Darden Restaurants (DRI) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.18 for Q2 2026, up 7.16% year-on-year from 0.17 in Q2 2025, and down 3.9% on a QoQ basis from 0.19 in Q1 2026.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has reported Debt Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.18 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 7.16% year-over-year to 0.18 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 0.18 (up 7.16% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.18, up 7.16% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio declined to 0.18 in Q2 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from 0.19 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Debt Ratio for DRI reached as high as 0.2 in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 0.09 in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.14 and a median of 0.14 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt Ratio jumped 61.37% — and 2024, when it declined 5.84%.
  • Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.09 in 2022, then surged by 61.37% to 0.15 in 2023, then grew by 21.93% to 0.19 in 2024, then rose by 7.52% to 0.2 in 2025, then declined by 8.99% to 0.18 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.18, 0.19, and 0.2 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.49
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.46
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.53
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.18
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 2.77
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 0.07
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 0.15

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 0.18
Feb 22, 2026 0.19
Nov 23, 2025 0.20
Aug 24, 2025 0.18
May 25, 2025 0.17
Feb 23, 2025 0.17
Nov 24, 2024 0.19
Aug 25, 2024 0.13
May 26, 2024 0.13
Feb 25, 2024 0.13
Nov 26, 2023 0.15
Aug 27, 2023 0.14
May 28, 2023 0.09
Feb 26, 2023 0.09
Nov 27, 2022 0.09
Aug 28, 2022 0.09
May 29, 2022 0.09
Feb 27, 2022 0.09
Nov 28, 2021 0.09
Aug 29, 2021 0.09