401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Darling Ingredients Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$225M
Total assets
1,852
Participants
95th
Percentile by assets
$121,287
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

$225M in assets, 1,852 participants

Darling Ingredients Inc.'s Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan reported $225M in total assets and 1,852 participants in its 2023 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 127,072 plans)
  • #17,301 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan covers 1,852 participants in Texas, 2.7x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $225M.

$225M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
1,852
covered participants
95th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$121,287
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$32M in the plan year 2022 filing to $27M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,060 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,852 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $148M in the plan year 2022 filing to $225M in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State
Texas
Industry
Manufacturing

Participants vs Texas filers

In Texas, the average filing covers about 688 participants across 10,116 plans. Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan reports 1,852 participants - 2.7x that state average ($225M EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$148M
Net Assets (End of Year)$225M
Net Income$27M
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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Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

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Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan surged - up 51.9% during 2023, from $148M to $225M. Reported net income was $27M.
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 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Fcci Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in FL ($224M, 821 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Darling Ingredients Inc. Salaried 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) plans in Texas. Compare plans
  • Darling Ingredients Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 50.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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.