Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI)
Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. The company operates under Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Chuy's, Yard House, Ruth's Chris Steak House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, Bahama Breeze, The Capital Burger, Darden and Darden Restaurants brand names. Darden Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is based in Orlando, Florida.
- Symbol
- DRI
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Market cap
- $22.76B
- 52 week range
- 169 - 229.76
Valuation
- Share price
- $200.33 (close of 2026-10-02)
- P/E (TTM)
- 19.47x
- Price to book
- 11.00x
- Price to free cash flow
- 21.58x
- Enterprise value
- $31.13B
- Book value per share
- $18.21
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 1 day | +1.48% |
| 5 days | +0.29% |
| 1 month | -8.95% |
| 3 months | -1.95% |
| 6 months | +2.04% |
| Year to date | +8.86% |
| 1 year | +3.54% |
| 3 years | +40.67% |
| 5 years | +28.45% |
| 10 years | +226.70% |
| All time | +3348.02% |
Members of Congress who disclosed DRI trades
Lisa McClain · Robert Bresnahan · Alan Armstrong · Josh Gottheimer · Rick Larsen
Super investors holding DRI
Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates)
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 54.66%
- Return on invested capital
- 16.94%
- Return on assets
- 9.38%
- Return on capital employed
- 16.06%
- Gross margin
- 20.30%
- Net margin
- 9.13%
- EBITDA margin
- 16.23%
- Revenue growth
- 9.39%
- Net income growth
- 14.97%
- Free cash flow growth
- 5.34%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 4.63%
- Current ratio
- 0.30x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- 3.85x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2026-05-31
- Fiscal year
- 2026
- Revenue
- $13.21B
- Cost of revenue
- $10.93B
- Gross profit
- $2.68B
- EBITDA
- $2.14B
- Net income
- $1.21B
- Earnings per share
- $10.45
- Shares outstanding
- 115.50M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | $13.21B | $2.68B | $1.21B | $10.45 |
| 2025-05-25 | $12.08B | $2.47B | $1.05B | $8.93 |
| 2024-05-26 | $11.39B | $2.29B | $1.03B | $8.57 |
| 2023-05-28 | $10.49B | $1.99B | $981.90M | $8.06 |
| 2022-05-29 | $9.63B | $1.90B | $952.80M | $7.46 |
| 2021-05-30 | $7.20B | $1.40B | $629.30M | $4.83 |
| 2020-05-31 | $7.81B | $1.17B | -$52.40M | $-0.43 |
| 2019-05-26 | $8.51B | $1.59B | $713.40M | $5.78 |
| 2018-05-27 | $8.08B | $1.49B | $596.00M | $4.81 |
| 2017-05-28 | $7.17B | $1.33B | $479.10M | $3.85 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 20.30% | 9.13% | 54.66% | 16.94% |
| 2025-05-25 | 20.47% | 8.69% | 45.41% | 14.77% |
| 2024-05-26 | 20.11% | 9.02% | 45.82% | 15.64% |
| 2023-05-28 | 18.98% | 9.36% | 44.60% | 16.07% |
| 2022-05-29 | 19.75% | 9.89% | 43.34% | 13.37% |
| 2021-05-30 | 19.49% | 8.75% | 22.37% | 8.82% |
| 2020-05-31 | 14.99% | -0.67% | -2.25% | 0.63% |
| 2019-05-26 | 18.73% | 8.38% | 29.82% | 23.90% |
| 2018-05-27 | 18.48% | 7.38% | 27.16% | 25.72% |
| 2017-05-28 | 18.54% | 6.68% | 22.80% | 18.63% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | $219.50M | $1.64B |
| 2025-05-25 | $240.00M | $2.13B |
| 2024-05-26 | $194.80M | $1.37B |
| 2023-05-28 | $367.80M | $884.90M |
| 2022-05-29 | $420.60M | $901.00M |
| 2021-05-30 | $1.21B | $929.80M |
| 2020-05-31 | $763.30M | $928.80M |
| 2019-05-26 | $457.30M | $927.70M |
| 2018-05-27 | $146.90M | $926.50M |
| 2017-05-28 | $233.10M | $936.60M |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | $1.12B | $79.10M |
| 2025-05-25 | $1.06B | $79.10M |
| 2024-05-26 | $1.02B | $68.50M |
| 2023-05-28 | $987.90M | $67.50M |
| 2022-05-29 | $887.70M | $60.50M |
| 2021-05-30 | $938.60M | $72.40M |
| 2020-05-31 | $257.50M | $53.00M |
| 2019-05-26 | $815.60M | $59.80M |
| 2018-05-27 | $623.80M | $42.80M |
| 2017-05-28 | $623.30M | $40.70M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2026-07-10
- Paid in the last twelve months
- $6.12
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | $1.62 |
| 2026-04-10 | $1.50 |
| 2026-01-09 | $1.50 |
| 2025-10-10 | $1.50 |
| 2025-07-10 | $1.50 |
| 2025-04-10 | $1.40 |
| 2025-01-10 | $1.40 |
| 2024-10-10 | $1.40 |
Investor relations
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | Aug/2026 | $2.06 |
| 2026-06-25 | May/2026 | $3.63 |
| 2026-03-19 | Feb/2026 | $2.95 |
| 2025-12-18 | Nov/2025 | $2.09 |
| 2025-09-18 | Aug/2025 | $2.00 |
| 2025-06-20 | May/2025 | $2.96 |
| 2025-06-18 | - | - |
| 2025-03-20 | Feb/2025 | $2.81 |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- darden.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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