Darling Ingredients (DAR) reported third-quarter 2026 total net sales of $1.79 billion and net income attributable to Darling of $267.0 million, or $1.67 per GAAP diluted share.
Third-quarter 2025 total net sales were $1.56 billion, while net income attributable to Darling was $19.4 million, or $0.12 per GAAP diluted share.
- GAAP net income was $268.3 million and basic income per share was $1.70.
- Combined Adjusted EBITDA was $514.3 million, compared with $244.9 million a year earlier.
- The company received $171.0 million in cash distributions from Diamond Green Diesel and reduced net debt by approximately $420 million during the quarter.
- Darling repurchased $75.9 million of common stock during the quarter and reaffirmed 2026 Combined Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $2.2 billion to $2.3 billion.
$DAR Insider Trading Activity
$DAR insiders have traded $DAR stock on the open market 9 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $DAR stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- RANDALL C STUEWE (Chairman and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 15,000 shares for an estimated $981,250.
- PATRICK MCNUTT (EVP Chief Admin Officer) sold 8,000 shares for an estimated $536,720
- JOSEPH MANZI (Chief Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 4,000 shares for an estimated $258,940.
- NICHOLAS JAMES KEMPHAUS (EVP Gen. Counsel & Secretary) sold 1,591 shares for an estimated $100,312
- CHARLES L ADAIR has made 2 purchases buying 1,000 shares for an estimated $60,970 and 0 sales.
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$DAR Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 331 institutional investors add shares of $DAR stock to their portfolio, and 278 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC removed 2,639,156 shares (-91.5%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $144,150,700
- FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC removed 1,661,802 shares (-67.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $90,767,625
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 1,650,959 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $90,175,380
- QUBE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LTD added 1,505,302 shares (+463.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $82,219,595
- NOMURA HOLDINGS INC removed 1,402,386 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $76,598,323
- UBS GROUP AG removed 1,212,556 shares (-42.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $66,229,808
- BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS added 1,034,254 shares (+83.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $56,490,953
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