Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Darling Ingredients Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$13M
Total assets Small plan by assets
30
Participants Small participant base
61st
Percentile by assets National rank
$423,910
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees · Sponsored by Darling Ingredients Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing

$13M in assets, 30 participants

Darling Ingredients Inc.'s Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees reported $13M in total assets and 30 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 61st 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.

  • #8,523 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Darling Ingredients Inc. multi-year trail

Darling Ingredients Inc.'s plans moved +50.9% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees at $13M / 30 participants.

#8,523
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-7.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $983K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$12,717,290 Top 39% higher than 61% of 123,620 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 2024

Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees is a small filing (30 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees reported net income fell from $371K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$983K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees reported participants fell from 33 in the plan year 2023 filing to 30 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees end-of-year assets fell from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to $13M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 362495346 · Darling Ingredients Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees · $13M · 30 · 61st

  • SCH $13M
  • EBSA 30
  • PART 61st
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Pension Plan for Bargaining Group Hourly Employees of the Cambridge, Ohio Plant of Bluescope Coated Products, LLC
  • BOOK ind #8523

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 Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees in the asset neighbourhood

University Neurosurgical Associates, P.C. Vip PlanUniversity Neurosurgical Ass…$13MTuality Healthcare Cash Balance Pension PlanTuality Healthcare Cash Bala…$13MDarling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union EmployeesDarling Ingredients Retireme…$13MAlfred Conhagen, Inc. Pension PlanAlfred Conhagen, Inc. Pensio…$13MPension Plan for Bargaining Group Hourly Employees of the Cambridge, Ohio Plant of Bluescope Coated Products, LLCPension Plan for Bargaining …$13M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Darling Ingredients Inc. multi-year asset trail

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

Darling Ingredients Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$13M
Net Income-$983K
Employer EIN362495346
Plan Effective Date1977-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.01271729 · Participants: 30Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union EmployeesAT&T Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.265893 · Participants: 100400AT&T Pension Benefit PlanExxonmobil Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.095 · Participants: 22000Exxonmobil Pension PlanChevron Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.731784707 · Participants: 21297Chevron Retirement PlanShell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.694184685 · Participants: 12688Shell Pension PlanCaterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.1940497 · Participants: 11498Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan
Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for Bargaining Group Hourly Employees of the Cambridge, Ohio Plant of Bluescope Coated Products, LLC in MO ($13M); by covered participants it is Defined Benefit Plan for Employees of Epic in IL (30 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees assets move in 2024?
Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees pulled back noticeably - down 7.2% during 2024, from $14M to $13M. Reported net income was -$983K.
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.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Bargaining Group Hourly Employees of the Cambridge, Ohio Plant of Bluescope Coated Products, LLC in MO ($13M, 7 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Darling Ingredients Retirement Income Plan for Union Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Defined Benefit Plan for Employees of Epic in IL (30 participants, $11M in assets).