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

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Change in Inventory of -$19.0 million for Q2 2026, down 63.79% year-on-year from -$52.5 million in Q2 2025, and down 106.52% on a QoQ basis from -$9.2 million in Q1 2026.

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

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has reported Change in Inventory for 18 consecutive years, with -$19.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory fell 63.79% year-over-year to -$19.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $14.7 million (down 28.29% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $14.7 million, down 28.29% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory declined to -$19.0 million in Q2 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from -$9.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for DRI reached as high as $44.9 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$19.0 million in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $4.8 million and a median of $4.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory surged 934.62% — and 2023, when it sank 476.0%.
  • Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at $22.9 million in 2022, then climbed by 3.49% to $23.7 million in 2023, then retreated by 24.47% to $17.9 million in 2024, then surged by 150.84% to $44.9 million in 2025, then tumbled by 142.32% to -$19.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered -$19.0 million, -$9.2 million, and $44.9 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 58.60 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -4.75 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn -
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -19.00 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn -30.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 163,000.00
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn -
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -11.53 Mn
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn -1.00 Mn

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 -19.00 Mn
May 31, 2026 -19.00 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 -9.20 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 -9.20 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 44.90 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 44.90 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 -2.00 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 -2.00 Mn
May 25, 2025 -11.60 Mn
May 25, 2025 -11.60 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 6.50 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 6.50 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 17.90 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 17.90 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 7.70 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 7.70 Mn
May 26, 2024 -7.40 Mn
May 26, 2024 -7.40 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 -12.50 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 -12.50 Mn