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

Darling Ingredients Q1 net income $134.3 million vs. $26.2 million loss a year earlier

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Darling Ingredients reported first quarter 2026 net income of $134.3 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $26.2 million, or $0.16 per share, a year earlier. Combined Adjusted EBITDA rose to $406.8 million from $195.8 million, and the company guided second quarter 2026 core ingredients Adjusted EBITDA to $260-275 million. Total debt was $4.1 billion as of April 4, 2026.

Key points

Net income $134.3 million ($0.83 per diluted share) vs. net loss of $26.2 million ($0.16 per share) in Q1 2025
Total net sales $1.6 billion vs. $1.4 billion in Q1 2025
Combined Adjusted EBITDA $406.8 million vs. $195.8 million; Q2 2026 core ingredients Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $260-275 million
Total debt $4.1 billion and cash $116.0 million as of April 4, 2026; preliminary bank covenant leverage ratio 3.17x

The filing

CompanyDarling Ingredients (DAR)

Form8-K, current report

Filed with the SECApr 30, 2026, 6:41 AM ET

Accession number0000916540-26-000011

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

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