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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants' quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $174.2 million in Q1 2026, up 5.19% year-on-year from $165.6 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $174.4 million in Q4 2025.

Darden Restaurants has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 18 years, with the latest figure at $174.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Dividends Paid - Common rose 5.19% year-over-year to $174.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $689.1 million (up 5.37% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $658.5 million, up 4.79% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common for Q1 2026 stood at $174.2 million, roughly flat from $174.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Dividends Paid - Common was $176.6 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $137.5 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years is $158.0 million, with a median of $158.1 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common jumped 189.51% in 2022 and advanced 3.94% in 2024.
  • Tracing DRI's Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years: stood at $148.9 million in 2022, then climbed by 6.18% to $158.1 million in 2023, then rose by 4.81% to $165.7 million in 2024, then increased by 5.25% to $174.4 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.11% to $174.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $174.2 million (Q1 2026), $174.4 million (Q4 2025), and $176.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 706.30 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 207.00 Mn
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 283.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 174.20 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 15.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 2.02 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 1.46 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn -

Historic Data

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Feb 22, 2026 174.20 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 174.20 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 174.40 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 174.40 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 176.60 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 176.60 Mn
May 25, 2025 163.90 Mn
May 25, 2025 163.90 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 165.60 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 165.60 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 165.70 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 165.70 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 166.40 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 166.40 Mn
May 26, 2024 156.30 Mn
May 26, 2024 156.30 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 157.30 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 157.30 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 158.10 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 158.10 Mn
Aug 27, 2023 160.10 Mn
Aug 27, 2023 160.10 Mn
May 28, 2023 143.10 Mn
May 28, 2023 143.10 Mn
Feb 26, 2023 147.80 Mn
Feb 26, 2023 147.80 Mn
Nov 27, 2022 148.90 Mn
Nov 27, 2022 148.90 Mn
Aug 28, 2022 150.00 Mn
Aug 28, 2022 150.00 Mn
May 29, 2022 137.50 Mn
May 29, 2022 137.50 Mn
Feb 27, 2022 140.70 Mn
Feb 27, 2022 140.70 Mn
Nov 28, 2021 143.10 Mn
Nov 28, 2021 143.10 Mn
Aug 29, 2021 143.50 Mn
Aug 29, 2021 143.50 Mn
May 30, 2021 116.60 Mn
May 30, 2021 116.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2021 48.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2021 48.60 Mn
Nov 29, 2020 39.50 Mn
Nov 29, 2020 39.50 Mn
May 31, 2020 -2.60 Mn
May 31, 2020 -2.60 Mn
Feb 23, 2020 107.40 Mn
Feb 23, 2020 107.40 Mn
Nov 24, 2019 109.10 Mn
Nov 24, 2019 109.10 Mn
Aug 25, 2019 108.10 Mn
Aug 25, 2019 108.10 Mn
May 26, 2019 90.60 Mn
May 26, 2019 90.60 Mn
Feb 24, 2019 93.60 Mn
Feb 24, 2019 93.60 Mn
Nov 25, 2018 93.10 Mn
Nov 25, 2018 93.10 Mn
Aug 26, 2018 93.50 Mn
Aug 26, 2018 93.50 Mn
May 27, 2018 80.40 Mn
May 27, 2018 80.40 Mn
Feb 25, 2018 77.90 Mn
Feb 25, 2018 77.90 Mn
Nov 26, 2017 77.90 Mn
Nov 26, 2017 77.90 Mn
Aug 27, 2017 79.10 Mn
Aug 27, 2017 79.10 Mn
May 28, 2017 70.70 Mn
May 28, 2017 70.70 Mn
Feb 26, 2017 69.40 Mn
Feb 26, 2017 69.40 Mn
Nov 27, 2016 69.00 Mn
Nov 27, 2016 69.00 Mn
Aug 28, 2016 70.50 Mn
Aug 28, 2016 70.50 Mn
May 29, 2016 63.40 Mn
May 29, 2016 63.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2016 64.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2016 64.20 Mn
Nov 29, 2015 70.50 Mn
Nov 29, 2015 70.50 Mn
Aug 30, 2015 70.10 Mn
Aug 30, 2015 70.10 Mn
May 31, 2015 67.70 Mn
May 31, 2015 67.70 Mn
Feb 22, 2015 70.30 Mn
Feb 22, 2015 70.30 Mn
Nov 23, 2014 68.10 Mn
Nov 23, 2014 68.10 Mn
Aug 24, 2014 72.80 Mn
Aug 24, 2014 72.80 Mn
May 25, 2014 72.10 Mn
May 25, 2014 72.10 Mn
Feb 23, 2014 72.40 Mn
Feb 23, 2014 72.40 Mn
Nov 24, 2013 71.80 Mn
Nov 24, 2013 71.80 Mn
Aug 25, 2013 72.00 Mn
Aug 25, 2013 72.00 Mn
May 26, 2013 65.50 Mn
May 26, 2013 65.50 Mn
Feb 24, 2013 65.60 Mn
Feb 24, 2013 65.60 Mn
Nov 25, 2012 64.00 Mn
Nov 25, 2012 64.00 Mn
Aug 26, 2012 64.50 Mn
Aug 26, 2012 64.50 Mn
May 27, 2012 56.00 Mn
May 27, 2012 56.00 Mn
Feb 26, 2012 55.00 Mn
Feb 26, 2012 55.00 Mn
Nov 27, 2011 55.90 Mn
Nov 27, 2011 55.90 Mn
Aug 28, 2011 57.70 Mn
Aug 28, 2011 57.70 Mn
May 29, 2011 44.30 Mn
May 29, 2011 44.30 Mn
Feb 27, 2011 43.70 Mn
Feb 27, 2011 43.70 Mn
Nov 28, 2010 43.90 Mn
Nov 28, 2010 43.90 Mn
Aug 29, 2010 44.40 Mn
Aug 29, 2010 44.40 Mn
May 30, 2010 35.30 Mn
May 30, 2010 35.30 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 34.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 34.80 Mn
Nov 29, 2009 35.20 Mn
Nov 29, 2009 35.20 Mn
Aug 30, 2009 34.70 Mn
Aug 30, 2009 34.70 Mn
May 31, 2009 27.60 Mn
May 31, 2009 27.60 Mn
Feb 22, 2009 27.20 Mn
Feb 22, 2009 27.20 Mn