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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants' quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $0.14 in Q1 2026, up 421.73% year-on-year from $0.03 in Q1 2025, and down 34.53% quarter-over-quarter from $0.21 in Q4 2025.

Darden Restaurants has reported Debt to Equity for 18 years, with the latest figure at $0.14 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 421.73% year-over-year to $0.14; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $0.14 (up 421.73% YoY), and the FY2024 full-year result was $0.04, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $0.14, down from $0.21 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $0.47 in Q4 2022, with the low at $0.03 in Q1 2025.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $0.21, with a median of $0.14 recorded in 2026.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity tumbled 89.76% in 2023 and surged 421.73% in 2026.
  • Tracing DRI's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $0.47 in 2022, then plunged by 63.26% to $0.17 in 2023, then slipped by 22.56% to $0.13 in 2024, then surged by 58.43% to $0.21 in 2025, then plunged by 34.53% to $0.14 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.14 (Q1 2026), $0.21 (Q4 2025), and $0.06 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn -1.78
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn -1.64
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 2.51
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.14
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.03
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn -1.25
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn 0.29

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 22, 2026 0.14
Nov 23, 2025 0.21
Aug 24, 2025 0.06
Feb 23, 2025 0.03
Nov 24, 2024 0.13
Aug 25, 2024 0.14
May 26, 2024 0.04
Feb 25, 2024 0.07
Nov 26, 2023 0.17
Aug 27, 2023 0.04
Feb 26, 2023 0.43
Nov 27, 2022 0.47
Aug 28, 2022 0.43
May 29, 2022 0.41
Feb 27, 2022 0.40
Nov 28, 2021 0.37
Aug 29, 2021 0.34
May 30, 2021 0.33
Feb 28, 2021 0.36
Nov 29, 2020 0.38
Aug 30, 2020 0.39
May 31, 2020 0.51
Feb 23, 2020 0.40
Nov 24, 2019 0.41
Aug 25, 2019 0.39
May 26, 2019 0.39
Feb 24, 2019 0.40
Nov 25, 2018 0.43
Aug 26, 2018 0.41
May 27, 2018 0.42
Feb 25, 2018 0.46
Nov 26, 2017 0.55
Aug 27, 2017 0.45
May 28, 2017 0.45
Feb 26, 2017 0.22
Nov 27, 2016 -734.17
Aug 28, 2016 4,402.00
May 29, 2016 0.23
Feb 28, 2016 0.23
Nov 29, 2015 -1,498.63
Aug 30, 2015 -1,614.00
May 31, 2015 0.63
Feb 22, 2015 0.66
Nov 23, 2014 0.70
Aug 24, 2014 0.74
May 25, 2014 1.15
Feb 23, 2014 1.18
Nov 24, 2013 1.21
Aug 25, 2013 1.30
May 26, 2013 1.21
Feb 24, 2013 1.28
Nov 25, 2012 1.55
Aug 26, 2012 0.91
May 27, 2012 0.98
Feb 26, 2012 0.98
Nov 27, 2011 1.05
Aug 28, 2011 0.91
May 29, 2011 0.73
Feb 27, 2011 0.77
Nov 28, 2010 0.79
Aug 29, 2010 0.79
May 30, 2010 0.86
Feb 28, 2010 0.81
May 31, 2009 1.11