401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Darling Ingredients Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$121M
Total assets Near avg plan size
3,802
Participants Above avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$31,876
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Darling Ingredients Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$121M in assets, 3,802 participants

Darling Ingredients Inc.'s Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan reported $121M in total assets and 3,802 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #16,568 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan covers 3,802 participants in Texas, 5.5x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $121M.

#16,568
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+124.8%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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

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

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

$121,191,303 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan lands in the large band (3,802 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$12M in the plan year 2022 filing to $14M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $54M in the plan year 2022 filing to $121M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 2,436 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,802 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 362495346 · Darling Ingredients Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan · $121M · 3,802 · 92nd

  • VS-ST $121M
  • VS-ST 3,802
  • VS-ST 92nd
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Meso Scale Diagnostics 401(k) Plan
  • VS-ST ind #16568

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. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$54M
Net Assets (End of Year)$121M
Net Income$14M
Employer EIN362495346
Plan Effective Date1996-01-01
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. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.121191303 · Participants: 3802Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings PlanAT&T Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 40.012012 · Participants: 119854AT&T Retirement Savings PlanExxonmobil Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.917 · Participants: 23477Exxonmobil Savings PlanCaterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.496476432 · Participants: 41679Caterpillar 401(k) Savings PlanAmerican Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.680189879 · Participants: 88792American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) PlanDell Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.529835 · Participants: 45686Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan
Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
Compare Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Meso Scale Diagnostics 401(k) Plan in MD ($121M); by covered participants it is Iqor Retirement Savings Plan in FL (3,803 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,802 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 Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan surged - up 124.8% during 2023, from $54M to $121M. Reported net income was $14M.
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. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Meso Scale Diagnostics 401(k) Plan in MD ($121M, 846 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Iqor Retirement Savings Plan in FL (3,803 participants, $47M 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 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.