---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000916540-26-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DAR"
cik: "0000916540"
company_name: "DARLING INGREDIENTS INC."
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:28:40.881976+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Darling Q1 net income $134.3M; Combined Adj. EBITDA $406.8M; core Q2 guidance $260-275M

## Summary
- Net income $134.3M ($0.83 diluted EPS) vs net loss $(26.2M) ($(0.16)) in Q1 2025.
- Total net sales $1.55B, up 12% YoY; Combined Adjusted EBITDA $406.8M, more than double $195.8M.
- Diamond Green Diesel sold 272.4M gallons at $1.11/gallon EBITDA; Darling's share of DGD EBITDA $151.2M vs $6.0M.
- Monetized $45M in Production Tax Credits; preliminary leverage ratio 3.17x; capex guidance $400M for FY2026.
- Q2 2026 core ingredients Adjusted EBITDA guided $260-275M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000916540-26-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DAR
- cik: 0000916540
- company_name: DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654026000011/0000916540-26-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654026000011/dar-20260430.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. reported First quarter 2026 results: revenue $1.6 billion, net income $134.3 million, EPS $0.83 per diluted share. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: First quarter 2026
  - Revenue: $1.6 billion
  - Net income: $134.3 million
  - EPS: $0.83 per diluted share
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) today reported net income of $134.3 million or $0.83 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2026, compared to a net loss of $(26.2) million, or $(0.16) per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025. The company also reported total net sales of $1.6 billion for the first quarter of 2026, compared with total net sales of $1.4 billion for the same period a year ago.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916540/000091654026000011/0000916540-26-000011-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.