Darling Ingredients (MEX:DAR) Risk Assessment

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MEX:DAR Darling Ingredients Inc MEX:DAR
47 GF Score
Price MXN1,081.40
GF Value MXN373.92
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 10 Warning Signs
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What is Darling Ingredients Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Darling Ingredients is: Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock.

Darling Ingredients  (MEX:DAR) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Darling Ingredients Risk Assessment Related Terms

MEX:DAR vs PPC, CPB, SFD: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Darling Ingredients's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Darling Ingredients Risk Assessment vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Darling Ingredients's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Darling Ingredients's Risk Assessment falls into.


MEX:DAR
47GF Score
Darling Ingredients Inc MEX:DAR
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Is Darling Ingredients (MEX:DAR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Darling Ingredients stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of MXN1,081.40 is trading 189.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN373.92. GuruFocus considers Darling Ingredients to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for MEX:DAR:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: MXN373.92 vs. price of MXN1,081.40 (189.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 47/100 with 10 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:DAR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Darling Ingredients Business Description

Address 5601 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, TX, USA, 75038
Darling Ingredients Inc develops and produces sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients for the pharmaceutical, food, pet food, animal feed, industrial, fuel, bioenergy, and fertilizer industries. The Company collects and processes animal by-products and recycled oils into ingredients. It operates through three reportable segments: Feed Ingredients, which generates maximum revenue and includes the collection and processing of animal by-products, used cooking oil, bakery residuals, pet food ingredients, hides, and fertilizers; Food Ingredients, which includes collagen, natural casings, and food-grade fats; and Fuel Ingredients, which includes renewable fuels, biogas, and energy products. The Company derives the majority of its revenue from North America.
47GF Score

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MXN1,081.40
Price
MXN373.92
GF Value