Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR) Stock Score, Valuation & Financial Research

Darling Ingredients Inc. is in the Consumer Defensive sector and Packaged Foods industry. It is reviewed using Wall Street Score's company-strength, valuation, growth and financial-health framework. The current Wall Street Score is 37/100.

Quick answer for DAR

Darling Ingredients Inc. currently has a Wall Street Score of 37/100. The stored market price is $65.56. Its financial score is 17/100. Its valuation score is 22/100. The latest WSS change is -0.1 points. These figures are a research snapshot, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What Darling Ingredients Inc. does

Darling Ingredients Inc. specializes in the development and production of natural ingredients sourced from various organic bio-nutrients, encompassing both edible and inedible materials. The company's operations are structured into three primary segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients, and Fuel Ingredients. Darling provides tailored specialty solutions and raw materials to a broad spectrum of industries, including pharmaceuticals, human food, pet food, animal feed, industrial manufacturing, fuel production, bioenergy, and fertilizer. A key aspect of its business involves collecting and transforming diverse animal by-product streams into high-value specialty ingredients such as collagen, edible and feed-grade fats, animal proteins and meals, plasma, pet food components, organic fertilizers, yellow grease, fuel feedstock, green energy, natural casings, and hides. Additionally, the com

DAR financial snapshot

Wall Street Score:
37/100
Current price:
$65.56
Market capitalization:
$10.42B
Revenue:
$6.56B
Net income:
$597.9M
Free cash flow:
$679.2M
Cash:
$160.7M
Total debt:
$4.17B
EPS:
3.77
P/E ratio:
17.4x
Financial score:
17/100
Valuation score:
22/100
Revenue score:
22/100

What stands out

  • Reported year-over-year revenue growth is +0.1%.
  • Free cash flow is $679.2M, showing positive cash generation.
  • The balance sheet shows $160.7M of cash versus $4.17B of total debt, so leverage deserves attention.
  • The latest Wall Street Score change is -0.1 points: DAR decreased 0.1 points because some fundamentals weakened.

What the numbers mean

Its current valuation score is 22/100, which Wall Street Score classifies as weak within the model's valuation framework.

The financial score is 17/100. This is a starting point for reviewing liquidity, leverage and cash-flow strength rather than a stand-alone recommendation.

A strong company and an attractive stock price are not always the same thing. Revenue, earnings, free cash flow, debt, management quality, competitive advantage and valuation should be considered together. Wall Street Score organizes these inputs into a consistent research framework so investors can identify what deserves deeper review.

Data freshness: Financial data last refreshed 2026-09-17.

How to research DAR

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