Darden Restaurants (DRI) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted Dividend Yield of 0.74% for Q2 2026, up 5.91% on a QoQ basis from 0.7% in Q1 2026, and up 5.0% year-over-year from 0.71% in Q2 2025.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darden Restaurants has reported Dividend Yield for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.74% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Dividend Yield rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.74% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 3.0%, a 22.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 3.0%, up 22.0% from the prior year.
- Dividend Yield was 0.74% for Q2 2026 at Darden Restaurants, up from 0.7% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Dividend Yield was 0.98% in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.69% in Q2 2025.
- Average Dividend Yield over 5 years is 0.81%, with a median of 0.83% recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Dividend Yield surged 51 bps in 2022, then retreated 20 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Dividend Yield stood at 0.82% in 2022, then increased by 3 bps to 0.85% in 2023, then slipped by 1 bps to 0.84% in 2024, then grew by 3 bps to 0.87% in 2025, then dropped by 14 bps to 0.74% in 2026.
- The last three Dividend Yield figures came in at 0.74% (Q2 2026), 0.7% (Q1 2026), and 0.87% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 168.67 Bn | 167.85 Bn | 6.42 Bn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 107.32 Bn | 103.72 Bn | 6.49 Bn |
| 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 |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.02 Bn | 25.51 Bn | 1.89 Bn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.39 Bn | 24.17 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 15.95 Bn | 1.89 Bn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.09 Bn | 13.41 Bn | 2.22 Bn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.81 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 10 | Dominos Pizza | 9.81 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 478.23 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 0.74% |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 0.70% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 0.87% |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 0.73% |
| May 25, 2025 | 0.69% |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 0.74% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 0.84% |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 0.92% |
| May 26, 2024 | 0.89% |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 0.78% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 0.85% |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 0.85% |
| May 28, 2023 | 0.75% |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 0.85% |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 0.82% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 0.98% |
| May 29, 2022 | 0.88% |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 0.78% |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 0.80% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 0.73% |
API Access
Darden Restaurants Dividend Yield API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "ticker": "DRI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();