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Darling Ingredients Inc.

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Darling Ingredients Inc.

DAR·NYSE·Manufacturing·CIK 0000916540

Darling Ingredients Inc. is a global developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients. The company creates a wide range of ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, food, pet food, animal feed, industrial, fuel, bioenergy, and fertilizer industries. With operations on five continents, Darling collects and transforms animal by-product streams into usable and specialty ingredients, including collagen, edible fats, feed-grade fats, animal proteins and meals, plasma, pet food ingredients, organic fertilizers, yellow grease, fuel feedstocks, agriculture-based biofuels, natural casings, and hides. The company also recovers and converts recycled oils (used cooking oil and animal fats) into valuable fuel and feed ingredients, and collects and processes residual bakery products into feed ingredients. Additionally, Darling provides environmental services, such as grease trap collection and disposal services to food service establishments. In fiscal year 2025, the company generated $6.1 billion in revenues and $62.8 million in net income attributable to Darling. In North America, Darling is a leading provider of animal by-product processing, used cooking oil, and bakery residual recycling and recovery solutions to the U.S. food industry.

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE:DAR) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 15 items for DAR at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-07, rated 8/10. Across its 15 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 9 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for DAR spans 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A, 4.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Darling Ingredients Q2 Earnings Surge on DGD Joint Venture Boom; $1B Buyback Authorized
  • $1B Buyback Authorized as Darling Ingredients Rides Renewable Diesel Boom
  • Darling Ingredients Q2 Net Income Surges to $387M, Guides Strong Q3 EBITDA
  • Darling Ingredients Q2 Earnings Surge: Net Income Hits $387M, Debt Slashed, Guidance Raised
  • Darling Ingredients' Rousselot Secures US Patent for Blood Glucose Regulating Collagen Peptide

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended January 3, 2026
Revenue
$6.14B
Net Income
$62.8M
Diluted EPS
$0.39
Op. Cash Flow
$1.06B
Free Cash Flow
$679.24M
Gross Profit
$1.47B
Operating Income
$273.44M
Cash & Equivalents
$88.67M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
1.0%
Shares Outstanding
158.48M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-03-03 · accession 0000916540-26-000008

Short Interest & Short Volume

3.23 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 6,749,143 shares in DAR as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 7.7% decrease from the prior period — about 3.2 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 58.9% of DAR volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)6,749,143 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 7.7%
Days to cover3.23 at avg daily volume of 2,087,512
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)58.9% of 881,385 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume54.1%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$64.19 +1.25% today
52-week range · as of 2026-08-07 $29.15 – $66.02
Market cap
$9.93B
Volume
2.1M (0.8× avg)
3-mo avg 2.6M
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:48 UTC · Market closed

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May 11, 2026, 8:01 AM EDT
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May 08, 2026, 4:18 PM EDT
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8
Price at Filing: $63.12
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Apr 30, 2026, 6:41 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
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9
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Apr 30, 2026, 6:34 AM EDT
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8
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Mar 19, 2026, 4:27 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
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Mar 10, 2026, 5:07 PM EDT
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7
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Feb 25, 2026, 4:52 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $53.09
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Change: +$11.10 (+21%) info
Market Cap: $9.932B info
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Feb 11, 2026, 4:55 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $47.75
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Change: +$16.44 (+34%) info
Market Cap: $9.932B info
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Jan 29, 2026, 8:16 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $44.75
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Change: +$19.44 (+43%) info
Market Cap: $9.932B info
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