DAR
Bearish signal
Factor checklist — research, not advice
A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Pulls against a bullish reading. Sale value outweighs purchases
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. 1 purchase disclosure year to date, a thin reading
- Financial indicators Supports a bullish reading. Current ratio 1.50 · operating margin 6.4%
- Narrative Pulls against a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bearish band
- Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
ACHAT TOTAL: 1 000 titres (~60 670,00 $ US) VENTE TOTALE: 15 000 titres (~981 250,00 $ US)
- Insiders
- STUEWE RANDALL CAdair Charles L
- Total bought
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$60,670
Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $61.27 vs last close —
- Total sold
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$981,250
Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $66.13 vs last close —
- Last activity
- 2026-09-02
- Last synced
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Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.
Avg buy and avg sell are volume-weighted prices (sum of shares × price, divided by shares) for Form 4 rows in this 90-day window that report both figures. A comparison with last close is market context for that average, not advice.
Recent Form 4
Filings in the 90-day window for this company. Value is shares × price from the filing. Research, not advice.
| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | STUEWE RANDALL C | Sell | 5,000 | $68.20 | $341,000 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-18 | MANZI JOSEPH | Sell | 1,000 | $67.27 | $67,270 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-17 | Dudley Sandra | Sell | 3,876 | $67.87 | $263,064 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-14 | McNutt Patrick | Sell | 8,000 | $67.09 | $536,720 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-13 | STUEWE RANDALL C | Sell | 5,000 | $64.79 | $323,950 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-12 | STUEWE RANDALL C | Sell | 5,000 | $63.26 | $316,300 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-10 | Kemphaus Nicholas James | Sell | 1,591 | $63.05 | $100,313 | Form 4 |
| 2026-07-31 | Adair Charles L | Buy | 500 | $61.27 | $30,635 | Form 4 |
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Bearish signalScored 2026-09-08
DAR presents a deeply concerning financial profile with near-zero net margins (~1%), a dangerously high Debt/EBITDA (>5x), and an interest coverage ratio of only 1.77x, leaving virtually no margin of safety.
The first sentence of the analysis written for DAR on 2026-09-08 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2026-01-03 | 2024-12-28 | 2023-12-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2022-01-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 15.8% | 22.4% | 24.2% | 23.4% | 26.2% | |
| Ebit Margin | 4.6% | 8.8% | 14.4% | 15.6% | 18.6% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 12.9% | 17.6% | 21.8% | 21.6% | 25.3% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 6.4% | 8.2% | 14.0% | 15.8% | 18.7% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 1.0% | 4.3% | 10.6% | 13.7% | 17.3% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 1.1% | 5.0% | 9.7% | 11.4% | 13.9% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.0% | 4.9% | 9.5% | 11.3% | 13.7% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 1.0% | 4.9% | 9.5% | 11.3% | 13.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.501 | 1.379 | 1.859 | 1.533 | 1.447 | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.991 | 0.827 | 1.099 | 0.903 | 0.839 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.104 | 0.140 | 0.181 | 0.213 | 0.347 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.086 | 0.073 | 0.127 | 0.119 | 0.092 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 94.100 | 19.120 | 12.306 | 13.666 | 17.279 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -1.220 | -0.337 | -1.063 | 0.961 | 0.145 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -1.220 | -0.337 | -1.063 | 0.961 | 0.145 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 96.513 | 19.341 | 12.491 | 13.940 | 17.767 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -1.246 | -0.341 | -1.122 | 0.921 | 0.149 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 1.259 | 1.221 | 1.757 | 2.646 | 3.525 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.972 | 0.936 | 1.192 | 1.543 | 2.439 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 8.782 | 10.551 | 23.640 | 23.939 | 26.893 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 5.629 | 6.371 | 8.997 | 12.384 | 16.417 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.404 | 0.423 | 0.419 | 0.389 | 0.264 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.879 | 0.972 | 1.007 | 0.939 | 0.494 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.468 | 0.493 | 0.502 | 0.484 | 0.331 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.449 | 0.472 | 0.487 | 0.465 | 0.305 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.174 | 2.300 | 2.402 | 2.416 | 1.869 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 13.426 | 9.119 | 9.513 | 14.420 | 14.633 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.024 | 0.804 | 0.901 | 0.762 | 0.936 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.173 | 0.147 | 0.132 | 0.125 | 0.149 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.641 | 0.604 | 0.381 | 0.517 | 0.610 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.688 | 2.697 | 4.505 | 6.486 | 11.976 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 1.773 | 1.844 | 3.664 | 8.195 | 14.248 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 14.089 | 6.309 | 15.957 | 11.650 | 28.861 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.255 | 0.197 | 0.194 | 0.228 | 0.434 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 2.785 | 2.524 | 1.614 | 2.072 | 2.567 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 2.785 | 2.524 | 1.614 | 2.072 | 2.567 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 12.662 | 9.479 | 8.508 | 9.566 | 10.933 |
Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).
How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 15.8% | ▼-6.6% | ▼-6.6% |
| Ebit Margin | 4.6% | ▼-4.1% | ▼-7.8% |
| Ebitda Margin | 12.9% | ▼-4.7% | ▼-6.9% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 6.5% | ▼-1.8% | ▼-6.2% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 1.0% | ▼-3.3% | ▼-8.4% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 1.1% | ▼-3.9% | ▼-7.1% |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.0% | ▼-3.9% | ▼-7.1% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 1.0% | ▼-3.9% | ▼-7.1% |
| Current Ratio | 1.501 | ▲0.122 | ▼-0.043 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.991 | ▲0.165 | ▲0.060 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.104 | ▼-0.035 | ▼-0.093 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.086 | ▲0.013 | ▼-0.013 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 94.100 | ▲74.980 | ▲62.806 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -1.220 | ▼-0.883 | ▼-0.917 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -1.220 | ▼-0.883 | ▼-0.917 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 96.513 | ▲77.172 | ▲64.502 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -1.246 | ▼-0.905 | ▼-0.918 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 1.259 | ▲0.038 | ▼-0.822 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.972 | ▲0.036 | ▼-0.445 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 8.782 | ▼-1.769 | ▼-9.979 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 5.629 | ▼-0.742 | ▼-4.331 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.404 | ▼-0.019 | ▲0.024 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.878 | ▼-0.094 | ▲0.020 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.468 | ▼-0.025 | ▲0.012 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.449 | ▼-0.023 | ▲0.013 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.174 | ▼-0.126 | ▼-0.058 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 13.426 | ▲4.307 | ▲1.204 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.024 | ▲0.220 | ▲0.139 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.173 | ▲0.026 | ▲0.028 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.641 | ▲0.037 | ▲0.090 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.688 | ▼-0.010 | ▼-2.983 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 1.773 | ▼-0.071 | ▼-4.172 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 14.089 | ▲7.779 | ▼-1.285 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.255 | ▲0.058 | ▼-0.007 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 2.785 | ▲0.261 | ▲0.473 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 2.785 | ▲0.261 | ▲0.473 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 12.662 | ▲3.183 | ▲2.433 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $5.97B | $5.35B | $8.09B | $10.08B | $11.56B | |
| Enterprise value | $10.04B | $9.53B | $12.60B | $13.53B | $13.12B | |
| EV / Sales | 1.64x | 1.67x | 1.86x | 2.07x | 2.77x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 9.47x | 11.35x | 14.01x | 16.62x | 18.62x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 14.78x | 18.80x | 36.82x | 32.13x | 30.50x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.66x | 9.48x | 8.51x | 9.57x | 10.93x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.14x | 4.16x | 3.04x | 2.44x | 1.29x | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x | 1.38x | 1.86x | 1.53x | 1.45x | |
| Income quality | 16.87x | 2.94x | 1.36x | 1.09x | 1.07x | |
| Graham number | $16 | $33 | $50 | $49 | $42 | |
| Graham net-net | -$29 | -$30 | -$32 | -$27 | -$13 | |
| Tax burden | 102.9% | 112.7% | 90.0% | 82.5% | 79.2% | |
| Interest burden | 21.5% | 49.4% | 73.5% | 87.7% | 93.0% | |
| Working capital | $518.7M | $395.9M | $857.5M | $569.7M | $336.3M | |
| Invested capital | $6.84B | $6.54B | $7.56B | $6.05B | $3.95B | |
| Return on assets | 0.6% | 2.8% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 10.6% | |
| Operating ROA | 3.9% | 4.4% | 9.4% | 13.4% | 15.1% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 0.9% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 11.6% | 14.4% | |
| Return on equity | 1.3% | 6.4% | 14.1% | 19.4% | 19.8% | |
| Return on invested capital | 4.2% | 5.1% | 8.6% | 10.4% | 13.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.3% | 5.2% | 9.4% | 12.7% | 16.4% | |
| Earnings yield | 1.1% | 5.2% | 8.0% | 7.3% | 5.6% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 11.4% | 9.5% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3.7% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 35.9% | 39.6% | 61.9% | 48.3% | 39.0% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 74.8% | 66.0% | 111.0% | 99.5% | 86.7% | |
| Capex / Sales | 6.2% | 5.8% | 8.2% | 6.0% | 5.8% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 9.3% | 8.6% | 8.1% | 6.7% | 8.3% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 32.1% | 32.0% | 32.2% | 30.8% | 26.4% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 39d | 40d | 44d | 39d | 36d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 26d | 29d | 30d | 34d | 32d | |
| Operating cycle | 76d | 87d | 98d | 88d | 84d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 50d | 59d | 68d | 54d | 52d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▲+11.6%EV / Sales ▼-1.9%EV / EBITDA ▲+33.6%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-1.881Earnings yield ▼-0.042Graham number ▼-16.470
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.050Return on assets ▼-0.022Return on invested capital ▼-0.009Return on capital employed ▼-0.009Operating ROA ▼-0.005Income quality ▲+13.937Tax burden ▼-0.098
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-1.229Days payables outstanding ▼-2.488Operating cycle ▼-11.425Cash conversion cycle ▼-8.936Capex / Sales ▲+0.004R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.122Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.978Working capital ▲+122787000.000Invested capital ▲+301299000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.001
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▼-48.4%EV / Sales ▼-40.9%EV / EBITDA ▲+15.8%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-9.149Earnings yield ▼-0.046Graham number ▼-25.208
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.185Return on assets ▼-0.100Return on invested capital ▼-0.088Return on capital employed ▼-0.122Operating ROA ▼-0.112Income quality ▲+15.802Tax burden ▲+0.237
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+2.533Days payables outstanding ▼-5.839Operating cycle ▼-7.929Cash conversion cycle ▼-2.090Capex / Sales ▲+0.004R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.055Net debt / EBITDA ▲+3.843Working capital ▲+182389000.000Invested capital ▲+2893806000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.057
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
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Recent trades
| Date | Representative | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-14 | Daniel Goldman | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-03-07 | Daniel Goldman | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Recent news
- 2026-08-30 25,700 Shares in Darling Ingredients Inc. $DAR Acquired by Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec acquired a new position in shares of Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 25,700 shares of the company''s stock, valued at approximately
- 2026-08-27 5 Defensive Stocks to Buy as Consumer Confidence Hits 7-Month Low COCO, DAR, CNC, EXC and AMRX offer a defensive appeal as consumer confidence hits a 7-month low amid inflation and labor market concerns.
- 2026-08-27 Bank of New York Mellon Corp Buys Shares of 1,162,462 Darling Ingredients Inc. $DAR Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) in the undefined quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 1,162,462 shares of the company''s stock, valued at approximately $63,494,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp
- 2026-08-25 Wall Street Analysts Think Darling (DAR) Could Surge 28.61%: Read This Before Placing a Bet The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 28.6% in Darling (DAR). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.
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- 2026-08-21 Bet on These 3 Stocks After Recent Broker Rating Upgrades Darling Ingredients, EnerSys and Dollar Tree stand out after recent broker upgrades, backed by projected solid earnings growth.
- 2026-08-20 Is DAR a Buy as Earnings Surge but Cost and Capacity Risks Build? DAR''s earnings surge, discounted valuation and DGD strength support upside, but rising costs, flat Feed throughput and capacity limits raise execution risks.
- 2026-08-20 Can Renewable Fuel Policy Keep DAR''s DGD Earnings Strong Through 2027? DAR sees supportive renewable-fuel policy and tight RINs lifting DGD margins, but 2027 strength still hinges on market inputs.