401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Darling Ingredients Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$148M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,060
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$139,470
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Darling Ingredients Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$148M in assets, 1,060 participants

Darling Ingredients Inc.'s Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan reported $148M in total assets and 1,060 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #18,853 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets

Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $148M for 1,060 participants (~$139,470/participant), down 17.2% in 2022.

#18,853
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-17.2%
assets change YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $32M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$147,837,864 Top 5% higher than 95% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,060 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 362495346 · Darling Ingredients Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan · $148M · 1,060 · 95th

  • PHOTO $148M
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  • PHOTO near Zep Inc. 401(k) Plan
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Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$179M
Net Assets (End of Year)$148M
Net Income-$32M
Employer EIN362495346
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Darling Ingredients Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Darling Ingredients Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$475M 50.91375501073811% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $315M $475M ▲ +50.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 3,813 $315M
2023 5 5,924 $463M
2024 5 9,295 $475M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.147837864 · Participants: 1060Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 37.578871 · Participants: 144503AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.266 · Participants: 23619Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.794958016 · Participants: 38538Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.806443202 · Participants: 85577American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.969059 · Participants: 47532Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Zep Inc. 401(k) Plan in GA ($148M); by covered participants it is Fullbeauty Brands, Inc. Savings and Retirement Plan in IN (1,060 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($148M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,060 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan declined sharply - down 17.2% during 2022, from $179M to $148M. Reported net income was -$32M.
How have Darling Ingredients Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Darling Ingredients Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 50.9%, from $315M to $475M.
Where does Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Zep Inc. 401(k) Plan in GA ($148M, 1,285 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Fullbeauty Brands, Inc. Savings and Retirement Plan in IN (1,060 participants, $106M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 362495346.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.