DAR
Darling Ingredients Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods · NYQ
$59.45
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$9.3B
Total market value of the company
42.57
Expensive — high growth expected
11.83
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+12.3%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
3.5%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
4.9%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$75.50
+27% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
STRONG_BUY
Consensus view from 12 analysts covering this stock
About Darling Ingredients Inc.

Darling Ingredients Inc. develops, produces, and sells sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients in North America, Europe, China, South America, and internationally. The Feed Ingredients segment collects and processes animal by-products into non-food grade oils and protein meals; bakery residuals into cookie meal used in poultry and swine rations; used cooking oil into non-food grade fats; and porcine and bovine blood into blood plasma powder and hemoglobin. This segment is also involved in the processing of selected portions of slaughtered animals into pet food, as well as of cattle hides and hog skins; production of organic fertilizers; rearing and processing of black soldier fly larvae into specialty proteins and fats for use in animal feed and pet food; and grease trap collection services to food service establishments. Its Food Ingredients segment engages in the purchase and processing of beef and pork bone chips, beef hides, and pig and fish skins into collagen; collection and processing of porcine and bovine intestines into natural casings; extraction and processing of porcine mucosa into crude heparin; collection and refining of animal fat into food grade fat; and processing of bones to bone chips and bone ash. The Fuel Ingredients segment is involved in the conversion of organic sludge and food waste into biogas; collection and conversion of fallen stock and certain animal by-products into low-grade energy sources; and processing of manure into natural bio-phosphate. It also provides environmental services, including disposal services; and yellow grease, fuel feedstock, and agriculture-based biofuels. The company sells its products under the Rendac, Sonac, FASA, Ecoson, Rousselot, Gelnex, and CTH brands. The company was formerly known as Darling International Inc. and changed its name to Darling Ingredients Inc. in May 2014. Darling Ingredients Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

https://www.darlingii.com

Country: United States Employees: 15,000 Industry: Packaged Foods
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKDOWN
Price trending down — defensive positioning
0.697
Good returns relative to risk taken
0.0571
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
0.626
Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk
Annual Return
22.4%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-35.8%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
447
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.07
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$66.02
10% below the year high
52W Low
$29.15
104% above the year low
Avg Volume
3,012,039
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
2.4
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
4.2%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
N/A
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$1.38
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

87.92
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
1.58
Healthy liquidity position
Quick Ratio
0.73
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
24.8%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
8.1%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$186M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$6.3B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$223M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
12
Target High
$85.00
Target Median
$75.50
Target Low
$70.00
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
9 Apr2026 Josh Gottheimer Democrat sell 15K–50K
2026-04-09 Josh Gottheimer Democrat Sale 15K–50K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
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