Darden Restaurants (DRI) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$188.3 million for Q2 2026, down 5.37% year-on-year from -$199.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 18.28% on a QoQ basis from -$159.2 million in Q1 2026.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 consecutive years, with -$188.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 5.37% year-over-year to -$188.3 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was -$711.4 million (up 44.35% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$711.4 million, up 44.35% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities fell to -$188.3 million in Q2 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from -$159.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Cash from Investing Activities for DRI reached as high as -$103.1 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$854.2 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$227.4 million and a median of -$159.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash from Investing Activities slumped 623.29% — and 2024, when it surged 82.47%.
  • Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$155.3 million in 2022, then declined by 8.63% to -$168.7 million in 2023, then sank by 368.05% to -$789.6 million in 2024, then soared by 74.09% to -$204.6 million in 2025, then advanced by 7.97% to -$188.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$188.3 million, -$159.2 million, and -$204.6 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 118.65 Bn 116.95 Bn 6.32 Bn -330.40 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 43.03 Bn 42.16 Bn 2.61 Bn -8.07 Mn
3 Yum Brands 41.19 Bn 40.50 Bn 1.38 Bn -80.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.71 Bn 24.70 Bn 2.14 Bn -33.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.45 Bn 23.23 Bn 3.68 Bn -188.30 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.77 Bn 14.34 Bn 2.31 Bn -233.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 13.26 Bn 13.04 Bn 1.40 Bn -146.75 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 11.40 Bn 11.26 Bn 478.23 Mn -16.58 Mn
9 Brinker International 8.45 Bn 8.40 Bn 1.10 Bn -51.10 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 8.31 Bn 8.05 Bn 107.48 Mn -76.81 Mn

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 -188.30 Mn
May 31, 2026 -188.30 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 -159.20 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 -159.20 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 -204.60 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 -204.60 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 -159.30 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 -159.30 Mn
May 25, 2025 -178.70 Mn
May 25, 2025 -178.70 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 -160.30 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 -160.30 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 -789.60 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 -789.60 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 -149.70 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 -149.70 Mn
May 26, 2024 -148.60 Mn
May 26, 2024 -148.60 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 -153.10 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 -153.10 Mn