Darden Restaurants DRI
NYSE DRI
$207.09 -6.60 (-3.09%)
As of: Sep 24, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted Debt Ratio of 0.18 for Q2 2026, down 14.15% on a QoQ basis from 0.21 in Q1 2026, and up 7.16% year-over-year from 0.17 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Darden Restaurants has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.18 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 7.16% year-over-year to 0.18 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 0.18, a 7.16% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.18, up 7.16% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.18 for Q2 2026 at Darden Restaurants, down from 0.21 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.23 in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.09 in Q2 2023.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.15, with a median of 0.15 recorded in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Debt Ratio was 82.96% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 2.8% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.1 in 2022, then soared by 82.96% to 0.18 in 2023, then rose by 12.95% to 0.21 in 2024, then climbed by 12.84% to 0.23 in 2025, then retreated by 22.21% to 0.18 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.18 (Q2 2026), 0.21 (Q1 2026), and 0.23 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 168.67 Bn 167.85 Bn 6.42 Bn 0.67
2 Starbucks 107.32 Bn 103.72 Bn 6.49 Bn 0.52
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.40 Bn 40.73 Bn 2.35 Bn -
4 Yum Brands 38.39 Bn 37.72 Bn 1.47 Bn 1.74
5 Restaurant Brands International 25.02 Bn 25.51 Bn 1.89 Bn 0.53
6 Darden Restaurants 24.39 Bn 24.17 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.18
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.01 Bn 15.95 Bn 1.89 Bn 0.53
8 Yum China Holdings 14.09 Bn 13.41 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.01
9 Texas Roadhouse 10.81 Bn 10.63 Bn 1.44 Bn 0.01
10 Dominos Pizza 9.81 Bn 9.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 2.77
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 0.18
Feb 22, 2026 0.21
Nov 23, 2025 0.23
Aug 24, 2025 0.19
May 25, 2025 0.17
Feb 23, 2025 0.18
Nov 24, 2024 0.21
Aug 25, 2024 0.15
May 26, 2024 0.14
Feb 25, 2024 0.15
Nov 26, 2023 0.18
Aug 27, 2023 0.15
May 28, 2023 0.09
Feb 26, 2023 0.09
Nov 27, 2022 0.10
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
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