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    Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR)

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    CONSUMER DEFENSIVE • PACKAGED FOODS • NYSE

    $50.21
    -0.49 (-0.97%)

    Market Cap: $8.00B

    Last updated: Nov 06, 2026 at 4:42 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    53%(21/40)
    Avg Surprise
    -4.02%
    Streak
    4 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.89
    Range$2.59 - $3.20
    2 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $1.8B
    Range$1.7B - $1.9B
    9 analysts
    Period ending Mar 31, 2027
    EPS Consensus$1.63
    Range$1.48 - $1.81
    4 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    1
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.32+23.3%
    60d ago$1.36+19.5%
    30d ago$1.61+0.9%
    7d ago$1.54+6.1%
    Current$1.63
    Revenue Consensus
    $1.8B
    Range$1.7B - $1.8B
    3 analysts
    Last 12 of 40 reported quarters and 2 upcoming estimates
    PeriodReportedEst.RangeSurpriseB/MAnalystsRevisionsYoY
    Mar 27EST
    		-$1.63$1.48 - $1.81--4
    1
    0
    30d
    		-
    Dec 26EST
    		-$2.89$2.59 - $3.20--2--
    Sep 26
    Reported Oct 28
    		$1.67$1.64$1.46 - $1.97+1.83%Beat7
    1
    0
    30d
    		+943.8%
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 30
    		$2.41$1.45$1.20 - $1.75+66.21%Beat9
    1
    1
    30d
    		+1317.6%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.86$0.61$0.38 - $0.92+40.98%Beat10
    2
    3
    30d
    		+816.7%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 11
    		$0.75$0.35$0.15 - $0.54+114.29%Beat7
    2
    1
    30d
    		+13.6%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 23
    		$0.16$0.22$0.19 - $0.31-27.27%Miss6
    0
    2
    30d
    		-23.8%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 24
    		$0.17$0.18$0.08 - $0.32-5.56%Miss3
    No revisions (30d)
    		-41.4%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 24
    		$-0.12$0.16$-0.08 - $0.38-175.00%Miss9
    1
    5
    30d
    		-124.0%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 6
    		$0.66$0.48$0.27 - $0.85+37.50%Beat7
    0
    3
    30d
    		+3.1%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 24
    		$0.21$0.38$0.20 - $0.70-44.74%Miss11
    0
    2
    30d
    		-72.4%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 25
    		$0.29$0.42$0.22 - $0.93-30.95%Miss12
    0
    3
    30d
    		-81.3%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 25
    		$0.50$0.50$0.23 - $0.71+0.00%Beat15
    0
    3
    30d
    		-56.1%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 27
    		$0.64$0.69$0.40 - $1.02-7.25%Miss14
    1
    0
    30d
    		-33.3%

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio8.82EV/EBITDA7.90x
    Price/FCF8.99xFCF Yield11.12%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin12.50%Operating Margin9.77%
    ROE12.10%ROIC8.45%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.75xInterest Coverage4.29x
    Current Ratio1.56xQuick Ratio1.03x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.97Avg Volume2.47M
    52-Week High$69.9852-Week Low$31.81

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$54.00
    SMA 20$56.93
    SMA 50$61.05
    SMA 200$58.74
    EMA 10$53.65
    EMA 20$55.96
    EMA 50$59.05
    EMA 200$56.43

    MACD

    Line: -2.72Signal: -2.14Hist: -0.58

    ADX

    ADX: 35.1+DI: 6.9-DI: 29.3

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up4.0
    Aroon Down100.0
    PSAR$55.37

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$64.51
    Lower Band$49.35
    %B Position2663%(Upper)
    Band Width0.06

    RSI (14-Day)

    Oversold
    24.6

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K3.3
    Stoch %D5.1
    Williams %R-98.3
    ROC (10d)-10.7%
    Momentum-6.03
    CCI (20d)-140.3
    MFI (14d)11.1

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$2.25(4.5%)
    StdDev (20d)3.79
    Hist Vol33.7%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$50.67
    OBV35.9M
    AD Line49.8M
    CMF (20d)-0.264

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)2.4M
    Vol Ratio0.8x
    VWMA (20d)$56.35

    Pivot Points

    R3$54.18
    R2$53.48
    R1$52.09
    Pivot Point$51.39
    S1$50.00
    S2$49.30
    S3$47.91

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-36.01
    Ultimate Osc35.1
    KST-127.33

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$1.72B$1.55B$1.71B$1.56B$1.48B$1.38B$1.42B$1.42B$1.46B$1.42B$1.61B$1.63B
    Cost of Revenue$1.22B$1.15B$1.28B$1.18B$1.14B$1.07B$1.08B$1.11B$1.13B$1.12B$1.18B$1.24B
    Gross Profit$503.37M$404.92M$429.18M$387.01M$345.92M$311.35M$333.76M$313.57M$326.87M$303.63M$436.43M$386.47M
    Operating Expenses$-51,865,000$178.15M$331.74M$315.28M$270.05M$282.95M$211.32M$253.47M$178.37M$166.46M$277.60M$208.10M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$150.95M$149.07M$151.94M$139.59M$138.07M$121.56M$107.51M$115.72M$129.73M$139.14M$132.62M$137.70M
    Operating Income$555.24M$226.77M$97.45M$71.73M$75.87M$28.40M$122.44M$60.11M$148.50M$137.17M$158.83M$178.37M
    Interest Income$1.91M$2.90M$4.33M$3.28M$2.53M$2.63M$2.88M$3.78M$3.02M$2.31M$1.51M$1.53M
    Interest Expense$55.53M$54.12M$55.51M$56.92M$54.85M$57.97M$54.91M$66.85M$69.22M$62.88M$68.45M$70.28M
    Income Before Tax$499.91M$175.68M$47.86M$19.81M$18.33M$-24,968,000$78.23M$1.64M$82.14M$85.50M$94.50M$112.72M
    Income Tax Expense$110.64M$38.63M$-11,022,000$-1,248,000$4.07M$-1,154,000$-25,547,000$-17,471,000$774,000$3.91M$7.25M$-15,364,000
    Net Income$389.27M$137.06M$58.88M$21.05M$14.27M$-23,814,000$103.78M$19.11M$81.36M$81.59M$87.26M$128.08M
    EBITDA$685.01M$359.11M$240.25M$198.47M$193.17M$155.63M$259.83M$189.68M$274.35M$274.96M$300.92M$308.99M
    EBIT$553.53M$226.90M$99.04M$73.45M$70.66M$30.37M$130.26M$64.71M$148.35M$146.06M$161.45M$181.46M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $352000
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    2
    New Awards (TTM)
    2
    Avg Remaining Term
    3.9 mo

    Top agency: Department of Agriculture at 100.0% of trailing twelve month obligations across 1 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    12639526F0063Department of AgricultureAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service$220000Dec 1, 2025
    12639526F0069Department of AgricultureAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service$132000Dec 1, 2025

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    DAR Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    8.8x
    Forward P/E
    10.6x
    EV/EBITDA
    7.9x
    P/FCF
    9.0x
    PEG
    4.3x
    P/B
    1.5x
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    DAR Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    26.3%
    Operating margin
    9.8%
    Net margin
    12.5%
    ROIC
    8.5%
    ROE
    12.1%
    FCF yield
    11.1%

    DAR Competitors

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    Sector: Consumer Defensive

    DAR Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    12
    Strong Buy
    1
    Buy
    10
    Hold
    1
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    DAR Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • DAR grew quarterly revenue 14.5% year over year.
    • 91.7% of DAR's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    DAR Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    5 of 8 quarters (62.5%)
    Average surprise
    6.6%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Dec 31, 2026)
    $2.89

    DAR Earnings Date

    DAR reports Feb 9, 2027, after the close. The date is estimated.

    DAR Earnings Call

    The latest DAR earnings call transcript on file is labeled 2026Q3.

    Read the 2026Q3 transcript

    DAR ETF Holders

    GNG tracks 17 ETFs that hold DAR. The largest weights:

    1. Invesco S&P MidCap Momentum ETF (XMMO), 1.14% of the fund
    2. VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF (SFLO), 0.61% of the fund
    3. Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC), 0.46% of the fund
    4. State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF (GNR), 0.45% of the fund
    5. iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF (IYK), 0.40% of the fund
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    Frequently Asked Questions About DAR

    When does DAR report earnings?

    Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR) is expected to report earnings on Feb 9, 2027.

    Does DAR pay dividends?

    Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is DAR's P/E ratio?

    Darling Ingredients Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.82.

    What is DAR's market cap?

    Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR) has a market capitalization of $8.00B with a current stock price of $50.21.

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