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    DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.

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    Last price US$67.02
    Market cap US$9.7b
    12M price change 116.72%
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    DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. Overview

    Industry: Packaged Foods

    Sector: Consumer Defensive

    Darling Ingredients Inc. develops, produces, and sells natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients in North America, Europe, China, South America, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients, and Fuel Ingredients. It offers ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, food, pet food, feed, industrial, fuel, bioenergy, and fertilizer industries. The company also collects and transforms various animal by-product streams into useable and specialty ingredients, such as collagen, edible fats, feed-grade fats, animal proteins and meals, plasma, pet food ingredients, organic fertilizers, yellow grease, fuel feedstock, green energy, natural casings, and hides. In addition, it recovers and converts used cooking oil and animal fats, and residual bakery products into valuable feed and fuel ingredients. Further, the company provides environmental services, including grease trap collection and disposal services to food service establishments. It primarily operates under the Rendac, Sonac, FASA, Ecoson, Rousselot, and CTH brand names. The company was formerly known as Darling International Inc. and changed its name to Darling Ingredients Inc. in May 2014. Darling Ingredients Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas. Darling Ingredients Inc. develops, produces, and sells natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients in North America, Europe, China, South America, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients, and Fuel Ingredients. It offers ingr Read More

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    Reported Results

    What the company reported, with filing details kept small.

    Filed Jul 30, 2026

    Quarterly result summary

    Net sales was $1.7B (+13% YoY). Operating income was $555.2M (+632% YoY). Net income was $387.3M.

    Net sales $1.7B +13% YoY
    Operating income $555.2M +632% YoY
    Net income $387.3M reported
    Adjusted EBITDA $741.7M reported

    What changed

    • Net sales +13% YoY to $1.7B.
    • Operating income +632% YoY to $555.2M.

    Guidance / outlook

    The company expects to continue to deleverage and anticipates ending fiscal year 2026 with net debt at or below $3 billion and bank leverage ratio below 2X.

    Earnings release Open filing

    Source: SEC EDGAR company-filed earnings materials. Dates are shown only for verification; review the source filing before relying on extracted report details.

    Other recent earnings materials
    SEC filing 10-Q Aug 07, 2026 SEC filing 8-K Jul 30, 2026 Earnings material EXHIBIT 99.2 EARNING SLIDES Jul 30, 2026 SEC filing 10-Q May 08, 2026 SEC filing 8-K Apr 30, 2026 Earnings release Earnings release Apr 30, 2026 Earnings material EXHIBIT 99.2 EARNING SLIDES Apr 30, 2026 SEC filing 10-K Mar 03, 2026 SEC filing 8-K Feb 11, 2026 Earnings release Earnings release Feb 11, 2026 Earnings material EX 99.2 EARNING SLIDES Feb 11, 2026

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    Earnings Per Share

    Score 2.00/5
    DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. earns a low score, as its Earnings Per Share (EPS) has not shown continuous growth over the last six years. Notable counterparts in the sector with high scores includes Hershey Co Procter & Gamble Company Grand Canyon Education Inc
    In Packaged Foods industry , General Mills Inc , Ingredion Inc , FLOWERS FOODS INC are companies with high ratings.

    Return on Equity

    Score 2.03/5
    DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. exhibits a lower score in the Return on Equity (ROE) section, falling below the sector median value and indicating a comparatively weaker performance in this metric. The top companies in the same sector include Hershey Co Procter & Gamble Company Grand Canyon Education Inc
    DARLING INGR... DAR US$9.7b
    Hershey Co HSY US$36.9b
    Procter & Ga... PG US$343.4b
    Grand Canyon... LOPE US$4.0b

    Net Margin

    Score 2.50/5
    DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. olds a low score as its net margin consistently trails below the sector median value and doesn't exhibit continuous growth over the last six years; notable companies in the sector with commendable scores include Hershey Co Procter & Gamble Company Grand Canyon Education Inc
    DARLING INGR... DAR US$9.7b
    Hershey Co HSY US$36.9b
    Procter & Ga... PG US$343.4b
    Grand Canyon... LOPE US$4.0b

    Share Buyback

    In Packaged Foods industry , General Mills Inc , Ingredion Inc , FLOWERS FOODS INC are companies with high ratings.

    Leverage

    Score 2.37/5
    DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. registers a lower score in the category as a result of its elevated leverage ratio over the past six years compared to the sector median value. Conversely, other companies in the same sector, including Hershey Co Procter & Gamble Company Grand Canyon Education Inc have achieved high scores.
    DARLING INGR... DAR US$9.7b
    Hershey Co HSY US$36.9b
    Procter & Ga... PG US$343.4b
    Grand Canyon... LOPE US$4.0b

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    DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.

    US$67.02

    US$60.60

    -9.6% vs price

    US$9.7b

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    116.72%