Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR)
NYSE: DAR · Real-Time Price · USD
59.95
+1.72 (2.95%)
At close: Jul 8, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
60.97
+1.03 (1.72%)
After-hours: Jul 8, 2026, 7:49 PM EDT

Darling Ingredients Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 12 analysts polled by S&P Global, Darling Ingredients stock has a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $75.25. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 25.53% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $62 (+3.43%) and the highest is $85 (+41.80%).

Price Target: $75.25 (+25.53%)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$62$75.25$75$85
Change+3.43%+25.53%+25.11%+41.80%

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

RatingFeb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26
Strong Buy101010101010
Buy332211
Hold000011
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total131312121212

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$58$62
HoldMaintains$58$62+3.43%Jul 2, 2026
UBS
UBS
Buy
Maintains
$78
BuyMaintains$78+30.12%Jul 1, 2026
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Buy
Reiterates
$76$70
BuyReiterates$76$70+16.77%Jun 23, 2026
Scotiabank
Scotiabank
Buy
Maintains
$70
BuyMaintains$70+16.77%May 12, 2026
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Buy
Reiterates
$78$79
BuyReiterates$78$79+31.79%May 12, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
6.74B
from 6.14B
Increased by 9.89%
Revenue Next Year
6.91B
from 6.74B
Increased by 2.55%
EPS This Year
4.63
from 0.97
Increased by 379.15%
EPS Next Year
5.09
from 4.63
Increased by 9.92%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingJan 1, 2022Dec 31, 2022Dec 30, 2023Dec 28, 2024Jan 3, 2026Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
4.74B6.53B6.79B5.72B6.14B6.74B
Revenue Growth
32.74%37.77%3.92%-15.81%7.36%9.89%
Gross Profit
1.24B1.53B1.65B1.28B1.47B1.79B
Gross Margin
26.19%23.42%24.23%22.36%24.01%26.59%
Operating Income
534.07M699.40M598.93M280.12M406.90M1.16B
Net Income
650.91M737.69M647.73M278.88M62.80M697.56M
EPS
----0.974.63
EPS Growth
-----36.56%379.15%
Forward PE
13.439.3911.8411.0918.2612.95
Free Cash Flow
331.06M158.84M-87.99M545.61M219.43M830.50M
No. Analysts
-----9
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High7.0B
Avg6.7B
Low6.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
14.0%
Avg
9.9%
Low
4.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High5.22
Avg4.63
Low4.08

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
440.0%
Avg
379.1%
Low
322.3%