Darling Ingredients stock gains 2.11 percent before October 29 results

Published on 10/04/2026 at 12:02 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Darling Ingredients stock heads into October 29 results after Q2 EPS reached USD 2.41 in 2026. Revenue rose 16.4 percent to USD 1.72 billion, while the consensus target is USD 81.58.

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Darling Ingredients stock (ISIN US2372661015) was last at USD 62.94 on the NYSE on October 2, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, up 2.11 percent from the prior close. The price stood 10.06 percent below its 52-week high of USD 69.98, keeping the yearly range central to the market view.

October 29 sets the next checkpoint

Darling Ingredients announced on October 1, 2026, that it will release third-quarter 2026 financial results on October 29, 2026, before hosting a conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET. That date gives investors the next clear test of whether the recent earnings improvement can continue.

Q2 earnings beat the benchmark

For the quarter ending July 4, 2026, revenue reached USD 1.72 billion and net profit reached USD 387.31 million, according to Markets Insider. MarketBeat reported quarterly EPS of USD 2.41 versus USD 1.40 consensus, a USD 1.01 beat, while revenue rose 16.4 percent year over year to USD 1.72 billion.

The figures show why the October reporting date matters: earnings outpaced the benchmark by 72.14 percent, while revenue growth supplied a second operating comparison. Darling Ingredients operates across Feed, Food and Fuel, linking results to ingredient demand, commodity pricing and renewable-fuel economics.

Analyst targets remain above the quote

MarketScreener reported that UBS raised its Darling Ingredients price target from USD 78 to USD 88 while maintaining a Buy rating. The same source lists a Buy consensus from 12 analysts and an average target of USD 81.58, which lies 29.61 percent above the October 2 reference price of USD 62.94.

Stock remains below its yearly high

Darling Ingredients had a market capitalization of USD 10.0 billion and volume of 2,128,388 shares on October 2, 2026. The USD 29.15 to USD 69.98 52-week range places the latest quote closer to the upper boundary than the lower one, while October 29 remains the next fundamental checkpoint.