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DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. DAR

NYSE · stock · Fats & Oils · website · IPO 1997-09-12 · LEI

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. statistics & valuation

P / E132.9×
P / S1.4×
P / B1.7×
P / FCF12.3×
Net margin1.0%
FCF margin11.1%
Return on capital3%
Graham number -74.4%$16.23

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($16.23); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.00% 3.50% 3.00% 9.30% 8.30% 13.70% 11.30% 9.50% 4.90% 1.00% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Gross margin (%)
23.40% 24.20% 22.40% 24.00% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Operating margin (%)
4.60% 4.60% 7.50% 14.10% 12.10% 18.70% 15.80% 14.00% 8.20% 4.50% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Return on equity (%)
4.90% 5.50% 4.30% 11.80% 10.00% 19.40% 18.90% 13.80% 6.20% 1.30% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Shares outstanding
165.2M 166.7M 167.9M 168.4M 167.2M 167.1M 164.1M 162.4M 161.4M 160.2M 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Return on assets (%)
2.20% 2.60% 2.10% 5.80% 5.30% 10.60% 8.00% 5.90% 2.80% 0.60% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Free cash flow margin (%)
2.30% 0.10% 9.60% 9.10% 6.50% 5.10% 8.90% 11.10% 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202120222022202320242026
EPS ($)
$0.62 $0.77 $0.60 $1.86 $1.78 $3.90 $4.49 $3.99 $1.73 $0.39 2016201720182019202120222022202320242026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. trades at about 162.6× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.9×–117.1×, median 21.7×).

10.9× 162.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10.9×–117.1×); dot = today's 162.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2022FY2021FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin24.0%22.4%24.2%23.4%
Operating margin4.5%8.2%14.0%15.8%18.7%12.1%14.1%7.5%4.6%4.6%
Net margin1.0%4.9%9.5%11.3%13.7%8.3%9.3%3.0%3.5%3.0%
FCF margin11.1%8.9%5.1%6.5%9.1%9.6%0.1%2.3%
Return on assets0.6%2.8%5.9%8.0%10.6%5.3%5.8%2.1%2.6%2.2%
Return on equity1.3%6.2%13.8%18.9%19.4%10.0%11.8%4.3%5.5%4.9%
Current ratio1.501.381.861.531.451.461.331.661.711.98

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-03. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.