BEACON ScannerConsumer Staples

DAR Darling Ingredients Inc.

Packaged Foods · Market cap $9.7B · Score date Apr 9, 2026

55.5
Neutral
Raw BEACON composite

How to read this page

The big number above is DAR's BEACON composite — a 0-100 sector-relative score blending three factors: Value (40%), Quality (35%), and Momentum (25%). A score of 70+ means DAR ranks well against its Consumer Staples peers on most factors. The current macro regime is then overlaid to produce the regime-adjusted score lower on this page.

Every metric on this page is computed against Consumer Staples peers, not the whole market. A "cheap" P/E in tech isn't the same as a "cheap" P/E in utilities. Read the full methodology →

Value 40%

How cheap is DAR compared to other Consumer Staples stocks? Lower forward P/E, EV/EBITDA, and P/FCF earn higher Value scores.

40.1
Forward P/E
135.49
EV / EBITDA
10.82
P / FCF
8.70
PEG
n/m

Quality 35%

How healthy is the underlying business? Higher gross margin, ROE, and FCF yield (and lower debt) earn higher Quality scores.

41.4
Gross Margin
+15.7%
ROE
+1.3%
Debt / Equity
0.88
FCF Yield
+11.49%

Momentum 25%

Is the market starting to recognize the value? Above the 200-day moving average and a positive 3-month return earn higher Momentum scores.

100.0
Price
$61.35
200-day SMA
$39.02
vs 200-day
+57.2%
3-month change
+57.0%

DAR vs Consumer Staples Median

Each row compares DAR to the median stock in the Consumer Staples sector. ▲ Better means DAR is better positioned than the sector median for that metric (cheaper for valuation metrics, healthier for quality metrics). ▼ Worse means the opposite. Tiny differences (within 2%) are shown as In line.

Metric DAR Consumer Staples Median vs Median
Forward P/E 135.49 16.91 ▼ Worse
EV / EBITDA 10.82 13.22 ▲ Better
P / FCF 8.70 19.32 ▲ Better
PEG Ratio n/m n/m ▼ n/m
Gross Margin +15.7% +36.0% ▼ Worse
ROE +1.3% +15.1% ▼ Worse
Debt / Equity 0.88 0.83 ▼ Worse
FCF Yield +11.5% +5.0% ▲ Better

Regime Fit

The current macro regime favors some sectors and pressures others. BEACON multiplies DAR's raw score by a sector-specific multiplier to produce its regime-adjusted score. The regime contribution below is how many score points the overlay added (or subtracted) for this stock.

Current regimeEXPANSION
Confidence70.0%
Fit▼ Headwind
Base multiplier0.90x
Effective multiplier0.93x
Regime contribution-3.9 pts
Raw BEACON55.5
Regime-adjusted51.6
Global rank#238
Sector rank#10 / 58

Financial Health

These five indicators drive BEACON's hard red-flag gates. If any of them lands in the red zone, the composite score is capped at 40 regardless of how the Value/Quality/Momentum sub-scores look. Refreshed weekly from DAR's most recent annual filings.

Altman Z-Score
1.99
Grey Zone
≥ 3.0 safe · 1.81-2.99 grey · < 1.8 distress
Current Ratio
1.50
Healthy
≥ 1.5 healthy · 1.0-1.49 adequate · < 0.5 critical
Revenue YoY Growth
+7.4%
Growing
≥ +5% growing · 0 to -15% declining · < -15% sharp
Consecutive Negative FCF Years
0
None
3+ years triggers a red flag
Consecutive Revenue Decline Years
0
None
2+ years (combined w/ -15% YoY) triggers a red flag

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