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

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.46 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 21.53% year-over-year to 0.46 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 0.62 (changed 0.1% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.62, changed 0.11% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio grew to 0.46 in Q2 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from 0.39 in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for DRI reached as high as 2.96 in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 0.36 in Q1 2024.
• A 5-year average of 0.83 and a median of 0.56 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 335.66% — and 2023, when it slumped 70.21%.
• Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 2.96 in 2022, then plunged by 70.21% to 0.88 in 2023, then declined by 14.31% to 0.76 in 2024, then soared by 92.67% to 1.46 in 2025, then sank by 68.73% to 0.46 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.46, 0.39, and 1.46 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.