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-on-year from -$5.5 million in Q2 2025, and down 466.67% on a QoQ basis from $2.4 million in Q1 2026.

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

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has reported Deferred Taxes for 18 consecutive years, with -$8.8 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 60.36% year-over-year to -$8.8 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $71.3 million (up 1326.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $71.3 million, up 1326.0% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes eased to -$8.8 million in Q2 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from $2.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Deferred Taxes for DRI reached as high as $53.9 million in Q3 2025 and fell as low as -$33.7 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$977777.8 and a median of -$1.2 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Deferred Taxes tumbled 1312.0% — and 2025, when it jumped 978.0%.
  • Year by year, 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 plunged by 136.97% to -$8.8 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods registered -$8.8 million, $2.4 million, and $23.8 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 60.40 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 17.89 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 13.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn -49.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -8.80 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn -3.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 6.29 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 1.83 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -3.03 Mn
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn -11.70 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