DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (DAR) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NYSE:DAR • US2372661015
50.97 USD
+0.01 (+0.02%)
At close: Feb 17, 2026
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After Hours: 2/17/2026, 8:08:18 PM
We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to DAR. DAR was compared to 87 industry peers in the Food Products industry. DAR has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. DAR has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- DAR had positive earnings in the past year.
- DAR had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- In the past 5 years DAR has always been profitable.
- Of the past 5 years DAR 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- DAR has a Return On Assets of 1.03%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: DAR outperforms 49.43% of its industry peers.
- DAR has a Return On Equity (2.30%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- DAR has a Return On Invested Capital (3.13%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.03% | ||
| ROE | 2.3% | ||
| ROIC | 3.13% |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- DAR's Profit Margin of 1.84% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. DAR outperforms 59.77% of its industry peers.
- DAR's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- DAR has a better Operating Margin (6.40%) than 65.52% of its industry peers.
- DAR's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- DAR has a Gross Margin (23.58%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of DAR has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 6.4% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 1.84% | ||
| GM | 23.58% |
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-0.57%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- DAR has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
- There is no outstanding debt for DAR. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
2.2 Solvency
- DAR has an Altman-Z score of 2.11. This is not the best score and indicates that DAR is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- DAR has a Altman-Z score (2.11) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of DAR is 8.62, which is on the high side as it means it would take DAR, 8.62 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 8.62, DAR is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 62.07% of the companies in the same industry.
- DAR has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.86. This is a neutral value indicating DAR is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- DAR has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (0.86) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.86 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 8.62 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.11 |
ROIC/WACC0.43
WACC7.26%
2.3 Liquidity
- DAR has a Current Ratio of 1.49. This is a normal value and indicates that DAR is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.49, DAR is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.57% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.87 indicates that DAR may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- With a Quick ratio value of 0.87, DAR perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 52.87% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.49 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.87 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The earnings per share for DAR have decreased strongly by -76.30% in the last year.
- DAR shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -26.87% yearly.
- 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
- DAR is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 74.67% yearly.
- Based on estimates for the next years, DAR will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 5.23% on average per year.
EPS Next Y513.98%
EPS Next 2Y183.93%
EPS Next 3Y111.31%
EPS Next 5Y74.67%
Revenue Next Year7.01%
Revenue Next 2Y4.83%
Revenue Next 3Y5.23%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
- The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- DAR is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 124.32.
- DAR's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.16, DAR is valued quite expensively.
- With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 20.25, DAR is valued on the expensive side.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of DAR is on the same level as its industry peers.
- The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 28.10. DAR is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 124.32 | ||
| Fwd PE | 20.25 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of DAR is on the same level as its industry peers.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of DAR indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: DAR is cheaper than 72.41% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 16.93 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.86 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- DAR's 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 111.31% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.24
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y183.93%
EPS Next 3Y111.31%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- DAR does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryGroupFood, Beverage & Tobacco
GICS IndustryFood Products
Earnings (Last)02-11 2026-02-11/amc
Earnings (Next)04-22 2026-04-22/amc
Inst Owners112.88%
Inst Owner Change-1.85%
Ins Owners0.83%
Ins Owner Change2.8%
Market Cap8.06B
Revenue(TTM)6.14B
Net Income(TTM)107.77M
Analysts85.26
Price Target53.16 (4.3%)
Short Float %5.3%
Short Ratio3.59
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector 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)-51.8%
Min EPS beat(2)-65.86%
Max EPS beat(2)-37.74%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-54.59%
Min EPS beat(4)-149.54%
Max EPS beat(4)34.77%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-38.39%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)-27.92%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)-21.82%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)1%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.97%
Max Revenue beat(2)2.96%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.8%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.89%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.96%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.94%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.04%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.5%
PT rev (1m)7.59%
PT rev (3m)10.02%
EPS NQ rev (1m)23.09%
EPS NQ rev (3m)21.84%
EPS NY rev (1m)19.12%
EPS NY rev (3m)13.21%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.32%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.26%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.08%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.18%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 124.32 | ||
| Fwd PE | 20.25 | ||
| P/S | 1.38 | ||
| P/FCF | 16.93 | ||
| P/OCF | 10.42 | ||
| P/B | 1.72 | ||
| P/tB | 6.16 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.86 |
EPS(TTM)0.41
EY0.8%
EPS(NY)2.52
Fwd EY4.94%
FCF(TTM)3.01
FCFY5.91%
OCF(TTM)4.89
OCFY9.59%
SpS36.94
BVpS29.64
TBVpS8.27
PEG (NY)0.24
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number16.54
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.03% | ||
| ROE | 2.3% | ||
| ROCE | 3.96% | ||
| ROIC | 3.13% | ||
| ROICexc | 3.16% | ||
| ROICexgc | 4.95% | ||
| OM | 6.4% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 1.84% | ||
| GM | 23.58% | ||
| FCFM | 8.15% |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
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-0.57%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.56
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.86 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 8.62 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 4.62 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 59.82% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 5.09% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 88.78% | ||
| Profit Quality | 441.79% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.49 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.11 |
F-Score7
WACC7.26%
ROIC/WACC0.43
Cap/Depr(3y)N/A
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-76.3%
EPS 3Y-55%
EPS 5Y-26.87%
EPS Q2Q%-44.44%
EPS Next Y513.98%
EPS Next 2Y183.93%
EPS Next 3Y111.31%
EPS Next 5Y74.67%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.36%
Revenue growth 3Y-2.06%
Revenue growth 5Y11.43%
Sales Q2Q%20.6%
Revenue Next Year7.01%
Revenue Next 2Y4.83%
Revenue Next 3Y5.23%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y7%
EBIT growth 3Y-16%
EBIT growth 5Y21.13%
EBIT Next Year320.17%
EBIT Next 3Y72.13%
EBIT Next 5Y59.86%
FCF growth 1Y1.78%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-14.23%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC / DAR FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (DAR) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 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.
Can you provide the profitability details for DARLING INGREDIENTS INC?
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (DAR) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
What is the earnings growth outlook for DARLING INGREDIENTS INC?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (DAR) is expected to grow by 513.98% in the next year.