Darling Ingredients stock
DARNYSEDarling Ingredients Inc., Consumer DefensiveISIN US2372661015
67Score 67 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
53 / 100
Price history
+60% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 6.1% below it.
Since December 2025 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 47).
The price is 19% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 83% (June 2008 to March 2009).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$60.00
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$58.94
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)47
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$32.13
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$68.34
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Darling Ingredients Inc. belongs to the Packaged Foods industry (United States) and, with a market value of $8.74B, is number 28 of 75 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $6.14B (up 7.4% year on year) and earnings of $62.8M (down 77.5%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $6.88B (up 12%) and adjusted earnings per share of $6.74 (up 1,543.2%).
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- MEQIRI Score 67 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 95 of 295 in Consumer Defensive, median 62.
- The P/E is 10.5 (Packaged Foods median 18.7, own median of recent years 20).
- Our model puts fair value at $94.18, with the price 42% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Below fair valuePrice 42% below the fair value of $94.18.Valuation 96
- Modestly valuedP/E 10.5, Packaged Foods median 18.7, own median 20.Valuation 96
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 76
Weaknesses
- Earnings per share fallingDown 26.2% a year since 2020.
- Interest barely coveredOperating profit covers interest only 1.3 times.Stability 53
- Margin fallingOperating margin 6.4%, average of the prior years 14% (to 2024).Profitability 59
Its standout strengths are valuation and growth.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 66 to 67.
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 20 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What drives the risk
- high growth grade (crashed more often in the backtest)
Valuation
Valuation signal
Significantly undervaluedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $72.45 and expensive above $134.54 (uncertainty medium, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $89.78 (cash-flow model) and $98.58 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is below both.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $86.65, at 7.8% it would be $105.48.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (18.7).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 16.2% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown strongly since 2006, at around 15% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 16%, operating 6%, net 1%. Last 12 months: net 12%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterDebt is moderate, but interest coverage is weak. Keep an eye on the interest burden and refinancing.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 10 Feb 2027in 90 days
- Last reported
- 28 Oct 2026EPS reported $1.67 (expected $1.70)in line with expectations
Analyst estimates
Analysts have raised their 2028 earnings estimate by 4.1% since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $6.74−1.5%
- Revenue
- $6.88B+0.4%
- Earnings per share
- $6.36+4.1%
- Revenue
- $7.07B−0.6%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook confirmed
Share price after the results: +0.5%Darling Ingredients reaffirms its full year 2026 combined adjusted EBITDA guidance of $2.2 billion to $2.3 billion unchanged.
“We are reaffirming our full year 2026 combined adjusted EBITDA guidance of $2.2 billion to $2.3 billion.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 29 Oct 2026 (fiscal Q3 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
One insider bought on the open market in the last 6 months, $60,970 in total. 5 insiders sold, $2.12M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Stuewe Randall CSale
2 Sept 2026, Chairman and CEO
- Shares
- 5,000
- Price
- $68.20
- Value
- $341,000
- Manzi JosephSale
18 Aug 2026, Chief Accounting Officer
- Shares
- 1,000
- Price
- $67.27
- Value
- $67,270
- Dudley SandraSale
17 Aug 2026, EVP Chief Strategy Officer
- Shares
- 6,474
- Price
- $67.87
- Value
- $439,416
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- McNutt PatrickSale
14 Aug 2026, EVP Chief Admin Officer
- Shares
- 8,000
- Price
- $67.09
- Value
- $536,720
- Stuewe Randall CSale
13 Aug 2026, Chairman and CEO
- Shares
- 5,000
- Price
- $64.79
- Value
- $323,950
- Stuewe Randall CSale
12 Aug 2026, Chairman and CEO
- Shares
- 5,000
- Price
- $63.26
- Value
- $316,300
- Kemphaus Nicholas JamesSale
10 Aug 2026, EVP Gen. Counsel & Secretary
- Shares
- 1,591
- Price
- $63.05
- Value
- $100,313
- Adair Charles LPurchase
31 Jul 2026, Board
- Shares
- 1,000
- Price
- $60.97
- Value
- $60,970
Partial trades from one filing are shown in one row, with the average price.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Darling Ingredients
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
295 rated companies in Consumer Defensive
- This company
- 67
- Sector median
- 62
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Packaged Foods
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
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- Lamb Weston HoldingsLW $7.84B60
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ETFs that hold Darling Ingredients
Held by 14 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amundi Global Bioenergy UCITS ETF EUR AccWDNR | 5.47% | 0.35% | €151.65M |
| Invesco Global Clean Energy UCITS ETF AccumUSDG1CE | 0.84% | 0.60% | €87.44M |
| State Street SPDR S&P 400 U.S. Mid Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)SPY4 | 0.24% | 0.30% | €5.27B |
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| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.20% | 0.43% | €2.48B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.13% | 0.30% | €944.34M |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFCBUG | 0.13% | 0.35% | €434.1M |
| Franklin U.S. Equity UCITS ETFFLXU | 0.08% | 0.20% | €55.89M |
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETFIUSN | 0.08% | 0.35% | €8.19B |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 3 Jan 2026
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 20 Oct 2026)
- Valuation signal Undervalued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.