Darden Restaurants (DRI) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$8.8 million for Q2 2026, up 60.36% year-over-year from -$5.5 million in Q2 2025, and down 466.67% quarter-over-quarter from $2.4 million in Q1 2026.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darden Restaurants' Deferred Taxes history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$8.8 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 60.36% year-over-year to -$8.8 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $71.3 million (up 1326.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $71.3 million, up 1326.0% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q2 2026 stood at -$8.8 million, down from $2.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $53.9 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$33.7 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$1.2 million (2023), against an average of -$977777.8.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Deferred Taxes tumbled 1312.0% in 2023, then surged 978.0% in 2025.
  • Darden Restaurants' Deferred Taxes stood at -$14.9 million in 2022, then soared by 124.16% to $3.6 million in 2023, then surged by 247.22% to $12.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 90.4% to $23.8 million in 2025, then tumbled by 136.97% to -$8.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DRI's Deferred Taxes at -$8.8 million in Q2 2026, $2.4 million in Q1 2026, and $23.8 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 193.05 Bn 192.23 Bn 6.42 Bn -58.00 Mn
2 Starbucks 122.77 Bn 119.16 Bn 6.49 Bn -110.90 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.40 Bn 41.73 Bn 2.35 Bn 19.92 Mn
4 Yum Brands 40.42 Bn 39.75 Bn 1.47 Bn -424.00 Mn
5 Restaurant Brands International 27.11 Bn 27.59 Bn 1.89 Bn -166.00 Mn
6 Darden Restaurants 25.70 Bn 25.48 Bn 3.68 Bn -8.80 Mn
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn -166.00 Mn
8 Yum China Holdings 16.42 Bn 15.74 Bn 2.22 Bn -6.00 Mn
9 Texas Roadhouse 13.58 Bn 13.40 Bn 1.44 Bn 1.51 Mn
10 Dominos Pizza 11.46 Bn 11.32 Bn 478.23 Mn 1.83 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 -8.80 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 2.40 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 23.80 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 53.90 Mn
May 25, 2025 -22.20 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 9.70 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 12.50 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 5.00 Mn
May 26, 2024 -6.20 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 -4.80 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 3.60 Mn
Aug 27, 2023 4.20 Mn
May 28, 2023 -4.70 Mn
Feb 26, 2023 -30.30 Mn
Nov 27, 2022 -14.90 Mn
Aug 28, 2022 -9.60 Mn
May 29, 2022 -33.70 Mn
Feb 27, 2022 2.50 Mn
Nov 28, 2021 12.90 Mn
Aug 29, 2021 -5.40 Mn