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

Darling Ingredients Q2 net income rises to $387.3 million, or $2.41 per share

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Darling Ingredients reported second quarter 2026 net income of $387.3 million, or $2.41 per diluted share, compared with $12.7 million, or $0.08 per share, a year earlier. Total net sales rose to $1.7 billion from $1.5 billion, and combined Adjusted EBITDA was $741.7 million versus $249.5 million, with the company crediting its Diamond Green Diesel joint venture and debt reduction. The company also guided third quarter core ingredients Adjusted EBITDA to $325-340 million.

Key points

  • Net income of $387.3 million ($2.41 per diluted share) for the quarter ended July 4, 2026, versus $12.7 million ($0.08) a year earlier
  • Total net sales of $1.7 billion, up from $1.5 billion; combined Adjusted EBITDA of $741.7 million, up from $249.5 million
  • Third quarter 2026 core ingredients Adjusted EBITDA guidance of approximately $325-340 million; company expects year-end 2026 net debt at or below $3 billion
  • Reduced net debt by $223.0 million and repurchased $73.0 million of common stock during the quarter

The filing

CompanyDarling Ingredients (DAR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 30, 2026, 6:40 AM ET
Accession number0000916540-26-000019

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 30, 2026.

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