(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
001-13323
36-2495346
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
5601 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, Texas75038
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 717-0300
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Common stock $0.01 par value per share
DAR
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Item 2.02.Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 30, 2026, Darling Ingredients Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the first quarter ended April 4, 2026. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Current Report”).
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
The Company will hold a conference call and webcast on Thursday, April 30, 2026 to discuss these financial results. The Company will have a slide presentation available to augment management’s formal presentation, which will be accessible via the investor relations section of the Company’s website. A copy of this slide presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report.
The Company is making reference to non-GAAP financial measures in the press release, slide presentation, and the conference call. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures are contained in the furnished press release and slide presentation.
The information in this Current Report, including the exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.