Darden Restaurants (DRI) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.46 for Q2 2026, up 18.07% on a QoQ basis from 0.39 in Q1 2026, and down 21.53% year-over-year from 0.58 in Q2 2025.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darden Restaurants has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.46 in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 21.53% year-over-year to 0.46 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 0.62, a 0.1% change from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.62, changed 0.11% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio was 0.46 for Q2 2026 at Darden Restaurants, up from 0.39 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 2.96 in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.36 in Q1 2024.
- Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.83, with a median of 0.56 recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio surged 335.66% in 2022, then slumped 70.21% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 2.96 in 2022, then tumbled by 70.21% to 0.88 in 2023, then dropped by 14.31% to 0.76 in 2024, then surged by 92.67% to 1.46 in 2025, then plunged by 68.73% to 0.46 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.46 (Q2 2026), 0.39 (Q1 2026), and 1.46 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 168.67 Bn | 167.85 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 0.67 |
| 2 | Starbucks | 107.32 Bn | 103.72 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 0.52 |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 41.40 Bn | 40.73 Bn | 2.35 Bn | - |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 38.39 Bn | 37.72 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 0.51 |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.02 Bn | 25.51 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 0.62 |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.39 Bn | 24.17 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 0.46 |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 15.95 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 0.62 |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.09 Bn | 13.41 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 0.34 |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.81 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 0.60 |
| 10 | Dominos Pizza | 9.81 Bn | 9.60 Bn | 478.23 Mn | 0.40 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 0.46 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 0.39 |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 1.46 |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 1.05 |
| May 25, 2025 | 0.58 |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 0.39 |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 0.76 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 1.30 |
| May 26, 2024 | 0.55 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 0.88 |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 1.35 |
| May 28, 2023 | 0.57 |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 0.39 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 2.96 |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 0.49 |
| May 29, 2022 | 0.56 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 0.68 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 1.48 |
API Access
Darden Restaurants FCF Payout Ratio 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();