401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Darling Industries Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$12M
Total assets Small plan by assets
218
Participants Below avg headcount
63rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$56,713
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Darling Industries Inc. · Arizona · Manufacturing

$12M in assets, 218 participants

Darling Industries Inc.'s Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan reported $12M in total assets and 218 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 63rd 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.

  • #9,454 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Arizona

Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan covers 218 participants in Arizona, about 39% of the average Arizona filer (state average ~564 per filing). Assets: $12M.

#9,454
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+21.0%
assets growth YoY

Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$12,363,443 Top 37% higher than 63% of 127,068 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 2023

Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (218 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$166K in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $12M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 182 in the plan year 2022 filing to 218 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 860574120 · Darling Industries Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan · $12M · 218 · 63rd

  • NET $12M
  • BOOK 218
  • VS-ST 63rd
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Essential Brands, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust
  • EBSA ind #9454

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 Arizona →

Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Arizona filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$12M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN860574120
Plan Effective Date1987-11-17
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Darling Industries Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Darling Industries Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$13M 22.481106722431022% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9M$10M$11M$12M$13M 202220232024 $10.2M $12.5M ▲ +22.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 182 $10M
2023 1 218 $12M
2024 1 205 $13M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Arizona

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

Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.012363443 · Participants: 218Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) PlanBechtel Trust & Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.691074806 · Participants: 7448Bechtel Trust & Thrift PlanBanner Health Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.270882725 · Participants: 52452Banner Health Employees 401(k) PlanRepublic Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.379834679 · Participants: 28131Republic Services, Inc. 401(k) PlanFreeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation Program, Total assets ($B): 2.323111586 · Participants: 13105Freeport-Mcmoran Inc. Employee Capital Accumulation ProgramStantec 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.021683156 · Participants: 10719Stantec 401(k) Plan
Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Arizona, assets vs. participants
Compare Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arizona, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Essential Brands, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in MD ($12M); by covered participants it is Care Hawaii, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in HI (218 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (218 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 21.0% during 2023, from $10M to $12M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Darling Industries Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Darling Industries Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.5%, from $10M to $13M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Essential Brands, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in MD ($12M, 143 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Darling Industries Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Care Hawaii, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in HI (218 participants, $3M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 860574120.

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.