Darling Ingredients (DAR) Options Chain

NYSE: DARConsumer StaplesPackaged FoodsUSD

62.11+2.08 (+3.47%)

Market open · Delayed 15 min · as of Oct 8, 3:01 PM ET

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 8
Share price: $62.04
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.20
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.96
ATM implied volatility: 45.9%
Expected move: ±$4.22
Open interest (C / P): 10.68K / 2.17K

DAR options summary

The DAR options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 22 call and 18 put contracts, with 8 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 10,678 calls and 2,165 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.20, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $62.50 strike is 45.9%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$4.22 (6.8%) in Darling Ingredients stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $62.50 call (3.06K contracts) and the $62.50 put (503 contracts).

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

DAR options chain · October 16, 2026

DAR calls and puts by strike price. Shaded cells are in the money.
Calls							Puts
OI	Vol	IV	Last	Bid	Ask	Strike	Bid	Ask	Last	IV	Vol	OI
0	2	—	37.60	0.00	0.00	27.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	4	331.3%	34.20	31.20	34.50	30.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	2	202.7%	27.92	25.90	28.60	35.00	0.00	0.00	0.28	50.0%	1	0
1	—	—	23.15	21.40	24.00	37.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	1	143.8%	25.80	20.70	23.60	40.00	0.00	0.00	1.60	50.0%	—	0
8	2	126.2%	17.92	18.70	20.60	42.50	0.00	0.00	0.15	50.0%	2	0
20	2	186.4%	18.13	15.80	18.10	45.00	0.00	0.65	0.10	135.9%	1	36
25	1	84.8%	13.40	13.70	15.50	47.50	0.00	0.65	0.10	117.2%	2	40
112	88	97.8%	11.25	11.60	13.10	50.00	0.00	0.50	0.10	93.0%	1	151
56	22	109.4%	8.90	8.70	10.40	52.50	0.00	0.45	0.20	74.0%	161	227
156	80	92.2%	6.30	6.30	8.00	55.00	0.05	0.15	0.20	52.1%	29	396
483	1	53.9%	4.80	4.40	5.70	57.50	0.20	0.40	0.30	49.3%	40	433
950	6	45.6%	3.20	2.75	2.95	60.00	0.60	0.90	0.65	45.3%	15	117
DAR $62.04
3,064	1	49.3%	1.42	1.25	1.70	62.50	1.65	1.90	1.78	42.6%	6	503
852	7	42.3%	0.65	0.45	0.60	65.00	3.30	3.60	5.30	43.6%	2	36
2,010	59	44.5%	0.20	0.15	0.25	67.50	5.20	6.10	5.80	60.8%	2	25
1,398	1	50.8%	0.15	0.05	0.25	70.00	7.60	8.50	8.81	71.8%	2	201
126	2	75.5%	0.25	0.00	0.70	72.50	9.60	11.40	11.10	102.0%	8	0
615	1	85.5%	0.01	0.00	0.65	75.00	0.00	0.00	9.50	—	1	0
384	1	106.3%	0.05	0.00	0.65	80.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	1	124.8%	0.35	0.00	0.65	85.00	21.10	23.40	21.60	133.4%	—	0
402	1	169.8%	0.45	0.00	0.95	95.00	0.00	0.00	32.60	—	—	0

In-the-money callsIn-the-money puts. IV = implied volatility, OI = open interest (contracts). Each contract covers 100 shares. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

What is the DAR put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the DAR put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.20 (2,165 puts vs 10,678 calls), and 0.96 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is DAR's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for DAR options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 45.9%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Darling Ingredients stock to move.

How many DAR option expiration dates are there?

DAR has 6 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 19, 2029.

What does "in the money" mean?

A call is in the money when the strike price is below the current share price; a put is in the money when the strike is above it. In-the-money contracts have intrinsic value and are shaded in the table.