AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Darling Ingredients (DAR)

Darling Ingredients Q3 net income rises to $19.4 million on higher sales

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Darling Ingredients reported third-quarter 2025 net income of $19.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, up from $16.9 million, or $0.11, a year earlier, on net sales of $1.6 billion, up from $1.4 billion. Nine-month net income fell to $5.9 million from $177.0 million, mainly due to lower earnings at Diamond Green Diesel, and the company will now give full-year guidance only for its core ingredients business, not for the fuel segment.

Key points

  • Q3 2025 net income attributable to Darling was $19.4 million ($0.12 per diluted share), versus $16.9 million ($0.11) in Q3 2024.
  • Q3 combined Adjusted EBITDA was $244.9 million, up from $236.7 million; year-to-date it was $690.2 million, down from $790.4 million.
  • Diamond Green Diesel had a Q3 net loss of $80.6 million; Darling's share of DGD Adjusted EBITDA was negative $2.9 million.
  • For full-year 2025, core ingredients Adjusted EBITDA is estimated at approximately $875-900 million; no combined guidance was given.

The filing

CompanyDarling Ingredients (DAR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 23, 2025, 7:50 AM ET
Accession number0000916540-25-000029

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

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