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Darling Ingredients (DAR) earnings and revenue breakdown
Latest: Q3 2026 · 8-K filed Oct 28, 2026
Q3 2026 Revenue up 14% year over year to $1.8B · 15¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 18.6%
Darling Ingredients made $1.8B in Q3 2026 (+14% Y/Y). Operating margin 18.6%, net earnings $267M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 8-K filed Oct 28, 2026 (preliminary, from the earnings release).
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What changed this quarter
Revenue was $1.8B in Q3 2026, up 15% year over year and up 4% from the previous quarter.
Operating profit was $0.33B, a 18.6% margin (up 14.0 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus Q3 2025, 115% reached operating profit, above the 5% margin then. The fastest-growing cost line was Other operating costs (+635%). Net earnings were $0.27B, up 1279% year over year. The effective tax rate was 22.3%.
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Form | Filed | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin | Net earnings | Op. cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8-K | Oct 28, 2026 | $1.8B | +14% | 18.6% | $267M | — |
| Q2 2026 | 10-Q | Aug 7, 2026 | $1.7B | +16% | 32.2% | $387M | $533M |
| Q1 2026 | 10-Q | May 8, 2026 | $1.6B | +12% | 14.6% | $134M | $153M |
| Q4 2025 | 10-K | Mar 3, 2026 | $1.7B | +21% | 5.7% | $56.9M | $441M |
| Q3 2025 | 10-Q | Nov 5, 2025 | $1.6B | +10% | 4.6% | $19.4M | $224M |
| Q2 2025 | 10-Q | Aug 6, 2025 | $1.5B | +2% | 5.1% | $12.7M | $146M |
| Q1 2025 | 10-Q | May 7, 2025 | $1.4B | -3% | 2.1% | −$23.8M | $249M |
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About Darling Ingredients
Founded by the Swift meat packing interests and the Darling family in 1882, Darling Ingredients Inc. (“Darling”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “we,” “us” or “our”) was incorporated in Delaware in 1962 under the name “Darling-Delaware Company, Inc.” Darling changed its name from “Darling-Delaware Company, Inc.” to “Darling International Inc.” on December 28, 1993, and from “Darling International Inc.” to “Darling Ingredients Inc.” on May 6, 2014. The address of Darling's principal executive office is 5601 N MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, Texas, 75038, and its telephone number at this address is (972) 717-0300.
In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Mar 3, 2026.
Darling Ingredients against its Fats & Oils peers
The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +14% against the peers' median +14%. Operating margin: 18.6% against the peers' median 10.4%.
| Company | Quarter | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAR Darling Ingredients | Q3 2026 | $1.8B | +14% | 18.6% |
| BG Bunge Global SA | Q3 2026 | $23.8B | +7% | 2.2% |
| ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland | Q3 2026 | $22.3B | +10% | 4.5% |
| SDSYA South Dakota Soybean Processors LLC | Q2 2026 | $327M | +196% | 10.4% |
Source: Darling Ingredients 8-K on SEC EDGAR · CIK 916540 · Fats & Oils
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History
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