Darden Restaurants (DRI) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted Cash & Equivalents of $219.5 million for Q2 2026, down 8.69% on a QoQ basis from $240.4 million in Q1 2026, and down 8.54% year-over-year from $240.0 million in Q2 2025.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darden Restaurants has reported Cash & Equivalents for 18 years, with the latest figure at $219.5 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Cash & Equivalents fell 8.54% year-over-year to $219.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $219.5 million, a 8.54% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $219.5 million, down 8.54% from the prior year.
- Cash & Equivalents was $219.5 million for Q2 2026 at Darden Restaurants, down from $240.4 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Cash & Equivalents was $555.3 million in Q1 2022, with the low at $192.1 million in Q3 2023.
- Average Cash & Equivalents over 5 years is $268.5 million, with a median of $232.1 million recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Cash & Equivalents slumped 67.75% in 2022, then gained 23.2% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Cash & Equivalents stood at $240.7 million in 2022, then fell by 18.7% to $195.7 million in 2023, then grew by 11.04% to $217.3 million in 2024, then grew by 3.13% to $224.1 million in 2025, then fell by 2.05% to $219.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Cash & Equivalents figures came in at $219.5 million (Q2 2026), $240.4 million (Q1 2026), and $224.1 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 168.67 Bn | 167.85 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 822.00 Mn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 107.32 Bn | 103.72 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 3.45 Bn |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 41.40 Bn | 40.73 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 228.20 Mn |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 38.39 Bn | 37.72 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 674.00 Mn |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.02 Bn | 25.51 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.39 Bn | 24.17 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 219.50 Mn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 15.95 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.09 Bn | 13.41 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 485.00 Mn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.81 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 202.43 Mn |
| 10 | Dominos Pizza | 9.81 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 478.23 Mn | 187.89 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 219.50 Mn |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 240.40 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 224.10 Mn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 211.00 Mn |
| May 25, 2025 | 240.00 Mn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 224.20 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 217.30 Mn |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 192.50 Mn |
| May 26, 2024 | 194.80 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 243.90 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 195.70 Mn |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 192.10 Mn |
| May 28, 2023 | 367.80 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 275.30 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 240.70 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 377.50 Mn |
| May 29, 2022 | 420.60 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 555.30 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 746.30 Mn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 947.80 Mn |
API Access
Darden Restaurants Cash & Equivalents API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();