---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000916540-26-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DAR"
cik: "0000916540"
company_name: "DARLING INGREDIENTS INC."
filed_at: "2026-02-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T03:28:34.517006+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Darling Q4 net income $56.9M ($0.35 EPS) down 44% YoY; sales $1.7B; guides Q1 core EBITDA $240-250M

## Summary
- Net income $56.9M ($0.35 diluted EPS) vs $101.9M ($0.63) in Q4 2024; total net sales $1.7B vs $1.42B.
- Combined Adjusted EBITDA $336.1M in Q4 vs $289.5M; FY Combined EBITDA $1.03B vs $1.08B.
- Q4 restructuring/impairment charges of $58.0M related to Enviroflight and CTH natural casing businesses.
- DGD sold 285.3M gallons in Q4 at $0.41/gal EBITDA; FY sold 1.003B gallons at $0.21/gal EBITDA.
- Core ingredients Q1 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance $240-250M; leverage ratio 2.90x; $255M of PTC sales monetized.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000916540-26-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DAR
- cik: 0000916540
- company_name: DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.
- filed_at: 2026-02-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/916540/000091654026000004/0000916540-26-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654026000004/dar-20260211.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916540-26-000004
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916540-26-000004.txt

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