Darling Ingredients (DAR) Options Chain

NYSE: DARConsumer StaplesPackaged FoodsUSD

60.26-1.99 (-3.20%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Jan 21, 2028
Days to expiration: 468
Share price: $60.26
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.45
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.15
ATM implied volatility: 48.3%
Expected move: ±$32.95
Open interest (C / P): 2.73K / 1.22K

DAR options summary

The DAR options chain for the January 21, 2028 expiration lists 29 call and 26 put contracts, with 468 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 2,729 calls and 1,222 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.45, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $60.00 strike is 48.3%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$32.95 (54.7%) in Darling Ingredients stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $37.50 call (493 contracts) and the $95.00 put (387 contracts).

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

DAR options chain · January 21, 2028

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
291	739	82.8%	43.80	41.50	46.50	17.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	2	82.1%	43.24	39.50	44.50	20.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
115	14	99.6%	41.02	39.50	44.00	22.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	2	95.1%	40.84	37.50	42.00	25.00	2.10	5.30	4.14	87.8%	—	8
0	48	—	42.12	0.00	0.00	27.50	3.30	6.20	5.07	88.9%	—	1
266	78	84.4%	33.70	33.80	37.10	30.00	0.00	2.90	1.00	52.4%	10	28
0	2	—	37.40	0.00	0.00	32.50	3.00	6.80	8.80	75.1%	25	0
257	2	56.1%	29.75	26.60	30.10	35.00	0.00	3.20	1.50	56.9%	4	4
493	4	61.9%	29.60	25.60	29.50	37.50	0.00	3.60	2.05	54.3%	—	100
310	3	55.4%	31.80	23.00	26.80	40.00	1.50	5.10	4.20	58.1%	5	6
33	2	52.9%	30.90	21.00	24.80	42.50	2.25	4.00	3.90	46.6%	—	2
106	2	52.3%	27.95	19.50	23.10	45.00	2.90	4.60	4.40	45.0%	2	10
0	4	—	27.49	0.00	0.00	47.50	3.40	5.80	5.10	46.0%	5	12
188	1	54.1%	20.00	17.00	21.00	50.00	3.20	6.30	6.10	43.3%	2	7
158	4	57.9%	22.05	14.50	18.70	52.50	4.90	7.10	6.00	41.8%	25	36
34	2	51.4%	22.02	13.50	18.50	55.00	5.50	8.70	7.20	43.2%	15	37
77	1	55.3%	16.19	12.60	15.90	57.50	7.40	9.10	8.31	39.5%	2	18
65	10	57.5%	14.14	11.00	15.50	60.00	8.50	10.40	9.50	39.1%	1	18
DAR $60.26
59	1	57.2%	14.70	10.50	14.50	62.50	8.80	11.50	12.50	37.6%	2	92
64	42	54.0%	13.10	10.00	12.80	65.00	0.00	0.00	10.36	—	24	0
15	1	55.9%	13.20	8.30	12.50	67.50	12.20	15.90	12.30	41.8%	2	66
39	2	54.9%	11.20	7.50	11.50	70.00	14.40	16.40	15.80	37.2%	2	72
17	1	52.8%	13.00	8.00	10.20	72.50	14.00	17.30	18.76	33.7%	2	99
9	4	53.7%	12.40	5.80	9.80	75.00	17.20	20.50	18.50	38.7%	10	175
82	4	51.8%	10.50	5.90	8.10	80.00	0.00	0.00	21.78	—	2	0
4	4	50.3%	8.85	5.00	6.70	85.00	24.50	28.00	25.30	36.3%	2	31
5	1	51.0%	6.50	3.90	6.00	90.00	0.00	0.00	29.08	—	2	0
7	4	50.8%	5.78	3.30	5.20	95.00	33.50	37.50	32.92	39.9%	4	387
4	7	49.3%	4.41	2.65	4.20	100.00	38.00	41.50	38.10	37.0%	2	13

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 January 21, 2028 expiration, the DAR put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.45 (1,222 puts vs 2,729 calls), and 0.15 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 January 21, 2028 is about 48.3%, 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.