Darling Ingredients Inc vs J.M. Smucker Co

Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR) is overvalued and J.M. Smucker Co (SJM) is slightly undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, SJM trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +12%, against -40% for DAR.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $43.98; the price of $61.63 is 40% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals

J.M. Smucker Co (SJM)

Discounting its cash flows at 6.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $138.36; the price of $121.11 is 12% below that value, and 84% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 22/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricDARSJM
VerdictOvervaluedSlightly undervalued
Price$61.63$121.11
Intrinsic value$43.98$138.36
Margin of safety-40%+12%
Leak Score14/100 (3/12)22/100 (3/12)
Market cap$9.7B$12.9B
Revenue growth, 5 years11.4%2.5%
Operating margin8.9%18.7%
Net margin9.1%2.5%
Return on equity12.1%3.9%
Debt to equity0.801.21
P/E16.6x56.8x
Forward P/E10.1x11.1x
P/B1.9x2.3x
Dividend yield3.7%

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