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#4 DAR — DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.

B_VCP_DEVELOPING | as of 2026-09-16 | automated relative priority, not a published Minervini point formula

Relative priority64.80
RS rating91.54
Fundamental strength96.00
VCP score84.13
Pivot distance4.50%
AV confirmation100.00%partial
Technical chart for DAR

Trend Template

price_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
sma150_above_sma200PASS
sma200_rising_1mPASS
sma50_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
price_above_sma50PASS
price_at_least_30pct_above_52w_lowPASS
price_within_25pct_of_52w_highPASS
rs_rating_at_least_70PASS

Trend Template metrics

close65.56
sma5063.45
sma15059.70
sma20054.65
sma200_1m_ago51.12
pct_above_52w_low124.91
pct_below_52w_high6.32
rs_rating91.54

VCP conditions

coherent_contraction_sequencePASS
enough_contractionsPASS
successive_ranges_inside_firstPASS
successive_depths_contractingPASS
final_contraction_tightPASS
base_depth_okPASS
resistance_area_tightPASS
volume_dryupFAIL
atr_contractingFAIL
price_tightPASS
near_pivotPASS

VCP metrics

num_contractions3.00
contraction_depths_pct[15.75, 7.14, 5.58]
depth_ratios_vs_prior[0.453, 0.782]
target_depth_ratio_roughly_half0.50
max_allowed_depth_ratio0.80
base_high69.98
base_low58.96
base_depth_pct15.75
base_duration_weeks3.90
resistance_spread_pct1.99
volume_dryup_ratio_10d_vs_50d0.83
atr_pct_recent4.57
atr_pct_prior3.60
atr_contraction_ratio1.27
tight_10d_range_pct7.79
raw_contraction_count9.00
raw_depths_pct[13.98, 7.47, 11.29, 19.22, 11.78, 7.41, 15.75, 7.14, 5.58]
final_trough_age_bars3.00
selection_reasoncoherent_current_sequence
pivot_price68.65
distance_to_pivot_pct4.50
vcp_score_pct84.13
is_vcp_candidatePASS
breakout_on_volumeFAIL

Price / volume

return_1m_pct-3.12
return_3m_pct18.81
return_6m_pct15.20
return_12m_pct108.86
weighted_12m_momentum21.33
range_10d_pct7.79
range_20d_pct18.69
avg_volume_50d2.35M
dollar_volume_50d153.84M
up_down_volume_ratio_50d1.06
accumulation_days_20d4.00
distribution_days_20d4.00

Fundamental overlay criteria

eps_growth_minimumPASS
sales_growth_positive_or_betterPASS
core_data_coveragePASS
eps_acceleratingPASS
sales_acceleratingPASS
gross_margin_improvingPASS
operating_margin_improvingPASS

Minervini-oriented SEC fundamentals

eps_growth_yoy_pct2,912
eps_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct618.75
eps_acceleration_pts2,294
eps_annual_growth_pct-77.46
eps_cagr_3y_pct-55.71
sales_growth_yoy_pct16.37
sales_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct12.33
sales_acceleration_pts4.04
sales_annual_growth_pct7.36
sales_cagr_3y_pct-2.06
gross_margin_pct29.20
operating_margin_pct32.20
pretax_margin_pct29.00
net_margin_pct22.46
gross_margin_yoy_change_pts5.85
operating_margin_yoy_change_pts27.08
roe_latest_fy_pct1.38
current_ratio1.56
debt_to_equity_pct—
cash_to_debt—
shares_outstanding—
adjusted_eps_growth_yoy_pct—
earnings_surprise_pct—
eps_estimate_revision_30d_pct—
analyst_count—
institutional_ownership_pct—
institutional_qoq_change_pct—
management_guidance_revision_pct—

SEC data quality

core_coverage_pct90.00
missing_core_metrics["shares_outstanding"]
selected_sec_tags{"accounts_payable": null, "accounts_receivable": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "capex": "us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment", "cash": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "cost_of_revenue": "us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold", "current_assets": "us-gaap:AssetsCurrent", "current_liabilities": "us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent", "dividends_paid": null, "eps_basic": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic", "eps_diluted": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted", "equity": "us-gaap:StockholdersEquity", "gross_profit": "us-gaap:GrossProfit", "inventory": "us-gaap:InventoryNet", "long_term_debt": "us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent", "long_term_debt_current": "us-gaap:LongTermDebtCurrent", "net_income": "us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss", "operating_cash_flow": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities", "operating_income": "us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss", "pretax_income": "us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest", "r_and_d": null, "revenue": "us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax", "sga": "us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense", "share_repurchases": "us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock", "shares_outstanding": "dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding", "short_term_debt": null, "short_term_investments": null, "stock_based_comp": "us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation", "total_assets": "us-gaap:Assets", "total_liabilities": "us-gaap:Liabilities", "weighted_avg_diluted_shares": "us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding"}
unavailable_canonical_concepts["accounts_payable", "dividends_paid", "r_and_d", "short_term_debt", "short_term_investments"]
warnings["Standalone Q4 income/EPS can be absent because 10-K statements are annual.", "Company-specific extension tags are not returned by CompanyFacts.", "Non-GAAP EPS, guidance, 13F ownership, Form 4 activity, and analyst estimates are separate modules."]

Reporting periods

latest_quarter_end2026-07-04
latest_quarter_filed2026-08-07
latest_fiscal_year_end2026-01-03
latest_balance_sheet_end2026-07-04

Company metadata

symbolDAR
cik916,540
company_nameDARLING INGREDIENTS INC.
exchange—
sic2,070
sic_descriptionFats & Oils
fiscal_year_end102.00
as_of2026-09-16
sourceSEC EDGAR CompanyFacts + Submissions

Alpha Vantage enrichment

latest_reported_date2026-07-30
latest_reported_eps2.41
latest_estimated_eps1.45
latest_earnings_surprise_pct66.21
avg_earnings_surprise_4q_pct48.55
positive_earnings_surprises_4q3.00
earnings_surprise_quarters_available4.00
reported_eps_yoy_growth_pct1,318
institutional.total_institutional_holders723.00
institutional.total_institutional_shares182.95M
institutional.holders_with_increased_holdings341.00
institutional.holders_with_decreased_holdings301.00
institutional.holders_with_unchanged_holdings81.00
institutional_holder_rows723.00
institutional_total_shares182.95M
endpoints_returned["EARNINGS", "INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGS"]

Alpha Vantage confirmation screen

latest_earnings_surprise_positivePASS
average_4q_earnings_surprise_positivePASS
positive_surprise_quartersPASS
analyst_coverage_present—
eps_revision_breadth_nonnegative_30d—
institutional_sponsorship_presentPASS

Alpha Vantage screen summary

statuscomplete
confirmation_score_pct100.00
available_criteria4.00
noteInformational post-Exp0 confirmation only; not part of validated Exp0 selection/ranking.

Alpha Vantage endpoint status

EARNINGScache_available
EARNINGS_ESTIMATESpending
INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGScache_available

Accepted VCP contractions

peak_datepeak_pricetrough_datetrough_pricedepth_pctdepth_ratio_vs_priorbars
2026-08-2069.982026-08-2558.9615.75—3.00
2026-09-0268.592026-09-0463.697.140.452.00
2026-09-0968.652026-09-1164.825.580.782.00

Recent SEC filings

formfiling_dateaccession_numberprimary_document
10-Q2026-08-070000916540-26-000023dar-20260704.htm
8-K2026-08-050000916540-26-000021dar-20260805.htm
8-K2026-07-300000916540-26-000019dar-20260730.htm
8-K2026-05-110000916540-26-000017dar-20260511.htm
8-K2026-05-080000916540-26-000015dar-20260507.htm
10-Q2026-05-080000916540-26-000013dar-20260404.htm
8-K2026-04-300000916540-26-000011dar-20260430.htm
10-K2026-03-030000916540-26-000008dar-20260103.htm
8-K2026-02-250000916540-26-000006dar-20260225.htm
8-K2026-02-110000916540-26-000004dar-20260211.htm
8-K2026-01-290000916540-26-000002dar-20260129.htm
8-K2025-12-100000916540-25-000035dar-20251210.htm

SEPA factors not covered by SEC + Yahoo

These remain manual or require another provider/module and are deliberately not guessed: