Company data
Darling Ingredients Inc. employees and revenue per employee
DAR · Packaged Foods · $10.0B market cap
Darling Ingredients Inc. had 15,000 employees at the end of fiscal Jan 2026, down 3.2% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $6.14B, up 7.4% from a year earlier, or $409K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
15,000
-3.2% YoY
Revenue
$6.14B
+7.4% YoY
Revenue / employee
$409K
Peer median $605K
Rank in industry
9 of 9
Packaged Foods
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 15,000 | $6.14B | $409K | -3.2% | +7.4% |
| Dec 2024 | 15,500 | $5.72B | $369K | -1.9% | -15.8% |
| Dec 2023 | 15,800 | $6.79B | $430K | +8.2% | +3.9% |
| Dec 2022 | 14,600 | $6.53B | $447K | +47.5% | +37.8% |
| Jan 2022 | 9,900 | $4.74B | $479K | -1.0% | +32.7% |
| Jan 2021 | 10,000 | $3.57B | $357K | -1.0% | +6.2% |
| Dec 2019 | 10,100 | $3.36B | $333K | +3.1% | -0.7% |
| Dec 2018 | 9,800 | $3.39B | $346K | +0.0% | -7.5% |
| Dec 2017 | 9,800 | $3.66B | $374K | -2.0% | +7.8% |
| Dec 2016 | 10,000 | $3.40B | $340K | — | — |
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Darling Ingredients Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Packaged Foods.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPB Campbell Soup Company | 13,500 | $9.74B | $722K | Contracting |
| KHC The Kraft Heinz Company | 35,000 | $24.9B | $713K | Contracting |
| CAG Conagra Brands, Inc. | 17,400 | $11.3B | $648K | Contracting |
| GIS General Mills, Inc. | 30,000 | $18.4B | $614K | Contracting |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corporation | 20,000 | $12.1B | $605K | Leaner |
| SFD Smithfield Foods, Inc. | 32,000 | $15.5B | $485K | Leaner |
| MKC McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 14,100 | $6.84B | $485K | Leaner |
| MKC-V McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 14,100 | $6.84B | $485K | Leaner |
| DAR Darling Ingredients Inc. | 15,000 | $6.14B | $409K | Leaner |
Questions about Darling Ingredients Inc.
- How many employees does Darling Ingredients Inc. have?
- Darling Ingredients Inc. reported 15,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Jan 2026, in the annual report it filed on March 3, 2026. That is down 3.2% from a year earlier.
- What is Darling Ingredients Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Darling Ingredients Inc. brought in $6.14B of revenue in fiscal Jan 2026, which is $409K per employee. That ranks 9 of 9 companies we track in Packaged Foods, where the median is $605K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Darling Ingredients Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed March 3, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell DAR.