Darling Ingredients (DAR) reported $1.72 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 16.4%. EPS of $2.41 for the same period compares to $0.09 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -4.45% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.8 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.45, the EPS surprise was +66.21%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Darling performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Net Sales- Feed Ingredients: $1.15 billion compared to the $1.22 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +22.7% year over year. Net Sales- Fuel Ingredients: $166.07 million compared to the $168.9 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.6% year over year. Net Sales- Food Ingredients: $408.51 million compared to the $417.92 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.8% year over year. Segment Adjusted EBITDA- Food Ingredients: $108.48 million compared to the $80.52 million average estimate based on two analysts. Segment Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate: $-22.41 million compared to the $-28.75 million average estimate based on two analysts. Segment Adjusted EBITDA- Fuel Ingredients: $25.97 million versus $27.04 million estimated by two analysts on average. Segment Adjusted EBITDA- Feed Ingredients: $240.5 million compared to the $222.77 million average estimate based on two analysts.View all Key Company Metrics for Darling here>>>
Shares of Darling have returned +3.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.Beyond Nvidia: AI's Second Wave Is Here
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