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Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Darling (DAR) Q2 Earnings

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Darling Ingredients (DAR - Free Report) reported $1.48 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.8%. EPS of $0.09 for the same period compares to $0.49 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.48 billion, representing a surprise of +0.32%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -25%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.12.

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.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

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: $936.53 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $997.05 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.3%.
  • Net Sales- Fuel Ingredients: $158.84 million compared to the $138.21 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.6% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Food Ingredients: $386.14 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $366.46 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.9%.
  • Segment Adjusted EBITDA- Food Ingredients: $69.95 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $68.51 million.
  • Segment Adjusted EBITDA- Feed Ingredients: $135.9 million versus $161.84 million estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Segment Adjusted EBITDA- Fuel Ingredients: $18.64 million versus $19.79 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Segment Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate: $-17.59 million versus $-10.3 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Combined Adjusted EBITDA- Fuel Ingredients: $61.29 million versus $31.85 million estimated by two analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for Darling here>>>

Shares of Darling have returned -1.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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