Darling Ingredients (DAR)
Consumer Staples · specialty ingredients & bio-energy · NYSE
Darling Ingredients turns organic food industry waste into high-value sustainable ingredients and renewable energy.
What Darling Ingredients does
Darling Ingredients is a global developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients. The company repurposes organic waste streams from the food, beverage, and agricultural industries into specialty ingredients for the food, feed, fuel, and fertilizer markets. It also operates Diamond Green Diesel, a major joint venture focused on the production of renewable diesel.
Themes: circular economy, renewable fuels, sustainable food ingredients, bio-nutrients, waste-to-energy
Fundamentals
- Price$62.25 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$9.8B as of 2026-08-03 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+97.4% 2025-10-08 close $31.54 → 2026-10-08 close $62.25
- P/E16.73 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+1.0% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+24.0% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROE+1.3% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.85 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+14.8% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-1.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.70 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-07-30 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How DAR compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 91 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginbottom 25% 105 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginmiddle range 98 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 93 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitybottom 25% 106 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
DAR is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
47.5 #879 of 1,379 scored · #28 of 65 in Consumer Staples
Trend 76th (over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 82.4 percentage points) and valuation 72nd (price to book 1.9, price to earnings 16.7); weakest is capital return (18th, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
How Darling Ingredients looks technically
Darling Ingredients (DAR) is trading 10.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 209 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 15, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 10.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +10.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $63.59 | $63.59 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $56.50 | $56.50 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 59.36. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 209 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 209 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 15, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 14.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 48.2 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($59.36 to $65.66) — its "stochastic" reading is 46 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 45.9 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 20 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $69.98 | $69.98 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 11.0% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -11.0% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 113.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +113.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 11.0% below its highest point of the past year | 11.0% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 37 trading days ago | 37 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $87.59 (set on 2022-06-07) | $87.59 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($29.91 to $68.34), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 16% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $43.36 to $44.59. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 15.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 28.9% below its all-time high | -28.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 5.0% above a support level at $59.17 — a price it turned at three times since 2026-04-30, most recently on 2026-09-29. Since 2024-10-08 it has 12 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -5.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.82 (set on 2009-03-05) | $2.82 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 2107.4% above its all-time low | +2,107% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 44th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.36 between its high and its low — about 3.8% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.36 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $58.63 and $66.93 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $58.63 – $62.78 – $66.93 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.8% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (10.2% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.22× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 3 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 3 sessions ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 8 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 8 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 1.0% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +1.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Open gap | it gapped 2.8% above the previous close 44 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 57.8 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.8% |
| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap up opened on 2026-09-22 has been "filled" 12 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 12 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 8.3 percentage points (the stock lost 7.2% while the market gained 1.0%) | -8.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 1.8 percentage points (the stock gained 2.0% while the market gained 3.8%) | -1.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 20.0 percentage points (the stock lost 2.6% while the market gained 17.5%) | -20.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 82.4 percentage points (the stock gained 97.4% while the market gained 15.0%) | +82.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.0% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 8% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $57.67 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 191 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +8.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-30 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $63.63 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 50 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.2% |
Double bottom, bullish — forming · entry $67.70 · 29 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
DAR last closed at $62.25 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 12 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $59.17 | Support | 5.0% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-04-30 to 2026-09-29 |
| $65.52 | Resistance | 5.3% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-04-07 to 2026-07-23 |
| $57.71 | Support | 7.3% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-22 to 2026-08-05 |
| $50.95 | Support | 18.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-10 to 2026-06-24 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $59.36.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 17 trading days, since 2026-09-16.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke down to a new 20-day low · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.25 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 12 analysts
- Mean price target$81.58 range $65.00 – $90.00; median $81.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for DAR
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.82 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days+$0.0584 (+3.3%) from $1.76, on 2026-09-03, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward22% of 9 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Volatility in commodity prices for raw materials and finished products","Significant reliance on the performance and regulatory environment of the Diamond Green Diesel joint venture","Exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and global economic conditions"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of DAR's 10-Q filed 2026-08-07 against the prior one filed 2026-05-08.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- The newer filing (2026-08-07) references 'Note 3 (Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries) to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements for the period ended July 4, 2026 included herein' while the older filing (2026-05-08) referenced the same note 'for the period ended April 4, 2026 included herein.'
- The newer filing (2026-08-07) states 'volatility in energy and commodity prices' while the older filing (2026-05-08) stated 'volatility in energy and other commodity prices.'
- The newer filing (2026-08-07) includes at the end of the 'Energy Policies of U.S. and Foreign Governments' paragraph the additional phrase 'of our' before the text truncates after 'price', whereas the older filing (2026-05-08) ends at 'price' without that phrase.
- Notes:
- The newer filing text is truncated at '...which may impact the demand for and/or price of our' and the older filing text is truncated at '...which may impact the demand for and/or price', so the full final sentence in each cannot be compared in its entirety.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing adds an 'Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS' section discussing an August 5, 2026 Board refresh and increase of the share repurchase program up to $1.0 billion, prior repurchases of approximately $73.4 million during the first six months of fiscal 2026, and approximately $386.9 million remaining under the program as of July 4, 2026.
- Newer filing adds a table titled 'ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES' summarizing second quarter fiscal 2026 repurchases by period, including shares purchased, average prices, and maximum approximate dollar value remaining.
- Newer filing adds footnote (4) stating the quarter's purchases were made under an authorization to repurchase up to $500.0 million over the period ending August 13, 2026, and that on August 5, 2026 the Board refreshed and increased the program up to $1.0 billion.
- Newer filing adds exhibit 10.2 'Form of Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan effective August 2026 (filed herewith).'
- Newer filing adds exhibit 10.3 'Non-Employee Director Compensation Program effective May 2026 (filed herewith).'
- Removed:
- Older filing contains exhibit 10.1 'Form of Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Award (Non-Employee Directors) under the Darling Ingredients Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan', which is not present in the newer filing's exhibit list.
- Reworded:
- Newer filing changes exhibit 10.1 from 'Form of Notice of Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Award (Non-Employee Directors) under the Darling Ingredients Inc. 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan' to 'Form of Global Performance Unit Award Agreement under the 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan effective August 2026 (filed herewith).'
- Newer filing updates the Interactive Data Files exhibit description to reference consolidated balance sheets as of July 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026, and statements for the three and six months ended July 4, 2026 and June 28, 2025, whereas the older filing referenced April 4, 2026 balance sheet and three month statements ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025.
- Newer filing changes the signature date from May 8, 2026 to August 7, 2026.
- Notes:
- The provided 'Risk Factors' section text in both filings largely consists of Item 1A introductory language followed by other Items (Item 2, Item 5, Item 6, Signatures), so the comparison covers these adjacent sections as presented.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
2 open-market purchases and 8 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-042 buys ($60970) · 8 sells ($2M) — 1 buying, 5 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-042 buys ($60970) · 9 sells ($2M) — 1 buying, 5 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-09-02. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about DAR's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding DAR as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 34,170,527
- Reported value $1,866,257,539
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
DAR had 6,749,143 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
DAR had 4.28% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.23 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 6,749,143
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.28%
- Prior settlement (shares) 7,316,364
- Reported change -7.75%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.23
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Tyson Foods (TSN)
- JBS S.A.
- Nestlé (NSRGY)
- Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)
- Cargill, Inc.
- Bunge (BG)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Darling Ingredients (DAR) do?
Darling Ingredients is a global developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients. The company repurposes organic waste streams from the food, beverage, and agricultural industries into specialty ingredients for the food, feed, fuel, and fertilizer markets. It also operates Diamond Green Diesel, a major joint venture focused on the production of renewable diesel.
What sector is Darling Ingredients (DAR) in?
Darling Ingredients (DAR) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is specialty ingredients & bio-energy. It trades on NYSE.
Who are Darling Ingredients's (DAR) competitors?
Notable peers of Darling Ingredients (DAR) include Tyson Foods, JBS S.A., Nestlé, Archer-Daniels-Midland and Cargill, Inc.. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Darling Ingredients (DAR) overbought or oversold right now?
Darling Ingredients (DAR) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on DAR come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.