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The SEC filings page for Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) provides access to the company’s regulatory disclosures as an issuer listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Through forms such as 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K, Darling Ingredients reports information about its operations in rendering and meat byproduct processing, its sustainable ingredients business, and its financial condition.
Current reports on Form 8-K offer detailed insight into specific events. For example, the company has filed 8-Ks describing quarterly financial results, including segment data for feed ingredients, food ingredients, and fuel ingredients, as well as non-GAAP measures like Segment Adjusted EBITDA and Combined Adjusted EBITDA. These filings also discuss the performance of the Diamond Green Diesel joint venture and its impact on Darling Ingredients’ earnings.
Other 8-K filings address capital structure and financing, such as the redemption of senior notes, satisfaction and discharge of related indentures, and the pricing of new senior notes issued by an indirect wholly owned subsidiary. Governance-related filings include amendments and restatements of the company’s bylaws and executive leadership changes, including departures, retirement plans, and advisory arrangements for certain officers.
Filings also document strategic transactions. A Form 8-K describes the Master Contribution Agreement under which Darling Ingredients and Tessenderlo Group will contribute their collagen and gelatin business assets and liabilities into NewCo Collagen LLC, with Darling Ingredients expected to hold an 85% equity interest and Tessenderlo a 15% interest at closing, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions.
On this page, users can review these SEC documents and use AI-powered summaries to interpret complex sections, such as segment reconciliations, non-GAAP measures, and transaction terms. Real-time updates from EDGAR, combined with AI explanations of 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly reports, and 8-K current reports, help readers understand how specific filings relate to Darling Ingredients’ core ingredients business, its Diamond Green Diesel joint venture, and its collagen and gelatin initiatives.
Darling Ingredients executive vice president and chief administrative officer Patrick McNutt reported equity compensation activity involving company common stock. He received 9,245 shares as a grant or award on March 9, 2026, tied to performance shares for the 2023–2025 period.
To cover tax obligations, 3,486 shares were disposed of at $51.92 per share through a tax-withholding transaction, which is not an open-market sale. After these transactions, McNutt directly held 43,777 common shares of Darling Ingredients.
Darling Ingredients EVP and CFO Robert W. Day reported equity compensation activity in company common stock. He received 4,654 shares as a grant tied to performance shares for the 2023–2025 period, then had 2,026 shares withheld at a price of $51.92 per share to cover tax obligations. After these transactions, he directly holds 41,435 common shares.
Darling Ingredients Chairman and CEO Randall C. Stuewe reported a mix of equity compensation, option exercises, tax withholding, a sale, and a charitable gift. On March 6, 2026, he exercised options for 263,704 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $11.97 per share, converting them into common shares. To cover taxes related to equity events, 139,754 shares and 35,446 shares were withheld at prices of $53.20 and $51.92 per share, respectively.
He sold 20,000 shares of common stock in an open‑market transaction at a weighted average price of $52.12 per share, with individual trades executed between $52.03 and $53.28. He also made a bona fide gift of 23,250 shares to a public university in the United States on March 6, 2026. In addition, 90,078 shares of common stock were acquired on March 9, 2026 as a grant related to performance shares for the 2023–2025 period. Following these transactions, he directly holds 1,148,467 shares of Darling Ingredients common stock.
DAR filed a Form 144 reporting the sale of 20,000 common shares through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC with a filing date of 03/06/2026.
The filing also lists recent RSU vesting events: 5,089 shares vested 01/22/2024, 3,734 vested 03/02/2023, 6,100 vested 01/04/2023, and 5,077 vested 01/03/2023.
Darling Ingredients Inc. reports fiscal 2025 revenue of $6.1 billion and net income attributable to Darling of $62.8 million, reflecting its role as a global producer of sustainable animal-based ingredients.
The company operates through three segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients and Fuel Ingredients. Feed is the largest contributor, generating $3.99 billion, or 65.0% of 2025 net sales, from rendering, used cooking oil, bakery residuals and related products. Food Ingredients contributed $1.55 billion, or 25.2%, mainly from collagen, natural casings and edible fats. Fuel Ingredients added $600.8 million, or 9.8%, including Darling’s share of results from the Diamond Green Diesel joint venture with Valero.
Darling highlights extensive global operations across North America, Europe, China, South America, Australia and other regions, serving pharmaceutical, food, pet food, feed, biofuel and fertilizer end markets. The filing also outlines significant risks, including commodity price volatility, dependence on key suppliers and customers, climate and environmental regulation, and government policies affecting renewable fuel incentives.
Darling Ingredients Chairman and CEO Randall C. Stuewe exercised stock options and had shares withheld for taxes. He exercised options covering 353,152 shares on February 24, 2026 at an exercise price of $8.51 per share, converting them into common stock under the company’s 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan. To cover taxes related to this option exercise, 174,263 common shares were disposed of at $51.64 per share through a tax-withholding transaction, rather than an open-market sale. After these transactions, he directly owned 1,013,135 shares of Darling Ingredients common stock.
Darling Ingredients Inc. director Robert Patrick Aspell reported an equity grant of company stock. On this Form 4, he acquired 549 shares of common stock as a grant or award at a stated price of $0.00 per share. Following this transaction, his directly owned stake stands at 549 common shares.
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. director Robert Patrick Aspell filed an initial insider ownership report showing that he currently has no securities beneficially owned in the company. The Form 3 indicates zero shares held directly after the reported position, meaning he reports no equity stake at this time.
Darling Ingredients Inc. reported upcoming board changes and a new director appointment. Long‑time director Gary W. Mize, a board member since 2016 and Lead Director since 2021, plans to retire effective at the company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, remaining in his roles until then.
The board elected Robert Aspell as an independent director effective immediately and expanded the board size to eleven members. Aspell was also appointed to the Audit Committee. He will receive the standard non‑employee director package, including a $100,000 annual cash retainer and an annual grant of $150,000 in restricted stock units, prorated for his first year.
Darling Ingredients Inc. executive vice president Jan van der Velden reported selling a total of 23,000 shares of common stock in two open-market transactions. On February 18, he sold 3,000 shares at a price of $51.29 per share, following a sale of 20,000 shares at $51.22 per share on February 17. After these sales, he directly held 71,678 shares of Darling Ingredients common stock.