What is the 13F Pro Quality Score for DAR?

13F Pro ranks DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. (DAR) on the 13F Pro Quality Score, a 0–100 composite of 32 fundamental signals including return on invested capital, free cash flow consistency, balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, growth durability, and valuation discipline. The score refreshes after each 10-K and 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. View DAR's current score at https://13fpro.ai/company/DAR (free sign-up required for the full ranking).

Where does 13F Pro source DAR data?

All DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. files with the SEC under CIK 916540. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

What sector is DAR in?

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. (DAR) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. 13F Pro publishes sector-level fund flow analysis and quality leaders at https://13fpro.ai/research/sector/consumer-staples.

What drives DAR's revenue?

Per DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.'s latest 10-Q filed with the SEC on 2026-08-07, the biggest revenue drivers are: Feed Ingredients ($1,149.5M); Food Ingredients ($408.5M); Fuel Ingredients ($166.1M). Figures are extracted from the filing text and machine-verified against the document. Full breakdown at https://13fpro.ai/company/DAR.

How often is DAR research updated on 13F Pro?

DAR's fundamentals refresh within hours of each new 10-K or 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. Institutional ownership updates after each quarterly 13F filing window. Insider transactions update after each Form 4 filing. The 13F Pro Quality Score recalculates after every fundamentals refresh.

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13F Pro Quality Score

63.5/100

Rank #613 of 2,961 stocksTOP 25%

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Rankings refresh quarterly once 80% of peers have filed (~45 days after quarter-end). Next update: ~Nov 14, 2026.

Revenue Growth

31.7/100

Profitability

71.3/100

Balance Sheet

72.0/100

Earnings Quality

72.3/100

Free Cash Flow

73.7/100

Institutional Flow

43.2/100

Revenue Scale

81.6/100

Dilution Risk

80.5/100

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Why DAR Scores 64/100

exact factor attribution · 2026-09-11

DAR's composite is driven by scale and free cash flow, held back by revenue growth. Bars show each factor's exact push vs. a median company, using the same weights the ranking engine applies.

Scale

+4.7 pts

82th pct

Free cash flow

+3.6 pts

74th pct

Profitability

+3.2 pts

71th pct

Earnings quality

+2.2 pts

72th pct

Capital efficiency

+2.2 pts

72th pct

Shareholder dilution

+1.5 pts

81th pct

Earnings growth

+0.1 pts

52th pct

Institutional flow

-0.3 pts

43th pct

Revenue growth

-3.7 pts

32th pct

Latest change (2026-08-07): 47 → 51 · ↑ Revenue growth 19→38

Factor percentiles are cross-sectional ranks across the ~2,800-stock scored universe, computed from SEC EDGAR filings. Not investment advice.

DAR Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

Data updated 2026-09-11

AI stock analysis and institutional research for DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. (DAR), a Consumer Staples sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores DAR at 63.5/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #613 of 2,961 stocks — the top 25% of the AI-ranked universe. DAR scores in the top quartile across revenue scale (81.6). Areas of concern include revenue growth (31.7), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. reports quarterly revenue of $1.7B, net income of $387.3M. Top institutional holders of DAR by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS, based on the most recent SEC filings. DAR trades on the NYSE exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 916540. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate DAR daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. directly from SEC EDGAR. DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.'s 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 42 and 74 since 2021, currently 63.5 — an improving long-term trajectory across 68 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

What's Driving DAR's Business? Latest 10-Q Breakdown

✓ 36/36 datapoints verified

AI-extracted from DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.'s 10-Q filed 2026-08-07 — Q2 FY2026 (quarter ended July 4, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.

Total net sales rose to $1,724.1M and segment operating income jumped to $555.2M, driven by $350.0M of equity income from the Diamond Green Diesel joint venture versus $6.0M a year ago.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Feed Ingredients$1,149.5M

Higher fat and protein finished product prices plus increased used cooking oil volumes

Food Ingredients$408.5M

Increases in collagen demand leading to increases in sales volumes

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Total revenue: $1,724.1M

Feed Ingredients$1,149.5M

Higher fat and protein finished product prices plus increased used cooking oil volumes

Within Feed Ingredients

Fats$493.5M

Finished product prices added $124.7M, partly offset by $24.3M lower sales volumes

Proteins$370.9M

Volume gains of $11.5M and price gains of $27.5M

Food Ingredients$408.5M

Increases in collagen demand leading to increases in sales volumes

Fuel Ingredients$166.1M

Higher energy prices

Largest Expense Items

Cost of sales and operating expenses$1,220.7M

Excludes depreciation and amortization; gross margin improved to 29.2% from 23.3%

Selling, general and administrative expenses$151.0M

Corporate SG&A rose $4.8M primarily due to higher incentive based compensation

Depreciation and amortization$130.2M

Interest expense$55.5M

Increase primarily due to interest associated with the 4.5% Notes

Margins: Consolidated gross margin rose to 29.2% from 23.3%, with Feed at 27.8% on higher fat and protein prices and improved quality, Food at 36.3% helped by $18.5M of net tariff recoveries, and Fuel at 21.1% on higher finished product prices.

Watch Items from the Filing

Net sales to the Diamond Green Diesel joint venture were $413.5M, approximately 24% of total net sales, up from 20% a year ago.
Equity in DGD net income of $350.0M drove most of pretax income; DGD recorded $176.8M of production tax credits in the quarter, exposing earnings to CFPC policy changes.
Assets held for sale of $121.8M cover the U.S. grease trap business (sold July 21, 2026 for ~$84.1M proceeds) and the natural casings business (~€58.0M, expected to close by end of 2026).
Debt totals $3,947.7M with $500.0M of 5.25% Notes due April 2027 and no decision yet on refinancing versus repayment.
Board refreshed the buyback to $1.0 billion on August 5, 2026, after $73.4M of repurchases in the first six months.

AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.

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Revenue

Q2 2026

$1.7B

Net Income

Q2 2026

$387.3M

ROIC

Q2 2026

24.2%

D/E Ratio

Q2 2026

0.75

Period

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+7.4% YoY

$6.14BFY 2025

FY22 $6.53BFY23 $6.79BFY24 $5.72BFY25 $6.14B

Net Income

-77.5% YoY

$62.8MFY 2025

FY22 $737.7MFY23 $647.7MFY24 $278.9MFY25 $62.8M

Operating Income

-41.6% YoY

$273.4MFY 2025

FY22 $1.03BFY23 $949.7MFY24 $468.2MFY25 $273.4M

EPS (Diluted)

-77.5% YoY

$0.39FY 2025

FY22 $4.49FY23 $3.99FY24 $1.73FY25 $0.39

Total Assets

+2.3% YoY

$10.30BFY 2025

FY22 $9.20BFY23 $11.06BFY24 $10.07BFY25 $10.30B

Total Debt

-2.6% YoY

$3.94BFY 2025

FY22 $3.38BFY23 $4.43BFY24 $4.04BFY25 $3.94B

Op. Cash Flow

+26.3% YoY

$1.06BFY 2025

FY22 $813.7MFY23 $899.3MFY24 $839.3MFY25 $1.06B

Free Cash Flow

+34.0% YoY

$679.2MFY 2025

FY22 $422.4MFY23 $343.8MFY24 $506.8MFY25 $679.2M

Metric	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Revenue	$6.14B +7.4%	$5.72B -15.8%	$6.79B +3.9%	$6.53B +37.8%	$4.74B +32.7%	$3.57B
Net Income	$62.8M -77.5%	$278.9M -56.9%	$647.7M -12.2%	$737.7M +13.3%	$650.9M +119.3%	$296.8M
Operating Income	$273.4M -41.6%	$468.2M -50.7%	$949.7M -7.7%	$1.03B +16.3%	$884.5M +105.2%	$430.9M
EPS (Diluted)	$0.39 -77.5%	$1.73 -56.6%	$3.99 -11.1%	$4.49 +15.1%	$3.90 +119.1%	$1.78
Total Assets	$10.30B +2.3%	$10.07B -9.0%	$11.06B +20.2%	$9.20B +50.0%	$6.13B +9.3%	$5.61B
Total Debt	$3.94B -2.6%	$4.04B -8.7%	$4.43B +30.8%	$3.38B +131.3%	$1.46B -3.0%	$1.51B
Operating Cash Flow	$1.06B +26.3%	$839.3M -6.7%	$899.3M +10.5%	$813.7M +15.5%	$704.4M +12.8%	$624.7M
Free Cash Flow	$679.2M +34.0%	$506.8M +47.4%	$343.8M -18.6%	$422.4M -1.8%	$430.3M +24.9%	$344.5M

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Top Institutional Holders of DAR

BlackRock, Inc.
$851.5M15,588,612 sh
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
$456.2M8,352,255 sh
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
$448.8M8,217,885 sh
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$392.8M7,191,158 sh
STATE STREET CORP
$311.4M5,703,033 sh
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC
$222.6M4,076,107 sh
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC
$220.5M4,036,317 sh
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$211.7M3,961,552 sh
FMR LLC
$205.2M3,757,112 sh
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$189.2M3,462,814 sh

Fund	Value	Shares
BlackRock, Inc.	$851.5M	15,588,612
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	$456.2M	8,352,255
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	$448.8M	8,217,885
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$392.8M	7,191,158
STATE STREET CORP	$311.4M	5,703,033
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC	$222.6M	4,076,107
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC	$220.5M	4,036,317
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$211.7M	3,961,552
FMR LLC	$205.2M	3,757,112
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	$189.2M	3,462,814

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