Darden Restaurants (DRI) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants' Capital Expenditures came in at $175.3 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 0.7% from $174.1 million a year earlier but down 9.2% from the prior quarter.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 30, 2026, Darden Restaurants reported Capital Expenditures of $735.2 million, up 9.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at $734 million, up 13.9% from FY2025.
- Capital Expenditures has increased in each of the last five fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 23.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Capital Expenditures was $644.6 million in FY2025 (+7.2%), $601.2 million in FY2024 (+6.4%), $564.9 million in FY2023 (+49.9%) and $376.9 million in FY2022 (+47.9%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Capital Expenditures is $90.6 million (fiscal Q2 2022) to $200.9 million (fiscal Q2 2026).
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 11.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Capital Expenditures over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (growth of 73.8%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 9.1%).
- Business Quant data shows DRI's Capital Expenditures at $193.1 million (Q4 2026), $165.9 million (Q3 2026) and $200.9 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.96 Bn | 166.78 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 905.00 Mn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 110.34 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 291.40 Mn |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 100.00 Mn |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.00 Bn | 34.98 Bn | - | 217.27 Mn |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 51.00 Mn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 180.10 Mn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 51.00 Mn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 127.00 Mn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - | 98.68 Mn |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.73 Bn | 9.81 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 180.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 201.00 Mn |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 171.40 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 208.40 Mn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 179.60 Mn |
| May 25, 2025 | 181.40 Mn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 163.20 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 175.80 Mn |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 151.50 Mn |
| May 26, 2024 | 148.60 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 154.40 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 169.20 Mn |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 156.10 Mn |
| May 28, 2023 | 162.90 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 136.70 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 166.10 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 128.60 Mn |
| May 29, 2022 | 108.60 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 108.80 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 96.90 Mn |
Darden Restaurants Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "DRI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();