Darling Ingredients Inc. (DAR)
NYSE: DAR · Real-Time Price · USD
56.12
-0.87 (-1.53%)
At close: Jun 15, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
56.02
-0.10 (-0.19%)
After-hours: Jun 15, 2026, 7:56 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 $76.42. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 36.17% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $70 (+24.73%) and the highest is $85 (+51.46%).

Price Target: $76.42 (+36.17%)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$70$76.42$75.5$85
Change+24.73%+36.17%+34.53%+51.46%
* Price targets were last updated on May 12, 2026.

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

RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy91010101010
Buy333222
Hold100000
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total131313121212

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Scotiabank
Scotiabank
Buy
Maintains
$70
BuyMaintains$70+24.73%May 12, 2026
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Buy
Reiterates
$78$79
BuyReiterates$78$79+40.77%May 12, 2026
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Buy
Reiterates
$74
BuyReiterates$74+31.86%May 12, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Reiterates
$80$85
BuyReiterates$80$85+51.46%May 12, 2026
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Buy
Maintains
$76
BuyMaintains$76+35.42%May 12, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
6.72B
from 6.14B
Increased by 9.48%
Revenue Next Year
6.92B
from 6.72B
Increased by 3.01%
EPS This Year
4.72
from 0.97
Increased by 388.97%
EPS Next Year
4.97
from 4.72
Increased by 5.11%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingJan 1, 2022Dec 31, 2022Dec 30, 2023Dec 28, 2024Jan 3, 2026Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
4.74B6.53B6.79B5.72B6.14B6.72B
Revenue Growth
32.74%37.77%3.92%-15.81%7.36%9.48%
Gross Profit
1.24B1.53B1.65B1.28B1.47B1.81B
Gross Margin
26.19%23.42%24.23%22.36%24.01%26.95%
Operating Income
534.07M699.40M598.93M280.12M406.90M1.14B
Net Income
650.91M737.69M647.73M278.88M62.80M703.78M
EPS
----0.974.72
EPS Growth
-----36.56%388.97%
Forward PE
13.439.3911.8411.0918.2611.88
Free Cash Flow
331.06M158.84M-87.99M545.61M219.43M823.00M
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
9.5%
Low
4.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High-
Avg4.72
Low-

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High-
Avg
389.0%
Low-