# Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Food & Staples Retailing. Price $65.19, market value $10.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 17.5×** (5-yr avg 32.0×, 3-yr avg 42.8×). Darling Ingredients Inc. trades at 17.5× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 32.0×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 11.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.6×.
- **Price / book: 2.0×**. The shares trade at 2.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.6×**. Enterprise value is 9.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 5.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 26.3%**. Darling Ingredients Inc. keeps 26.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 14.5%**. 14.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 1.0%**. 1.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 1.3%**. 1.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 8.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.8%.
- **Return on assets: 5.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.4%** (3-yr -2.1%/yr, 5-yr 11.4%/yr). Revenue grew 7.4% over the last year, against 11.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -77.5%** (3-yr -55.7%/yr, 5-yr -26.2%/yr). Earnings per share fell 77.5%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 17.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 17.2% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.83**. Debt is 0.83 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.6×**. It would take 2.6 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 1.50** (quick 1.50). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.50 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.51**. A Z-score of 2.51 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 8/9**. 8 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Darling Ingredients Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (12 analysts). 12 analysts cover Darling Ingredients Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $78.58 (+21% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 106.5%** (YTD 81.1%, 3-mo 9.7%). The shares are up 106.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.8%** (123.6% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.33** (volatility 36%). Beta of 0.33 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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