Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR)

Darling Ingredients Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 8 analysts that cover Darling Ingredients stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $44.75, which forecasts a 26.31% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $36 and the highest is $52.

Price Target: $44.75 (+26.31%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$36	$44.75	$45	$52
Change	+1.61%	+26.31%	+27.01%	+46.77%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Darling Ingredients stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25
Strong Buy	2	1	1	3	3	4
Buy	3	4	4	4	4	3
Hold	2	2	2	1	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	7	7	7	8	8	8

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Jason Gabelman TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $34 → $45	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$34 → $45	+27.01%	Dec 2, 2025
Ryan Todd Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Buy Maintains $50 → $49	Buy	Maintains	$50 → $49	+38.30%	Oct 24, 2025
Dushyant Ailani Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $42 → $44	Strong Buy	Maintains	$42 → $44	+24.19%	Oct 24, 2025
Lloyd Byrne Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $46 → $44	Strong Buy	Maintains	$46 → $44	+24.19%	Oct 8, 2025
Conor Fitzpatrick B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Strong Buy Initiates $45	Strong Buy	Initiates	$45	+27.01%	Oct 8, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

6.02B

Increased by 5.26%

from 5.72B

Revenue Next Year

6.30B

Increased by 4.67%

from 6.02B

EPS This Year

0.42

Decreased by -75.81%

from 1.73

EPS Next Year

2.60

Increased by 520.28%

from 0.42

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Jan 2, 2021	Jan 1, 2022	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 30, 2023	Dec 28, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	3.57B	4.74B	6.53B	6.79B	5.72B	6.02B	6.30B
Revenue Growth	6.18%	32.74%	37.77%	3.92%	-15.81%	5.26%	4.67%
EPS	1.78	3.90	4.49	3.99	1.73	0.42	2.60
EPS Growth	-4.30%	119.10%	15.13%	-11.14%	-56.64%	-75.81%	520.28%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	84.66	13.65
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	15	15

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	6.3B	6.8B
Avg	6.0B	6.3B
Low	5.8B	5.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	10.4%	13.1%
Avg	5.3%	4.7%
Low	1.3%	-2.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	0.83	3.78
Avg	0.42	2.60
Low	0.16	1.69

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	-52.1%	803.3%
Avg	-75.8%	520.3%
Low	-90.9%	302.8%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.