401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Darling Ingredients Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$126M
Total assets Near avg plan size: 3,779
Participants Above avg headcount: 92nd
Percentile by assets National rank: $33,374
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

$126M in assets, 3,779 participants

Darling Ingredients Inc.'s Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan reported $126M in total assets and 3,779 participants in its 2024 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.

#15,640 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Texas

Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan covers 3,779 participants in Texas, 5.5x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $126M.

#15,640
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers): +4.1%
assets growth YoY: 1.3×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$126,119,487 Top 8% higher than 92% of 123,620 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 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 (3,779 participants).

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $121M in the plan year 2023 filing to $126M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 3,802 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,779 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 362495346 · Darling Ingredients Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan · $126M · 3,779 · 92nd

IND $126M
EOY 3,779
5500 92nd
ASSETS 401(k)
PCT near The Rawlings Group 401(k) Plan
EIN ind #15640

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 →

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 2024.

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$121M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$126M
Net Income	$6M
Employer EIN	362495346
Plan Effective Date	1996-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Darling Ingredients Inc.)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $475M 50.91375501073811% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

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

AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $43.1B · 109,889
Exxonmobil Savings Plan $23.7B · 21,990
Chevron Employee Savings Investment Plan $20.4B · 21,505
Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $18.8B · 43,873
Southwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan $17.0B · 67,820

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 The Rawlings Group 401(k) Plan in KY ($126M); by covered participants it is Mattel, Inc. Personal Investment Plan in CA (3,779 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($126M here).

The Rawlings Group 401(k) Plan (KY) $126M · 1,654
Northwest Kidney Centers Tax Deferred 401(k) Plan and Trust (WA) $126M · 662
Brady Martz & Associates, PC Retirement Plan (ND) $126M · 423
Spokane Teachers Credit Union 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (WA) $126M · 901

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,779 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Mattel, Inc. Personal Investment Plan (CA) 3,779 · 0 off
Nestle USA, Inc. Hourly Retirement Savings Plan (OH) 3,779 · 0 off
Jetro Cash & Carry Enterprises, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (NY) 3,779 · 0 off
Mativ Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan (GA) 3,780 · 1 off

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 Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2024? ▼

Darling Ingredients Inc. Hourly and Bargaining 401(k) Savings Plan edged up modestly - up 4.1% during 2024, from $121M to $126M. Reported net income was $6M.

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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 The Rawlings Group 401(k) Plan in KY ($126M, 1,654 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 Mattel, Inc. Personal Investment Plan in CA (3,779 participants, $1.3B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 362495346.