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DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.
NYSEFats & OilsLatest fiscal year ended Jan 3, 2026

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. reported revenue of $6.14B in its most recent fiscal year, up 7.4% on the year before. It kept 1.0% of that as net income, and generated $679.24M of free cash flow. Figures below are compared against other companies classified under Fats & Oils.

Grades vs. industry

No grades available. Grades compare a company against others sharing its industry classification, and this one does not have enough classified peers with reported figures to support a meaningful comparison.

Growth

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Revenue growth (YoY)
Latest fiscal year revenue vs. the year before.
7.4%——
Revenue growth (3y)
Annualized revenue growth over three fiscal years.
-2.1%——
Revenue growth (5y)
Annualized revenue growth over five fiscal years.
11.4%——
EPS growth (YoY)
Diluted EPS vs. the prior fiscal year.
-77.5%——
EPS growth (3y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over three fiscal years.
-55.7%——
EPS growth (5y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over five fiscal years.
-26.2%——
Free cash flow growth (YoY)
Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, vs. prior year.
34.0%——
Free cash flow growth (3y)
Annualized free cash flow growth over three fiscal years.
17.2%——

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Profitability

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Gross margin
Gross profit as a share of revenue. Often unreported.
24.0%——
Operating margin
Operating income as a share of revenue.
4.5%——
Net margin
Net income as a share of revenue.
1.0%——
Free cash flow margin
Free cash flow as a share of revenue.
11.1%——
Return on equity
Net income divided by shareholder equity.
1.3%——
Return on assets
Net income divided by total assets.
0.6%——
Return on invested capital
After-tax operating profit over debt plus equity less cash.
3.2%——

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Financial health

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Debt to equity
Total debt divided by shareholder equity.
0.82x——
Current ratio
Current assets over current liabilities.
1.50x——
Quick ratio
Current assets excluding inventory, over current liabilities.
0.99x——
Interest coverage
Operating income divided by interest expense.
1.23x——
Net debt to EBITDA
Net debt over derived EBITDA. EBITDA is not a GAAP tag; it is computed.
4.83x——

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Debt figures can be understated where a filer splits borrowings across XBRL tags this site does not match.

Insider activity

Trades reported by officers, directors and 10% shareholders on SEC Form 4. 2 of the last 13 reported transactions were open-market purchases; the rest are mostly sales and compensation.

DateInsiderTransactionSharesPriceValue
Sep 2, 2026
STUEWE RANDALL C
Chairman and CEO
Open-market sale5,000$68.20$341.0K
Aug 18, 2026
MANZI JOSEPH
Chief Accounting Officer
Open-market sale1,000$67.27$67.3K
Aug 17, 2026
Dudley Sandra
EVP Chief Strategy Officer
Open-market sale3,876$67.87$263.1K
Aug 17, 2026
Dudley Sandra
EVP Chief Strategy Officer
Withheld for tax3,330$67.88$226.0K
Aug 17, 2026
Dudley Sandra
EVP Chief Strategy Officer
Open-market sale2,598$67.88$176.4K
Aug 17, 2026
Dudley Sandra
EVP Chief Strategy Officer
Option exercise5,928$18.82$111.6K
Aug 17, 2026
Dudley Sandra
EVP Chief Strategy Officer
Option exercise(derivative)5,928$0.00$0.00
Aug 14, 2026
McNutt Patrick
EVP Chief Admin Officer
Open-market sale8,000$67.09$536.7K
Aug 13, 2026
STUEWE RANDALL C
Chairman and CEO
Open-market sale5,000$64.79$324.0K
Aug 12, 2026
STUEWE RANDALL C
Chairman and CEO
Open-market sale5,000$63.26$316.3K
Aug 10, 2026
Kemphaus Nicholas James
EVP Gen. Counsel & Secretary
Open-market sale1,591$63.05$100.3K
Jul 31, 2026
Adair Charles L
Director
Open-market purchase500$61.27$30.6K
Jul 31, 2026
Adair Charles L
Director
Open-market purchase500$60.67$30.3K

A dash under price or value means none was reported, which is normal for grants and gifts — it does not mean the shares were free. Option exercises and awards are compensation arriving on a schedule, not a judgement about the stock.

Annual financials

Fiscal year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Revenue$6.14B$5.72B$6.79B$6.53B$4.74B$3.57B$3.36B$3.39B$3.66B$3.39B
Gross profit$1.47B$1.28B$1.65B$1.53B——————
Operating income$273.44M$468.22M$949.73M$1.03B$884.47M$430.94M$475.82M$255.00M$169.44M$154.73M
Net income$62.80M$278.88M$647.73M$737.69M$650.91M$296.82M$312.60M$101.50M$128.47M$102.31M
EPS (diluted)$0.39$1.73$3.99$4.49$3.90$1.78$1.86$0.60$0.77$0.62
Operating cash flow$1.06B$839.29M$899.26M$813.74M$704.42M$624.65M$362.62M$398.62M$410.44M$391.00M
Capital expenditure$380.48M$332.46M$555.48M$391.31M$274.13M$280.12M$359.50M$321.90M$274.17M$243.52M
Free cash flow$679.24M$506.82M$343.78M$422.43M$430.29M$344.54M$3.12M$76.72M$136.27M$147.47M
Total assets$10.30B$10.07B$11.06B$9.20B$6.13B$5.61B$5.35B$4.89B$4.96B$4.70B
Shareholder equity$4.74B$4.38B$4.61B$3.81B$3.28B$2.89B$2.57B$2.27B$2.24B$1.97B
Total debt$3.86B$3.91B$4.37B$3.31B$1.44B$1.48B$1.56B$1.67B$1.70B$1.73B
Cash$88.67M$75.97M$126.50M$127.02M$68.91M$81.62M$72.94M$107.26M$106.77M$114.56M

A dash means the figure was not tagged in that year’s filing. It does not mean zero. Figures reflect the most recent filing covering each period, so restated years show their restated values.

Source

Figures come from DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.’s filings with the SEC, as submitted in XBRL. The most recent annual figures are from a 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026. View filings on EDGAR.

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