | 468.22M USD | 949.73M USD | 1.03B USD | 884.47M USD |
| Net income | 62.8M USD | 278.88M USD | 647.73M USD | 737.69M USD | 650.91M USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 36%
- 4 beats, 6 misses, 1 met estimate
- Average EPS surprise
- -10.52%
- 11 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- 2.41
- Estimate 1.4 · Beat by 72.14%
EPS: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Analyst price target
Average target
$70.00
6.48% upsideRating distribution
25 ratingsRecent analyst actions
DAR news
Corporate actions
Corporate action history
| Action | Effective date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stock split | Nov 10, 1997 | 3:1 | — | — |
Effective Nov 10, 1997
3:1
DAR peers
ETFs holding DAR
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETFIJH372.01M0.29%125.92B USD0.05%$76.77+0.52%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI306.85M0.01%2.3T USD0.03%$378.24+0.44%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB221.61M0.12%183.4B USD0.03%$304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFVBK128.21M0.29%43.8B USD0.05%$358.65+0.70%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF110.99M0.12%93.7B USD0.05%$245.53+0.82%
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TrustMDY78.96M0.30%26.72B USD0.23%$699.6+0.48%
Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETFDFAT62.45M0.43%14.66B USD0.28%$71.67+0.67%
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETFSPMD56.01M0.30%18.77B USD0.03%$67.27+0.52%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETFIJH- Market value
- 372.01M
- Weight
- 0.29%
- AUM
- 125.92B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $76.77+0.52%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI- Market value
- 306.85M
- Weight
- 0.01%
- AUM
- 2.3T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $378.24+0.44%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB- Market value
- 221.61M
- Weight
- 0.12%
- AUM
- 183.4B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFVBK- Market value
- 128.21M
- Weight
- 0.29%
- AUM
- 43.8B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $358.65+0.70%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF- Market value
- 110.99M
- Weight
- 0.12%
- AUM
- 93.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $245.53+0.82%
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TrustMDY- Market value
- 78.96M
- Weight
- 0.30%
- AUM
- 26.72B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.23%
- Price / 1D
- $699.6+0.48%
Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETFDFAT- Market value
- 62.45M
- Weight
- 0.43%
- AUM
- 14.66B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.28%
- Price / 1D
- $71.67+0.67%
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETFSPMD- Market value
- 56.01M
- Weight
- 0.30%
- AUM
- 18.77B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $67.27+0.52%
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