Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR)

Darling Ingredients Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 11 analysts that cover Darling Ingredients stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $65.82, which forecasts a 2.48% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $45 and the highest is $78.

Price Target: $65.82 (+2.48%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$45	$65.82	$70	$78
Change	-29.94%	+2.48%	+8.98%	+21.44%

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	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	3	4	4	4	4	5
Buy	4	3	3	3	3	6
Hold	1	1	1	1	1	0
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	8	8	8	8	11

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Jason Gabelman TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Strong Buy Maintains $58 → $72	Strong Buy	Maintains	$58 → $72	+12.10%	Apr 28, 2026
Betty Zhang Scotiabank	Scotiabank	Buy Maintains $61 → $70	Buy	Maintains	$61 → $70	+8.98%	Apr 22, 2026
Ben Bienvenu Stephens & Co.	Stephens & Co.	Buy Maintains $65 → $70	Buy	Maintains	$65 → $70	+8.98%	Apr 21, 2026
Lloyd Byrne Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $66 → $73	Strong Buy	Maintains	$66 → $73	+13.65%	Apr 10, 2026
Ben Kallo Baird	Baird	Buy Maintains $64 → $75	Buy	Maintains	$64 → $75	+16.77%	Apr 7, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

6.61B

Increased by 7.78%

from 6.14B

Revenue Next Year

6.84B

Increased by 3.37%

from 6.61B

EPS This Year

3.16

Increased by 710.18%

from 0.39

EPS Next Year

4.02

Increased by 27.35%

from 3.16

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Jan 1, 2022	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 30, 2023	Dec 28, 2024	Jan 3, 2026	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	4.74B	6.53B	6.79B	5.72B	6.14B	6.61B	6.84B
Revenue Growth	32.74%	37.77%	3.92%	-15.81%	7.36%	7.78%	3.37%
EPS	3.90	4.49	3.99	1.73	0.39	3.16	4.02
EPS Growth	119.10%	15.13%	-11.14%	-56.64%	-77.46%	710.18%	27.35%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	20.33	15.96
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	15	13

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	7.5B	7.7B
Avg	6.6B	6.8B
Low	6.1B	6.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	21.7%	15.9%
Avg	7.8%	3.4%
Low	-1.2%	-7.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	4.62	5.37
Avg	3.16	4.02
Low	2.25	3.13

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	1,084.6%	69.8%
Avg	710.2%	27.4%
Low	477.9%	-1.1%

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 sources.