Darden Restaurants (DRI) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Change in Cash of -$20.9 million for Q2 2026, down 232.28% year-on-year from $15.8 million in Q2 2025, and down 311.11% on a QoQ basis from $9.9 million in Q1 2026.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has reported Change in Cash for 18 consecutive years, with -$20.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Cash fell 232.28% year-over-year to -$20.9 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was -$26.9 million (down 178.2% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$26.9 million, down 178.2% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash eased to -$20.9 million in Q2 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from $9.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Cash for DRI reached as high as $81.3 million in Q2 2023 and fell as low as -$191.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$31.7 million and a median of -$11.9 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Change in Cash slumped 806.25% — and 2026, when it surged 453.57%.
  • Year by year, Change in Cash stood at -$135.6 million in 2022, then soared by 84.81% to -$20.6 million in 2023, then soared by 219.42% to $24.6 million in 2024, then slumped by 46.75% to $13.1 million in 2025, then tumbled by 259.54% to -$20.9 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Cash over the past three periods registered -$20.9 million, $9.9 million, and $13.1 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn -1.88 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -103.61 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn -34.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn -151.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -20.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn -33.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 79.85 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn -52.57 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -5.89 Mn
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 42.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 -20.90 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 9.90 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 13.10 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 -29.00 Mn
May 25, 2025 15.80 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 -2.80 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 24.60 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 -3.20 Mn
May 26, 2024 -48.00 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 48.20 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 -20.60 Mn
Aug 27, 2023 -175.70 Mn
May 28, 2023 81.30 Mn
Feb 26, 2023 34.60 Mn
Nov 27, 2022 -135.60 Mn
Aug 28, 2022 -36.20 Mn
May 29, 2022 -134.70 Mn
Feb 27, 2022 -191.00 Mn
Nov 28, 2021 -201.50 Mn
Aug 29, 2021 -215.40 Mn