Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR)
NYSE: DAR · Real-Time Price · USD
67.78
+0.11 (0.16%)
Aug 18, 2026, 12:49 PM EDT - Market open

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 $79.42. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 17.17% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $65 (-4.10%) and the highest is $90 (+32.78%).

Price Target: $79.42 (+17.17%)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$65$79.42$80$90
Change-4.10%+17.17%+18.03%+32.78%

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

Chart
RatingMar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26
Strong Buy101010101010
Buy322111
Hold000111
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total131212121212

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Buy
Maintains
$79$82
BuyMaintains$79$82+20.98%Aug 5, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$62$65
HoldMaintains$62$65-4.10%Aug 3, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Reiterates
$85$90
BuyReiterates$85$90+32.78%Jul 31, 2026
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintains
$78$80
BuyMaintains$78$80+18.03%Jul 31, 2026
Robert W. Baird
Robert W. Baird
Buy
Maintains
$80$86
BuyMaintains$80$86+26.88%Jul 31, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
6.82B
from 6.14B
Increased by 11.07%
Revenue Next Year
7.07B
from 6.82B
Increased by 3.77%
EPS This Year
6.42
from 0.97
Increased by 564.81%
EPS Next Year
5.75
from 6.42
Decreased by -10.40%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingJan 1, 2022Dec 31, 2022Dec 30, 2023Dec 28, 2024Jan 3, 2026Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
4.74B6.53B6.79B5.72B6.14B6.82B
Revenue Growth
32.74%37.77%3.92%-15.81%7.36%11.07%
Gross Profit
1.24B1.53B1.65B1.28B1.47B1.97B
Gross Margin
26.19%23.42%24.23%22.36%24.01%28.87%
Operating Income
534.07M699.40M598.93M280.12M406.90M1.58B
Net Income
650.91M737.69M647.73M278.88M62.80M1.08B
EPS
----0.976.42
EPS Growth
-----36.56%564.81%
Forward PE
13.439.3911.8411.0918.2610.55
Free Cash Flow
331.06M158.84M-87.99M545.61M219.43M1.06B
No. Analysts
-----9
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High7.1B
Avg6.8B
Low6.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
15.2%
Avg
11.1%
Low
8.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High7.05
Avg6.42
Low5.25

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
629.7%
Avg
564.8%
Low
443.4%