Darden Restaurants (DRI) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants' Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $171.5 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 4.6% from $163.9 million a year earlier but down 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Darden Restaurants' Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $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 five-year range for quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd is $136.8 million (fiscal Q4 2022) to $175.1 million (fiscal Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for 19 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 5.0% 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 $172.5 million (Q3 2026), $173.9 million (Q2 2026) and $175.1 million (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 163.51 Bn | 158.34 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 107.11 Bn | 94.75 Bn | - | 706.60 Mn |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 40.42 Bn | 36.40 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 37.23 Bn | 34.12 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 206.00 Mn |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 24.82 Bn | 21.92 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 296.00 Mn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 22.06 Bn | 21.17 Bn | -113.70 Mn | 171.50 Mn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 296.00 Mn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.18 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 101.00 Mn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.25 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | 49.26 Mn |
| 10 | Dominos Pizza | 9.91 Bn | 9.25 Bn | 478.23 Mn | 66.78 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 143.50 Mn |
API Access
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();