DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (DAR) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:DAR • US2372661015

Current stock price

60.35 USD
+0.17 (+0.28%)
At close:
60.77 USD
+0.42 (+0.7%)
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This DAR fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. DAR Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year DAR was profitable.
  • DAR had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years DAR has always been profitable.
  • DAR had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
DAR Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFDAR Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of 0.61%, DAR perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 43.68% of the companies in the same industry.
  • DAR has a Return On Equity (1.33%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of DAR (3.53%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • DAR had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.57%. This is below the industry average of 7.69%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.61%
ROE 1.33%
ROIC 3.53%
ROA(3y)3.08%
ROA(5y)5.57%
ROE(3y)7.25%
ROE(5y)12.19%
ROIC(3y)3.57%
ROIC(5y)5.07%
DAR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICDAR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • With a Profit Margin value of 1.02%, DAR perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 44.83% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of DAR has declined.
  • DAR has a better Operating Margin (6.74%) than 62.07% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of DAR has grown nicely.
  • DAR has a Gross Margin (24.01%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • DAR's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 6.74%
PM (TTM) 1.02%
GM 24.01%
OM growth 3Y-14.23%
OM growth 5Y8.7%
PM growth 3Y-55.08%
PM growth 5Y-34.22%
GM growth 3Y0.84%
GM growth 5Y-0.56%
DAR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsDAR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 10 15 20 25

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2. DAR Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so DAR is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, DAR has less shares outstanding
  • DAR has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, DAR has an improved debt to assets ratio.
DAR Yearly Shares OutstandingDAR Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M
DAR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsDAR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.38 indicates that DAR is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • DAR has a Altman-Z score (2.38) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • DAR has a debt to FCF ratio of 5.80. This is a neutral value as DAR would need 5.80 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 5.80, DAR is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 71.26% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.82 indicates that DAR is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.82, DAR is doing worse than 63.22% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.82
Debt/FCF 5.8
Altman-Z 2.38
ROIC/WACC0.47
WACC7.5%
DAR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFDAR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.50 indicates that DAR should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • DAR has a Current ratio (1.50) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.99 indicates that DAR may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of DAR (0.99) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.5
Quick Ratio 0.99
DAR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesDAR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. DAR Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for DAR have decreased strongly by -76.30% in the last year.
  • The earnings per share for DAR have been decreasing by -26.87% on average. This is quite bad
  • DAR shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 7.36%.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 11.43% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-76.3%
EPS 3Y-55%
EPS 5Y-26.87%
EPS Q2Q%-44.44%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.36%
Revenue growth 3Y-2.06%
Revenue growth 5Y11.43%
Sales Q2Q%20.6%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, DAR will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 82.20% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 5.54% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y670.66%
EPS Next 2Y213.28%
EPS Next 3Y125.62%
EPS Next 5Y82.2%
Revenue Next Year9.87%
Revenue Next 2Y6.57%
Revenue Next 3Y5.54%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
DAR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesDAR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2B 4B 6B
DAR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesDAR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2 4 6 8

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4. DAR Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 147.20 indicates a quite expensive valuation of DAR.
  • DAR's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
  • When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of DAR to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.15), we can say DAR is valued expensively.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 19.10, the valuation of DAR can be described as rather expensive.
  • DAR's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.12, DAR is valued at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 147.2
Fwd PE 19.1
DAR Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsDAR Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 50 100

4.2 Price Multiples

  • The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as DAR.
  • 68.97% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than DAR, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 14.1
EV/EBITDA 14.56
DAR Per share dataDAR EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 10 20 30

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as DAR's earnings are expected to grow with 125.62% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.22
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y213.28%
EPS Next 3Y125.62%

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5. DAR Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • DAR does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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DAR Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC

NYSE:DAR (4/27/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

Premarket: 60.77 +0.42 (+0.7%)

60.35

+0.17 (+0.28%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryGroupFood, Beverage & Tobacco
GICS IndustryFood Products
Earnings (Last)02-11
Earnings (Next)04-30
Inst Owners109.87%
Inst Owner Change1.02%
Ins Owners1.1%
Ins Owner Change12.11%
Market Cap9.58B
Revenue(TTM)6.14B
Net Income(TTM)62.80M
Analysts87.37
Price Target68.53 (13.55%)
Short Float %4.39%
Short Ratio2.2
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-25.53%
Min EPS beat(2)-37.74%
Max EPS beat(2)-13.31%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-66.61%
Min EPS beat(4)-149.54%
Max EPS beat(4)-13.31%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-36.98%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)-26.59%
EPS beat(16)5
Avg EPS beat(16)-23.12%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)6.6%
Min Revenue beat(2)2.96%
Max Revenue beat(2)10.24%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)1.59%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.89%
Max Revenue beat(4)10.24%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.02%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.42%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.73%
PT rev (1m)9.3%
PT rev (3m)37.56%
EPS NQ rev (1m)2.85%
EPS NQ rev (3m)36.35%
EPS NY rev (1m)5.56%
EPS NY rev (3m)31.44%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.38%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)2.15%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.64%
Revenue NY rev (3m)4.9%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 147.2
Fwd PE 19.1
P/S 1.56
P/FCF 14.1
P/OCF 9.04
P/B 2.02
P/tB 6.69
EV/EBITDA 14.56
EPS(TTM)0.41
EY0.68%
EPS(NY)3.16
Fwd EY5.24%
FCF(TTM)4.28
FCFY7.09%
OCF(TTM)6.68
OCFY11.06%
SpS38.66
BVpS29.84
TBVpS9.03
PEG (NY)0.22
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number16.5921 (-72.51%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.61%
ROE 1.33%
ROCE 4.47%
ROIC 3.53%
ROICexc 3.56%
ROICexgc 5.57%
OM 6.74%
PM (TTM) 1.02%
GM 24.01%
FCFM 11.07%
ROA(3y)3.08%
ROA(5y)5.57%
ROE(3y)7.25%
ROE(5y)12.19%
ROIC(3y)3.57%
ROIC(5y)5.07%
ROICexc(3y)3.61%
ROICexc(5y)5.13%
ROICexgc(3y)5.63%
ROICexgc(5y)7.8%
ROCE(3y)4.52%
ROCE(5y)6.41%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-19.48%
ROICexgc growth 5Y6.76%
ROICexc growth 3Y-19.73%
ROICexc growth 5Y6.66%
OM growth 3Y-14.23%
OM growth 5Y8.7%
PM growth 3Y-55.08%
PM growth 5Y-34.22%
GM growth 3Y0.84%
GM growth 5Y-0.56%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover0.6
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.82
Debt/FCF 5.8
Debt/EBITDA 4.19
Cap/Depr 74.82%
Cap/Sales 6.2%
Interest Coverage 2.04
Cash Conversion 114.9%
Profit Quality 1081.53%
Current Ratio 1.5
Quick Ratio 0.99
Altman-Z 2.38
F-Score8
WACC7.5%
ROIC/WACC0.47
Cap/Depr(3y)83.82%
Cap/Depr(5y)87.45%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.73%
Cap/Sales(5y)6.39%
Profit Quality(3y)438.78%
Profit Quality(5y)287.94%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-76.3%
EPS 3Y-55%
EPS 5Y-26.87%
EPS Q2Q%-44.44%
EPS Next Y670.66%
EPS Next 2Y213.28%
EPS Next 3Y125.62%
EPS Next 5Y82.2%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.36%
Revenue growth 3Y-2.06%
Revenue growth 5Y11.43%
Sales Q2Q%20.6%
Revenue Next Year9.87%
Revenue Next 2Y6.57%
Revenue Next 3Y5.54%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y46.78%
EBIT growth 3Y-16%
EBIT growth 5Y21.13%
EBIT Next Year381.87%
EBIT Next 3Y79%
EBIT Next 5Y49.17%
FCF growth 1Y34.02%
FCF growth 3Y17.15%
FCF growth 5Y14.54%
OCF growth 1Y26.26%
OCF growth 3Y9.2%
OCF growth 5Y11.15%

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC / DAR Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (DAR) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to DAR.


Can you provide the valuation status for DARLING INGREDIENTS INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (DAR). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of DAR stock?

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (DAR) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for DAR stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (DAR) is 147.2 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.02.


What is the financial health of DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (DAR) stock?

The financial health rating of DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (DAR) is 4 / 10.