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

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of $172.5 million for Q2 2026, up 4.36% year-on-year from $165.3 million in Q2 2025, and down 0.98% on a QoQ basis from $174.2 million in Q1 2026.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 18 consecutive years, with $172.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common rose 4.36% year-over-year to $172.5 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $697.7 million (up 5.23% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $697.7 million, up 5.22% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common declined to $172.5 million in Q2 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from $174.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Dividends Paid - Common for DRI reached as high as $176.6 million in Q3 2025 and fell as low as $137.5 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $159.2 million and a median of $159.1 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Dividends Paid - Common.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Dividends Paid - Common soared 189.51% — and 2024, when it gained 3.94%.
  • Year by year, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $148.9 million in 2022, then grew by 6.18% to $158.1 million in 2023, then gained by 4.81% to $165.7 million in 2024, then rose by 5.25% to $174.4 million in 2025, then retreated by 1.09% to $172.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common over the past three periods registered $172.5 million, $174.2 million, and $174.4 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 706.30 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 207.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 283.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 172.50 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 15.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 49.41 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 66.78 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn -

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 172.50 Mn
May 31, 2026 172.50 Mn
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 165.30 Mn
May 25, 2025 165.30 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 156.40 Mn
May 26, 2024 156.40 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 157.30 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 157.30 Mn