Darling Ingredients Inc. filings document material events, operating results and governance for a company that transforms animal agriculture and food-industry residuals into feed, food and fuel ingredients. Recent 8-K reports furnish earnings releases, conference-call materials, non-GAAP reconciliations, Regulation FD investor presentations and commentary on the Diamond Green Diesel joint venture.
Proxy and annual-meeting filings cover director elections, auditor ratification, executive compensation votes, board composition, committee assignments and non-employee director compensation. Other disclosures address capital structure, liquidity, forward-looking risk factors and shareholder voting matters tied to the company's public-company reporting obligations.
Darling Ingredients director Randy L. Hill reported amended stock-based awards. On May 7, 2026, he acquired 701 shares of common stock at $37.64 per share and 2,650 additional shares at no cost, all recorded as grants or awards rather than open-market purchases.
Footnotes explain these are Deferred Stock Units granted under the 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan, based on his prorated annual cash compensation that he elected to receive in DSUs. The amendment corrects a previously underreported DSU amount. These DSUs vest in full on December 31, 2026, with prorated vesting and forfeiture of any unvested portion if he leaves the board earlier.
Darling Ingredients used its 2026 Investor Day to highlight its global rendering, renewable fuels and collagen platforms and to share an updated financial framework. For Q1 2026, net income attributable to Darling was $134.3 million, with non-DGD Adjusted EBITDA of $255.7 million and Darling’s 50% share of Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) Adjusted EBITDA of $151.2 million, for combined Adjusted EBITDA of $406.8 million.
Total debt was $3.222 billion and the bank leverage ratio was 1.82x, with a staggered maturity schedule and a weighted average interest rate near 5%. Management framed DGD as one of the world’s largest renewable fuel producers with about 1.2 billion gallons of renewable diesel capacity, including roughly 235 million gallons of neat sustainable aviation fuel. They outlined scenarios in which total company Adjusted EBITDA could range from $1.1 billion to $2.1 billion across down‑, mid‑ and up‑cycle markets, implying annual cash available of about $400 million to $1.35 billion.
Darling also emphasized growth in higher‑margin collagen and targeted ingredients, a shift toward precision collagen under its Nextida platform, and a multi‑year plan that, under current assumptions, could generate $4–6 billion of cash from 2027–2030 to fund debt reduction, acquisitions, share repurchases, dividends and additional biofuel and collagen investments.
Darling Ingredients director Soren Schroder received equity awards rather than making open-market trades. On May 7, 2026, he acquired 261 shares of common stock at a reference price of $37.64 per share and 2,650 deferred stock units under the 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
The deferred stock units represent prorated annual cash compensation that Schroder elected to take in stock units instead of cash. These units vest in full on December 31, 2026, with prorated vesting if he leaves the board earlier, and any unvested units would be forfeited.
Stoffel Kurt reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Darling Ingredients Inc. director Kurt Stoffel received a grant of 2,650 shares of Common Stock. The award was reported at a price of $0.00 per share, indicating it was compensation rather than a market purchase. Following this grant, he directly owns 21,139 shares of the company.
Hill Randy L reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. director Randy L. Hill reported equity awards in the form of common stock and Deferred Stock Units (DSUs) on May 7, 2026. One award covers 261 shares of common stock at an indicated value of $37.64 per share. A separate grant of 2,650 DSUs was made under the 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
The number of common shares underlying the DSU award equals the prorated annual cash compensation increase he elected to receive in DSUs, divided by the issuer’s closing share price on January 2, 2026. These DSUs vest in full on December 31, 2026, with earlier prorated vesting and forfeiture of any unvested units if he leaves the board before that date.
Guimaraes Enderson reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Darling Ingredients Inc. director Enderson Guimaraes received a stock grant of company shares. On May 7, 2026, he was granted 2,650 shares of Common Stock at no cash price as a compensation-related award. Following this grant, his direct holdings increased to 21,095 shares of Darling Ingredients’ common stock.
GOODSPEED LINDA reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Darling Ingredients director Linda Goodspeed received a grant of 2,650 shares of Common Stock on May 7, 2026. The award was recorded at $0.00 per share, indicating a compensation-related grant rather than a market purchase. Following this grant, she directly holds 42,836 shares of Darling Ingredients common stock.
Darling Ingredients Inc. director Celeste A. Clark reported acquiring additional common stock-based awards as part of her board compensation. On May 7, 2026, she received 130 shares at a reference price of $37.64 per share and a separate grant of 2,650 Deferred Stock Units (DSUs).
The DSUs were granted under the company’s 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan, based on Ms. Clark electing to take a prorated increase in her annual cash compensation in DSUs instead of cash, using the January 2, 2026 closing market price to determine the number of units. These DSUs vest in full on December 31, 2026, with prorated vesting if her board service ends earlier.
Darling Ingredients director Larry Barden received equity awards in the form of common stock and Deferred Stock Units (DSUs). On the grant date, he acquired 261 shares of common stock at a reference price of $37.64 per share and 2,650 additional common shares at a stated price of $0.00 as part of director compensation. The DSUs are granted under the 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan and represent a prorated portion of his annual cash compensation that he elected to take in DSUs, based on the company’s closing share price on January 2, 2026. These DSUs vest in full on December 31, 2026, with prorated vesting and forfeiture of unvested DSUs if he leaves the board before that date.
Aspell Robert Patrick reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. director Robert Patrick Aspell received a grant of 2,650 shares of common stock on May 7, 2026 at no stated purchase price. Following this award, he holds a total of 3,199 common shares directly.