Darling Ingredients (DAR) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q2 2026
- Period end
- Jul 4, 2026
- EPS actual
- $2.41
- EPS estimate
- $1.40
- EPS surprise
- +72.33%
- Revenue surprise
- +0.55%
- Revenue
- $1.7B
- Revenue estimate
- $1.7B
- Reported
- Jul 30, 2026
Darling Ingredients reported Q2 2026 results on July 30, 2026. Earnings per share were $2.41, well ahead of the $1.40 estimate, a 72.33% beat. Revenue was $1.7 billion, 0.55% above the $1.7 billion consensus. Compared with Q2 2025, EPS rose from just $0.08, about 30 times higher, and revenue rose from $1.5 billion. The quarter set the highest EPS in the table.
The longer record shows a steep decline followed by a sharp rebound. Annual EPS fell from $4.50 in 2022 to $3.98 in 2023, $1.73 in 2024 and $0.39 in 2025. Q1 2025 was the only loss in the table, at $0.16 per share. The first half of 2026 adds up to $3.24, already more than 2024 and 2025 combined. Quarterly revenue has stayed between $1.2 billion and $1.8 billion. Darling beat the EPS estimate seven times over the last 20 quarters and missed 13 times, including all four quarters of 2025.
Darling reported Q3 between October 23 and November 9 over the past five years, and on October 23 or 24 in the last two. That points to late October 2026 for the next report. It will show whether earnings hold near the first-half 2026 level.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 | $1.40 | $2.41 | +72.33% | $1.7B | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $0.61 | $0.83 | +36.76% | $1.6B | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 11, 2026 | $0.40 | $0.35 | −13.02% | $1.7B | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | $0.21 | $0.12 | −42.61% | $1.6B | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Jul 24, 2025 | $0.24 | $0.08 | −67.06% | $1.5B | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 | $0.24 | −$0.16 | −166.42% | $1.4B | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Feb 6, 2025 | $0.42 | $0.63 | +49.40% | $1.4B | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | $0.31 | $0.11 | −64.30% | $1.4B | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Jul 25, 2024 | $0.36 | $0.49 | +35.28% | $1.5B | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | Apr 25, 2024 | $0.51 | $0.50 | −1.19% | $1.4B | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 27, 2024 | $0.69 | $0.52 | −24.26% | $1.6B | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Nov 7, 2023 | $0.81 | $0.77 | −4.75% | $1.6B | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Aug 8, 2023 | $1.58 | $1.55 | −1.71% | $1.8B | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | May 9, 2023 | $1.01 | $1.14 | +12.66% | $1.8B | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 27, 2023 | $1.35 | $0.96 | −28.96% | $1.8B | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Nov 8, 2022 | $1.43 | $1.17 | −18.31% | $1.7B | SEC |
| Q2 2022 | Aug 9, 2022 | $1.26 | $1.23 | −2.39% | $1.7B | SEC |
| Q1 2022 | May 10, 2022 | $1.10 | $1.14 | +3.61% | $1.4B | SEC |
| Q4 2021 | Feb 28, 2022 | $0.95 | $0.94 | −1.02% | $1.3B | SEC |
| Q3 2021 | Nov 9, 2021 | $0.82 | $0.88 | +7.55% | $1.2B | SEC |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Darling Ingredients (DAR) last report earnings?
Darling Ingredients last reported on Jul 30, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.
Did DAR beat earnings estimates?
Yes. Darling Ingredients reported EPS of $2.41 for Q2 2026 against a $1.40 estimate — a 72.33% beat.
How much revenue did DAR report last quarter?
Darling Ingredients reported $1.7B in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $1.7B.
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