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

Darden Restaurants (DRI) recorded quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of $174.2 million in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $174.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 5.19% on a YoY basis from $165.6 million in Q1 2025.

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

Darden Restaurants' Dividends Paid - Common history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $174.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Dividends Paid - Common rose 5.19% year-over-year to $174.2 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $689.1 million (up 5.37% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $658.5 million, up 4.79% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common was $174.2 million for Q1 2026 at Darden Restaurants, roughly flat from $174.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Dividends Paid - Common ranged from a high of $176.6 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $137.5 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Dividends Paid - Common has averaged $158.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $158.1 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Dividends Paid - Common surged 189.51% in 2022, then rose 3.94% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Dividends Paid - Common shows it stood at $148.9 million in 2022, then advanced by 6.18% to $158.1 million in 2023, then increased by 4.81% to $165.7 million in 2024, then grew by 5.25% to $174.4 million in 2025, then slipped 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 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 706.30 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 207.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 283.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 174.20 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 15.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 2.02 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 1.46 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 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