DAR
Darling Ingredients Inc. Consumer Staples Fats & Oils Russell 3000
$55.73Close
$9.8BMarket cap
$31.92 – $68.3452-week range
Late-januaryNext report · estimated
Highlights
Strengths
- Earnings growing EPS +2942% year on year
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 5 of 8 trend conditions
- Distribution down-day volume 1.6× up-day volume over 50 sessions
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
18%
1wk
down 0.9%
price change
1mo
down 8.2%
price change
12-month return
up 73%
market up 11% ·
its own up 56%
F-score
6 / 9
Mixed
Altman Z
2.37
Moderate risk
P/E
155.9×
price / earnings
PEG
—
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
2.1×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 2.0%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
62%
of the market · cheap
Revenue growth
up 7%
year on year
EPS growth
up 2942%
latest quarter
Sales growth
up 16%
latest quarter · +4 pts
ROE
up 1%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 11%
$679.2M FCF
D/E
0.84
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
4.9×
Interest cover
—EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
- profitability slipped from last year
- took on more long-term debt
- issued more shares
- profitable on its assets
- generating cash from operations
- profits backed by cash
- short-term liquidity improved
- gross margin widened
- assets working harder
Repair signals
- Gross margin 22.4% → 24.0%
- Revenue reaccelerating (-16% then +7%)
Trade setup
ATR%
4.3%
$2.39 a day · 2×ATR $50.95
RS
67 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
5 / 8
under the 150/200-day, under the 50-day, RS under 70
Relative volume
1.0×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
0.62
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no scheduled report
Trend template · 5 of 8
- Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: fails
- 150-day average above the 200-day: passes
- 200-day average rising for a month: passes
- 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: passes
- Price above the 50-day average: fails
- At least 30% above the 52-week low: passes
- Within 25% of the 52-week high: passes
- RS rank 70 or higher: fails
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Heavily indebted Net debt is 4.9 times EBITDA — roughly 5 years of earnings before interest, tax and depreciation to repay borrowings in full.
Last reported
Oct 28, 2026
Results reaction
Oct 28, 2026-1% vs market2 sessions after results
Financials
- Gross 24%
- Net 1%
- Free cash 11%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Jan 2, 2021 | FY2021Jan 1, 2022 | FY2022Dec 31, 2022 | FY2023Dec 30, 2023 | FY2024Dec 28, 2024 | FY2025Jan 3, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.6B | $4.7B | $6.5B | $6.8B | $5.7B | $6.1B |
| Gross margin | 25% | 26% | 23% | 24% | 22% | 24% |
| Operating income | $430.9M | $884.5M | $1.0B | $949.7M | $468.2M | $273.4M |
| Net income | $296.8M | $650.9M | $737.7M | $647.7M | $278.9M | $62.8M |
| Net margin | 8% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 5% | 1% |
| Earnings per share | $1.78 | $3.90 | $4.49 | $3.99 | $1.73 | $0.39 |
| Free cash flow | $344.5M | $430.3M | $422.4M | $343.8M | $506.8M | $679.2M |
| Free cash margin | 10% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 9% | 11% |
| Cash | $81.6M | $68.9M | $127.0M | $126.5M | $76.0M | $88.7M |
| Long-term debt | $1.5B | $1.5B | $3.4B | $4.4B | $4.1B | $4.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.9B | $3.3B | $3.8B | $4.6B | $4.4B | $4.7B |
| Shares outstanding | 169.88m | 171.73m | 173.59m | 174.43m | 174.97m | 175.64m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jul 4, 2026 | 34d |
| May 8, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Apr 4, 2026 | 34d |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Jan 3, 2026 | 59d |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 27, 2025 | 39d |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 28, 2025 | 39d |
| May 7, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 29, 2025 | 39d |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Dec 28, 2024 | 59d |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 28, 2024 | 39d |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 29, 2024 | 39d |
| May 7, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 30, 2024 | 38d |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Dec 30, 2023 | 60d |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2023 | 38d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Results · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Results · Regulation FD ↗ |
| May 11, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| May 8, 2026 | Shareholder vote ↗ |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Results · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Director or officer change ↗ |