Randall Stuewe compensation by year
DARLING INGREDIENTS Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $1,000,000 | $1,100,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,246,154 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,260,000 | $1,260,000 | $1,284,231 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,791,163 | $1,980,000 | $2,159,992 | $2,340,000 | $2,460,000 | $4,294,800 | $4,500,000 | $6,159,169 | $6,258,389 | $6,681,030 |
| Option awards | $1,200,420 | $1,319,998 | $1,439,996 | $1,560,000 | $1,640,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $976,600 | $1,928,988 | $973,969 | $2,400,000 | $2,492,308 | $2,383,200 | $2,874,000 | $1,792,582 | $608,580 | $1,328,112 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $21,004 | $45,184 | $0 | $55,838 | $54,995 | $0 | $0 | $23,414 | $0 | $551 |
| All other | $65,300 | $69,407 | $72,321 | $74,373 | $77,775 | $78,652 | $85,017 | $97,504 | $95,757 | $108,630 |
| Total | $5,054,487 | $6,443,577 | $5,846,278 | $7,630,211 | $7,971,232 | $7,956,652 | $8,659,017 | $9,332,669 | $8,222,726 | $9,402,554 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. DEF 14A filed March 19, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-116042, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-116042. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 19, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 410,674 | $15,457,769 | — |
| RSU | 64,969 | $2,445,443 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
3 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 19, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Sale | — | 5,000 | $68.20 | 1,133,467 |
| 2026-08-13 | Sale | — | 5,000 | $64.79 | 1,138,467 |
| 2026-08-12 | Sale | — | 5,000 | $63.26 | 1,143,467 |
The 3 most recent of 3 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
DARLING INGREDIENTS’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Randall Stuewe · this page | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $9,402,554 |
| Matt Jansen | Former Chief Operating Officer – North America | $3,284,151 |
| Jan van der Velden | Executive Vice President – International Rendering and Specialties | $2,728,309 |
| Robert Day | Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer | $2,435,507 |
| Carlos Paz | Executive Vice President – Renewables, North American Specialty and Global Risk Management | $2,325,896 |
| John Sterling | Former Executive Vice President – General Counsel & Secretary | $2,040,560 |
| Brad Phillips | Former Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer | $527,235 |
Board service
DARLING INGREDIENTS board · FY2023–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: DARLING INGREDIENTS pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $150,000 in RSUs. As stated in DARLING INGREDIENTS's FY2025 proxy.
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