---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000916540-25-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DAR"
cik: "0000916540"
company_name: "DARLING INGREDIENTS INC."
filed_at: "2025-02-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T02:14:07.355156+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Darling Q4 net income $0.63/shr; FY Combined Adj. EBITDA $1.08B; guides FY25 $1.25-$1.30B

## Summary
- Q4 net income $101.9M ($0.63 diluted) vs $84.5M ($0.52) YoY; net sales $1.4B, -12% YoY.
- FY 2024 net income $278.9M ($1.73 diluted) vs $647.7M ($3.99) in FY23; sales $5.7B, -16%.
- Combined Adj. EBITDA Q4 $289.5M (FY $1.08B), down from $350.9M (FY $1.61B) YoY.
- DGD dividends received $68.6M in Q4, $179.8M for FY; DGD sold 1.25B gal at $0.46/gal EBITDA.
- FY 2025 Combined Adj. EBITDA guidance $1.25-$1.30B; leverage ratio 3.93x; capex $332.5M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000916540-25-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DAR
- cik: 0000916540
- company_name: DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.
- filed_at: 2025-02-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654025000004/0000916540-25-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654025000004/dar-20250206.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916540-25-000004
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916540-25-000004.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916540-25-000004.txt

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