DAR FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #15 of 27 in industry

Darling Ingredients Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $9.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $69,082 · Food & Beverages.

Food & Beverages peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-19
Industry
Food & Beverages
Industry rank
#15/27

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
136:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$9.4M
Median worker
$69,082

Answer first

Darling Ingredients Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $9.4M ranks #572 of 1,423 complete filings; its 136:1 pay ratio ranks #481. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $69,082. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-20 peer cohort (# 15 of 27, 48th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Food & Beverages companies.

Dollar rank
#572
$9.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#481
136:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
48th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Darling Ingredients Inc. ranks nationally

Darling Ingredients Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$9,395,152 Top 40% higher than 60% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Darling Ingredients Inc. vs. Food & Beverages peers

CEO total pay ($9.4M) against pay ratio (136:1) for Darling Ingredients Inc. (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Food & Beverages industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both3610399.25528803.674472089365612.411284016.898.0:1109.2:1120.5:1131.8:1143.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Darling Ingredients Inc., CEO total pay: 9395152 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 136:1Darling Ingredients Inc.J M SMUCKER Co, CEO total pay: 10935216 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 141:1J M SMUCKER CoKeurig Dr Pepper Inc., CEO total pay: 8217032 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 127:1Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.Celsius Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 9607338 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 117:1Celsius Holdings, Inc.J&j Snack Foods Corp, CEO total pay: 3959200 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 100:1J&j Snack Foods Corp
Darling Ingredients Inc. vs. Food & Beverages peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 141:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Food & Beverages peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 24 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 20. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Darling Ingredients Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Darling Ingredients Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
136:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+6:1
from FY2024 130:1
CEO $ YoY
+15%
$9.4M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Darling Ingredients Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $7.9M - $61,557 129:1 -
2022 $8.7M +9.2% $60,642 143:1 +14:1
2023 $9.3M +7.6% $55,861 167:1 +24:1
2024 $8.2M -12% $63,064 130:1 -37:1
2025 $9.4M +15% $69,082 136:1 +6:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 916540, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Food & Beverages

This Company's Ratio
136:1
Industry Median Ratio
141:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$9.4M
Companies in Industry
27
vs. Industry Median
Below
#15 of 27 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Food & Beverages →

Darling Ingredients Inc.: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Darling Ingredients Inc. disclosed 136:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $9.4M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 136× the median employee ($69,082) in FY2025.

Median employee $69,082 (PAR-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 136 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$9.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

136:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Darling Ingredients Inc.

Darling Ingredients Inc. disclosed 136:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $9.4M CEO total in FY2025. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Food & Beverages (SIC 20) median ratio is 141:1 across 27 FY2025 filers; Darling Ingredients Inc.'s $9.4M CEO total is at or below the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #572 and ratio rank #481 split - treat 136:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Food & Beverages peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$9.4M
Median Employee Pay
$69,082
Pay Ratio
136:1
Filing Date
2026-03-19

Company Info

Ticker
DAR
CIK
916540
Industry
Food & Beverages
SIC Code
2070
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 916540, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Darling Ingredients Inc. disclosed 136:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $9.4M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with Darling Ingredients Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.

Core & Main, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.4M (Δ $6K lighter vs Darling Ingredients Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Molson Coors Beverage Co · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.4M (Δ $7K heavier vs Darling Ingredients Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
KOHLS Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.4M (Δ $9K heavier vs Darling Ingredients Inc.); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Greif, Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.4M (Δ $45K heavier vs Darling Ingredients Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
J M SMUCKER Co (SIC 20 pole)

J M SMUCKER Co stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Darling Ingredients Inc.'s MID filing.
National dual ranks · #572/#481

Darling Ingredients Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #572 by CEO dollars and #481 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Darling Ingredients Inc.'s HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Darling Ingredients Inc. (CIK 916540), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.