Darden Restaurants (DRI) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.46 for Q2 2026, down 21.53% year-over-year from 0.58 in Q2 2025, and up 18.07% quarter-over-quarter from 0.39 in Q1 2026.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darden Restaurants' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.46 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 21.53% year-over-year to 0.46; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 0.62 (changed 0.1% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.62, changed 0.11% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 stood at 0.46, 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.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.56 (2022), against an average of 0.83.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio soared 335.66% in 2022, then slumped 70.21% in 2023.
  • Darden Restaurants' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 2.96 in 2022, then tumbled by 70.21% to 0.88 in 2023, then decreased by 14.31% to 0.76 in 2024, then soared by 92.67% to 1.46 in 2025, then plunged by 68.73% to 0.46 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DRI's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.46 in Q2 2026, 0.39 in Q1 2026, and 1.46 in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 193.05 Bn 192.23 Bn 6.42 Bn 0.67
2 Starbucks 122.77 Bn 119.16 Bn 6.49 Bn 0.52
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.40 Bn 41.73 Bn 2.35 Bn -
4 Yum Brands 40.42 Bn 39.75 Bn 1.47 Bn 0.51
5 Restaurant Brands International 27.11 Bn 27.59 Bn 1.89 Bn 0.62
6 Darden Restaurants 25.70 Bn 25.48 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.46
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn 0.62
8 Yum China Holdings 16.42 Bn 15.74 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.34
9 Texas Roadhouse 13.58 Bn 13.40 Bn 1.44 Bn 0.60
10 Dominos Pizza 11.46 Bn 11.32 Bn 478.23 Mn 0.40

Historic Data

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DateValue
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