Darling Ingredients Sells $50M Production Tax Credits to Corporate Buyer
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 22 2025
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Darling Ingredients announced the sale of approximately $50M of production tax credits to a corporate buyer. These credits were generated under the Inflation Reduction Act by the company's Diamond Green Diesel joint venture. The company previously announced it sold $125M and $60M in production tax credits, bringing the total production tax credit sales to $235M for 2025.
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Analyst Views on DAR
Wall Street analysts forecast DAR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for DAR is 49.56 USD with a low forecast of 44.00 USD and a high forecast of 60.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
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9 Buy
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Strong Buy
Current: 44.020
Low
44.00
Averages
49.56
High
60.00
Current: 44.020
Low
44.00
Averages
49.56
High
60.00
About DAR
Darling Ingredients Inc. is a developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients, creating a range of ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, food, pet food, animal feed, industrial, fuel, bioenergy and fertilizer industries. Its segments include Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients and Fuel Ingredients. The Feed Ingredients segment includes its global activities related to the collection and processing of beef, poultry and pork animal by-products in North America, Europe and South America into non-food grade oils and protein meals, and others. The Food Ingredients segment includes its global activities related to the purchase and processing of beef and pork bone chips, beef hides, pig skins, and fish skins into collagen, and others. The Fuel Ingredients segment converts fats into renewable fuels/products, organic sludge and food waste into biogas, and fallen stock into low-grade energy sources.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
Darling Ingredients' Shares Increase by 4.6% Following Q4 Results Announcement for Diamond Green Diesel
- Stock Performance: Shares of Darling Ingredients rose by 4.6% following the release of their Q4 results.
- Company Focus: The report highlighted the performance of Diamond Green Diesel, a key segment for the company.
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Darling Ingredients Reports Q4 and FY 2025 Earnings Overview
- Joint Venture Performance: Darling Ingredients' joint venture with Diamond Green Diesel reported approximately $92 million in operating income for Q4 2025, despite facing a $24 million inventory valuation adjustment, demonstrating resilience in the renewable diesel sector.
- Net Income Status: In Q4 2025, DGD achieved a net income of $55 million while shipping 285.3 million gallons of renewable fuels, indicating profitability amid strong market demand.
- Annual Performance Review: Although DGD recorded a net loss of $68 million for FY 2025, its total sales reached 1.003 billion gallons, highlighting the potential of the renewable fuel market and future growth opportunities for the company.
- Future Outlook: Darling Ingredients anticipates providing a more detailed performance analysis in its upcoming earnings report and plans to host a conference call on February 12, 2026, to further discuss company operations and financial status.
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