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

Darling Ingredients Q3 net income rises to $267.0 million, or $1.67 per share

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings

Darling Ingredients reported third-quarter 2026 net income attributable to Darling of $267.0 million, or $1.67 per diluted share, compared with $19.4 million, or $0.12, a year earlier. Total net sales rose to $1.8 billion from $1.6 billion, and the company reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 Combined Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $2.2-$2.3 billion. The company also said it expects to end 2026 with net debt at or below $3.0 billion.

Key points

  • Net income attributable to Darling was $267.0 million, or $1.67 per GAAP diluted share, for Q3 2026, versus $19.4 million, or $0.12, for Q3 2025.
  • Total net sales were $1.8 billion versus $1.6 billion; Combined Adjusted EBITDA was $514.3 million versus $244.9 million.
  • Fiscal 2026 Combined Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $2.2-$2.3 billion was reaffirmed; net debt is expected to be at or below $3.0 billion at year-end.
  • The company reduced net debt by about $420 million and repurchased $75.9 million of common stock in the third quarter.

The filing

CompanyDarling Ingredients (DAR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 28, 2026, 4:43 PM ET
Accession number0000916540-26-000027

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

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from this filing only.

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