DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (DAR) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NYSE:DAR • US2372661015
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56.58 USD
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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.
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.
- DAR had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
- DAR had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- DAR has a Return On Assets (0.61%) which is comparable to the rest of the 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 7.17%.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
1.3 Margins
- DAR's Profit Margin of 1.02% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. DAR outperforms 45.98% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of DAR has declined.
- The Operating Margin of DAR (6.74%) is better than 64.37% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of DAR has grown nicely.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 24.01%, DAR is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.47% of the companies in the same 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 | 6.74% | ||
| 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%
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.
- The number of shares outstanding for DAR has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, DAR has less shares outstanding
- DAR has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- DAR has an Altman-Z score of 2.31. 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.
- The Altman-Z score of DAR (2.31) is better than 62.07% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of DAR is 5.80, which is a neutral value as it means it would take DAR, 5.80 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- DAR has a Debt to FCF ratio of 5.80. This is in the better half of the industry: DAR outperforms 68.97% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.82 indicates that DAR is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- DAR has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (0.82) than 63.22% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.82 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 5.8 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.31 |
ROIC/WACC0.48
WACC7.36%
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.
- DAR has a Quick Ratio of 1.50. This is a bad value and indicates that DAR is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.99, DAR is in line with its industry, outperforming 58.62% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.99 |
3. DAR Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- DAR shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -76.30%.
- Measured over the past years, DAR shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -26.87% on average per year.
- Looking at the last year, DAR shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 7.36% in the last year.
- Measured over the past years, DAR shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 11.43% on average per year.
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
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 82.20% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
- 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 Y630.09%
EPS Next 2Y206.81%
EPS Next 3Y127.4%
EPS Next 5Y82.2%
Revenue Next Year8.16%
Revenue Next 2Y5.36%
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. DAR Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- The Price/Earnings ratio is 138.00, which means the current valuation is very expensive for DAR.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of DAR is on the same level as its industry peers.
- DAR's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 25.79.
- The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 18.90, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of DAR.
- DAR's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
- DAR is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 23.80, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 138 | ||
| Fwd PE | 18.9 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- DAR's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
- 74.71% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than DAR, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 13.18 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.91 |
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 127.40% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.22
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y206.81%
EPS Next 3Y127.4%
5. DAR Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for DAR!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
DAR Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
NYSE:DAR (3/19/2026, 11:14:04 AM)
56.58
-0.17 (-0.3%)
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 Owners110.01%
Inst Owner Change0.95%
Ins Owners1%
Ins Owner Change11.76%
Market Cap8.95B
Revenue(TTM)6.14B
Net Income(TTM)62.80M
Analysts87.37
Price Target62.7 (10.82%)
Short Float %4.36%
Short Ratio2.56
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)-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)17.95%
PT rev (3m)26.92%
EPS NQ rev (1m)32.57%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0.32%
EPS NY rev (1m)18.91%
EPS NY rev (3m)15.32%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)1.89%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.76%
Revenue NY rev (1m)3.4%
Revenue NY rev (3m)3.38%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 138 | ||
| Fwd PE | 18.9 | ||
| P/S | 1.46 | ||
| P/FCF | 13.18 | ||
| P/OCF | 8.45 | ||
| P/B | 1.89 | ||
| P/tB | 6.25 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.91 |
EPS(TTM)0.41
EY0.72%
EPS(NY)2.99
Fwd EY5.29%
FCF(TTM)4.29
FCFY7.59%
OCF(TTM)6.7
OCFY11.84%
SpS38.79
BVpS29.94
TBVpS9.06
PEG (NY)0.22
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number16.62
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector 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 Rank | Sector 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 | 2.31 |
F-Score8
WACC7.36%
ROIC/WACC0.48
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 Y630.09%
EPS Next 2Y206.81%
EPS Next 3Y127.4%
EPS Next 5Y82.2%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.36%
Revenue growth 3Y-2.06%
Revenue growth 5Y11.43%
Sales Q2Q%20.6%
Revenue Next Year8.16%
Revenue Next 2Y5.36%
Revenue Next 3Y5.23%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y46.78%
EBIT growth 3Y-16%
EBIT growth 5Y21.13%
EBIT Next Year358.4%
EBIT Next 3Y79.3%
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.
Can you provide the profitability details for DARLING INGREDIENTS INC?
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC (DAR) has a profitability rating of 5 / 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 630.09% in the next year.