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Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) Stock Analysis

Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) is a Packaged Foods stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

DAR

$59.09

−$0.13 (−0.22%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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DAR Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$59.80
Previous Close
$59.22
Day's Range
58.34–59.49
52-Week Range
30.58–69.98
Volume
1.77M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.05
Valuation
Market Cap
$9.32B
P/E Ratio
16.06
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
9.47
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
4.31
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
1.42
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
3.68
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$6.14B+7.36%
Net Income (FY)
$62.80M−77.48%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
9.13%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
157.80M
1-Year Return
+93.36%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
October 29, 2026
Avg Volume
2.37M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, DAR closed at $59.09, +93.36% over 1 year.

Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) has a market capitalization of $9.32B.

In fiscal 2025, DAR reported revenue of $6.14B.

DAR Stock Return by Calendar Year

Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $19,336
+93.36%
5 years
$10,000 $7,711
−22.89%
10 years
$10,000 $43,770
+337.70%

If you had invested $10,000 in Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $43,770 at the close on October 21, 2026: +337.70% in total, +15.91% a year. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+64.14%
2025+6.86%
2024−32.40%
2023−20.37%
2022−9.67%
2021+20.13%
2020+105.41%
2019+45.95%
2018+6.12%
2017+40.43%
2016 (partial year)−13.76%

As of October 21, 2026.

DAR Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$6.14B$62.80M1.0%
2024$5.72B$278.88M4.9%
2023$6.79B$647.73M9.5%
2022$6.53B$737.69M11.3%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$6.14B$1.47B$413.80M$62.80M1.0%
2024$5.72B$1.28B$281.91M$278.88M4.9%
2023$6.79B$1.65B$600.47M$647.73M9.5%
2022$6.53B$1.53B$698.27M$737.69M11.3%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

DAR Valuation vs Packaged Foods Median

Median of 70 stocks
MetricDARPackaged Foods medianvs median
P/E16.0614.4711% above
P/S ratio1.420.67114% above
Profit margin9.13%2.27%6.9 pts above

Medians across 70 Packaged Foods stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) is capitalised at $9.32B on the latest close. The company sits in the Consumer Defensive sector, in the Packaged Foods industry. Headcount on file is 15,000.

DAR last closed at $59.09 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.13 (−0.22%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $30.58 to $69.98. The latest close sits 93.23% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Darling Ingredients Inc. reported revenue of $6.14B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $5.72B, that is a change of +7.36%. Net income for the same year was $62.80M. That is −77.48% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 9.13%. That is 6.9 percentage points above the Packaged Foods median of 2.27%. Trailing earnings per share are 3.68.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $6.53B in 2022 to $6.14B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 16.06. That is 11.03% above the Packaged Foods median of 14.47. The forward P/E on file is 9.47. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 4.31. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 1.42 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 113.9% above the Packaged Foods median of 0.67. The medians here are taken across 70 Packaged Foods companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.05. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 38.95%. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +93.36%. Measured over 10 years, that is +15.91% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

No dividend is on file for DAR.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2020 at +105.41%; the weakest is 2024 at −32.40%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +64.14%.

Peer Comparison

Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) operates in the Packaged Foods industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Darling Ingredients Inc. DAR $9.32B 16.1
The Kraft Heinz Company KHC $27.87B —
General Mills, Inc. GIS $17.41B —
Saputo Inc. SAP.TO CA$16.14B 23.7

Market caps are shown in each company's own trading currency, without conversion, and the peers are listed in order of these unconverted figures.

The Packaged Foods industry average P/E ratio is 14.5x. Darling Ingredients Inc. trades at a P/E of 16.1.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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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.

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