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DAR Darling Ingredients (DAR) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Food & Beverage · Fats & oils · CIK 0000916540
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Form 144 · 6
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
328
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
1
Codes C/M, not in net · $111.6K priced

What the filings say about DAR

Insiders, 180 days
-$2.3M net sold
1 buyer · 5 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$2.1M
6 notices

Darling Ingredients insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. insiders sold a net $2.3M of stock across 79 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
STUEWE RANDALL C
Chairman and CEO
SELL
2026-09-04 SECtraded 2026-09-02
5,000
$341.0K
-14.8%
Context
  • 15 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (15 sales), the last on Aug 13, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.4% of the 1,133,467 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 328 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chairman and CEO STUEWE RANDALL C sold about $341.0K of DAR on Sep 2, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 328 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
MANZI JOSEPH
Chief Accounting Officer
SELL
2026-08-18 SEC
1,000
$67.3K
-14.6%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 1 sale), the last on May 1, 2026.
  • The trade is 5.3% of the 18,969 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 328 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Accounting Officer MANZI JOSEPH sold about $67.3K of DAR on Aug 18, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 328 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Dudley Sandra
EVP Chief Strategy Officer
SELL
2026-08-18 SECtraded 2026-08-17
2,598
$176.4K
-14.6%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Feb 13, 2026.
  • The trade is 3.3% of the 78,108 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 328 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP Chief Strategy Officer Dudley Sandra sold about $176.4K of DAR on Aug 17, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 328 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Dudley Sandra
EVP Chief Strategy Officer
SELL
2026-08-18 SECtraded 2026-08-17
3,876
$263.1K
-14.6%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Feb 13, 2026.
  • The trade is 5.2% of the 74,232 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 328 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP Chief Strategy Officer Dudley Sandra sold about $263.1K of DAR on Aug 17, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 328 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
McNutt Patrick
EVP Chief Admin Officer
SELL
2026-08-14 SEC
8,000
$536.7K
-15.5%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys), the last on Aug 16, 2024.
  • +5.6% median (+9.1% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
  • The trade is 22.4% of the 35,777 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 328 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP Chief Admin Officer McNutt Patrick sold about $536.7K of DAR on Aug 14, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 328 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
79 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$2.3M over 180 days
-$2.1M over 90 days
below 71% of Food & Beverage
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
328 funds bought in last quarter
more than 77% of Food & Beverage
Revenue
+7.4% year over year
more than 64% of Food & Beverage
Margin
1.0% net margin
below 54% of Food & Beverage
Buybacks
$73.4M repurchased, FY to 2026-07-04
more than 60% of Food & Beverage
Short interest
3.5% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.3 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 59% of Food & Beverage
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+64.9%12M
-8%+27%+62%+97%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-03-06 · STUEWE RANDALL C sold $1.0M2026-02-17 · van der Velden Jan sold $1.0M2026-08-14 · McNutt Patrick sold $536.7K2026-09-02 · STUEWE RANDALL C sold $341.0K2026-08-13 · STUEWE RANDALL C sold $323.9K2026-08-12 · STUEWE RANDALL C sold $316.3K2026-08-17 · Dudley Sandra sold $263.1K2026-02-13 · Dudley Sandra sold $251.8K2026-05-01 · MANZI JOSEPH sold $191.7K2026-08-17 · Dudley Sandra sold $176.4K2026-02-18 · van der Velden Jan sold $153.9K2026-02-13 · Kemphaus Nicholas James sold $138.5K2026-02-13 · Kemphaus Nicholas James sold $133.1K2026-02-13 · Dudley Sandra sold $120.7K2026-08-10 · Kemphaus Nicholas James sold $100.3K2026-02-13 · Dudley Sandra sold $75.5K2026-08-18 · MANZI JOSEPH sold $67.3K2026-02-13 · Kemphaus Nicholas James sold $32.2K2026-07-31 · Adair Charles L bought $30.6K2026-07-31 · Adair Charles L bought $30.3K2026-02-13 · Kemphaus Nicholas James sold $1582026-09-02 · Randall C. Stuewe filed to sell $338.5K2026-08-18 · Manzi Joseph filed to sell $67.5K2026-08-17 · Dudley Sandra filed to sell $436.7K2026-08-14 · Patrick McNutt filed to sell $525.9K2026-08-12 · Randall C. Stuewe filed to sell $623.6K2026-08-10 · Kemphaus Nicholas James filed to sell $100.3K2026-07-09 · Mize Gary W. filed to sell $480.0K
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns DAR: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
BlackRock, Inc.
15,588,612 sh
$851.5M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
8,352,255 sh
$456.2M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
8,217,885 sh
$448.8M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
7,191,158 sh
$392.8M
STATE STREET CORP
5,703,033 sh
$311.4M

Congress trades in DAR

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

DAR planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Randall C. Stuewe
Filed 2026-09-02
$338.5K
Manzi Joseph
Filed 2026-08-18
$67.5K
Dudley Sandra
Filed 2026-08-17
$436.7K
Patrick McNutt
Filed 2026-08-14
$525.9K
Randall C. Stuewe
Filed 2026-08-12
$623.6K

DAR mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Quantified Common Ground Fund
$8.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
7.0%
GMO Resource Transition Fund
$12.1M position · as of 2026-05-31
6.3%
SouthernSun Small Cap Fund
$14.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.5%
SouthernSun U.S. Equity Fund
$2.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.4%
BBH Select Mid Cap ETF
$20.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.5%
Fidelity Agricultural Productivity Fund
$2.0M position · as of 2026-05-31
4.2%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Darling Ingredients Inc Political Action Committee (Darpac)
Cycle 2026 · $138K spent
$109.6K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Stuewe
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$9.4M
$12.1M
$2.2M
-35%
+95%
2024
$8.2M
$2.2M
$2.2M
-42%
+87%
2023
$9.3M
$5.8M
$3.0M
-14%
+56%
2022
$8.7M
$7.2M
$2.3M
+9%
+32%
2021
$8.0M
$20.2M
$2.0M
+20%
+40%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $2.3M sold by insiders over 180 days, 328 funds added last quarter, $2.1M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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DAR financials

Revenue growth
+7.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
1.0%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$6.5B
four quarters, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Net margin, TTM
+9.1%
net income over revenue, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Free cash flow, TTM
$1.0B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Debt to equity
0.73x
long-term debt only, 2026-07-04; equity 2026-07-04
Cash flow to debt
0.35x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-07-04
Return on equity
+12.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-07-04
Return on assets
+5.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-07-04
Return on invested capital
+9.0%
operating income after a 18.4% effective tax rate, over long-term debt only, 2026-07-04 plus average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-07-04 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+9.9%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-28 and 2026-07-04 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
15.41x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-06-29 to 2026-07-04
Enterprise value
$12.7B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-08-03 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2026-07-04, minus cash 2026-07-04
FCF yield
+11.2%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.03x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 462%: four quarters to 2026-07-04 against the four to 2025-06-28
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-012024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$6.1B$5.7B$6.8B$6.5B
Gross profit$1.5B$1.3B$1.6B$1.5B
Operating income$273.4M$468.2M$949.7M$1.0B
Net income$62.8M$278.9M$647.7M$737.7M
EPS (diluted)0.391.733.994.49
Operating cash flow$1.1B$839.3M$899.3M$813.7M
Cash$88.7M$76.0M$126.5M$127.0M
Long-term debt$3.9B$3.9B$4.4B$3.3B
Buybacks$34.7M$34.3M$52.9M$125.5M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

DAR Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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DAR ranks highest on institutional and government (71st percentile) and growth (64th), and lowest on insider conviction (34th), among Food & Beverage peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
63
Inputs
  • Return on equity+12.1% · 68 pct, sector of 66
  • Return on assets+5.6% · 68 pct, sector of 77
  • Return on invested capital+9.0% · 45 pct, sector of 32
  • Return on capital employed+9.9% · 70 pct, sector of 62
Financial health
55
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.73x · 38 pct, sector of 66
  • Cash flow to debt0.35x · 72 pct, sector of 59
Growth
64
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+7.4% · 64 pct, sector of 89
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
34
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$2.3M · 27 pct, sector of 56
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 40 pct, sector of 56
Institutional and government
71
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter328 · 77 pct, sector of 79
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$739K · 65 pct, universe of 1,063
Risk and compliance
45
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+3.5% · 55 pct, sector of 100
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 58
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.16 per $1B · 4 pct, sector of 58
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+17.5% · 23 pct, sector of 66
1 not measured: US patents
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DAR filings, in plain words

Are Darling Ingredients insiders buying or selling DAR?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Darling Ingredients insiders were net sellers, a net $2.3M: $61.0K of purchases and $2.3M of sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer and 5 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of DAR?

Yes. 6 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.1M of stock; the latest, by Randall C. Stuewe, was filed 2026-09-02.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Darling Ingredients insiders were net sellers of DAR, a net $2.3M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer and 5 sellers. Sales outweighed purchases more than tenfold by value. None of the 9 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 6 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.1M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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