Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR)

NYSE · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods · USA

Darling Ingredients Inc is a mid cap company (market value between $2 billion and $10 billion) in the Packaged Foods industry.

Darling Ingredients develops and produces sustainable natural ingredients from animal by-products and recycled oils for customers in pharmaceutical, food, pet food, animal feed, industrial, fuel, and fertilizer industries. Operating globally, the company transforms animal waste, used cooking oil, and bakery residuals into specialty ingredients such as collagen, proteins, fats, and renewable fuels.

From its FY2025 annual report (Form 10-K)

Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Darling Ingredients Inc stock.

Our verdict on DAR

Overvalued: intrinsic value $42.48 per share, market price $59.69, margin of safety -40.5% (as of 2026-10-19).

Discounting its cash flows at 8.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $42.48; the price of $59.69 is 41% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score: 39/100 on 12 of 12 signals (On Watch).

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Is DAR undervalued or overvalued?

DAR is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-19 close). Discounting its cash flows at 8.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $42.48; the price of $59.69 is 41% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.

What is the intrinsic value of DAR?

$42.48 per share (as of the 2026-10-19 close), against a market price of $59.69. That is a margin of safety of -40.5%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.

What is Darling Ingredients Inc's Leak Score?

39 out of 100, which we rate "On Watch", on 12 of 12 value investing signals.