Darden Restaurants (DRI) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants' Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $184.2 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 5.2% from $175.1 million a year earlier and up 7.4% from the prior quarter.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 30, 2026, Darden Restaurants reported Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $702.1 million, up 5.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at $693 million, up 5.2% from FY2025.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased in each of the last five fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 27.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $658.5 million in FY2025 (+4.8%), $628.4 million in FY2024 (+6.5%), $589.8 million in FY2023 (+4.8%) and $563 million in FY2022 (+177.9%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for 20 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 5.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd ranged from 3.5% (fiscal Q1 2023) to 264.7% (fiscal Q2 2022).
- Business Quant data shows DRI's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd at $171.5 million (Q4 2026), $172.5 million (Q3 2026) and $173.9 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 178.84 Bn | 173.66 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 115.91 Bn | 103.53 Bn | - | 706.60 Mn |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 42.35 Bn | 39.23 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 206.00 Mn |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 35.66 Bn | 31.64 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 26.55 Bn | 22.11 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 296.00 Mn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.69 Bn | 23.79 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 184.20 Mn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 16.93 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 296.00 Mn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.53 Bn | 9.19 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 101.00 Mn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.32 Bn | 10.66 Bn | - | 49.26 Mn |
| 10 | Dominos Pizza | 10.48 Bn | 9.73 Bn | 476.38 Mn | 66.09 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 184.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 171.50 Mn |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 172.50 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 173.90 Mn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 175.10 Mn |
| May 25, 2025 | 163.90 Mn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 164.10 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 164.50 Mn |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 166.00 Mn |
| May 26, 2024 | 156.30 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 156.40 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 157.20 Mn |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 158.50 Mn |
| May 28, 2023 | 146.50 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 146.80 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 148.00 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 148.50 Mn |
| May 29, 2022 | 136.80 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 140.10 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 142.60 Mn |
Darden Restaurants Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();