401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Darling Ingredients Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$148M
Total assets
1,060
Participants
95th
Percentile by assets
$139,470
Avg per participant
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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.

  • 95th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #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.

$148M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
1,060
covered participants
95th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$139,470
avg assets per participant

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.

Where Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan sits 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 $2,010,000,000 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

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Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan outranks 95% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 1.5x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

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.)

$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $315M $475M ▲ +50.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Darling Ingredients Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 3,813 $315M
2023 5 5,924 $463M
2024 5 9,295 $475M

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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).

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