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Darling Ingredients Inc.

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Price overview

$61.29

▼ -0.45 (-0.7%)

52w hi$68.34
52w lo$29.91
Vol2.11M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.49

Short+0.47
Medium+0.49
Long+0.52

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Darling Ingredients Inc.

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

Market cap$9.67B
Enterprise value$13.74B
Trailing P/E16.48x
Forward P/E9.69x
EV / EBITDA12.19x
P / S (ttm)1.48x
Profit margin9.1%
Return on equity12.1%
Revenue growth+16.4%
Earnings growth+2914.0%
Debt / equity78.61

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.39
Sector-0.01
Technical+0.34
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

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.

United States · www.darlingii.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.66
Corr SPX0.27
Annual vol39.6%
Annual ret+33.3%
Sharpe0.84
Max DD-35.8%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$75.92
High / Low$83.00 / $70.00
Median$75.50
Analysts12
Strong Buy2
Buy10
Hold0
Sell0
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2024-10-11Piper Sandler→ Overweight
2024-10-07Jefferies→ Buy
2024-09-13TD Cowen→ Hold
2024-07-26Jefferies→ Buy
2024-07-12Scotiabank→ Sector Outperform
2024-06-13TD Cowen→ Hold

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-05Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-07-30Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-05-11Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-05-08Shareholder Voteread
2026-04-30Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-02-25Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2026-02-11Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-01-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-12-10Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2025-11-10Officer / Director Changeread
2025-10-23Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-09-26Officer / Director Changeread

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$0
Insider buys / sells0 / 0
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders8
Top-5 share97.7%
HHI2,117 (moderate)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
State Street Corp$311.36M5.70M
Citadel Advisors$243.39M4.46M
AQR Capital Management$211.67M3.96M
Fidelity / FMR LLC$205.21M3.76M
Capital Research / Capital World$95.09M1.74M
Millennium Management$13.84M253.36K
Bridgewater Associates$11.46M209.74K
T. Rowe Price Group$8.73K159.86K

As of 2026-06-30

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-144view
2026-08-144view
2026-08-104view
2026-08-0710-Qview
2026-08-058-Kview
2026-08-034view
2026-07-308-Kview
2026-05-118-Kview
2026-05-084view
2026-05-084view
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The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$6.14B+14.5%
Gross profit$1.28B+0.0%
Operating income$468.22M+11.4%
Net income$647.73M+19.6%
Cash from ops$899.26M+16.4%

Indices

S&P MidCap 400

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$61.22$61.93$60.19$61.292.11M
Sep 24$61.59$62.74$60.76$61.742.24M
Sep 23$61.64$63.05$60.02$61.363.53M
Sep 22$64.72$64.72$61.25$61.633.04M
Sep 21$65.18$65.66$62.76$63.261.92M

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