Darden Restaurants (DRI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $451.9 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 5.07% year-over-year to $451.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $1.0 billion (up 65.05% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.1 billion, up 4.11% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $451.9 million, up from -$48.8 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $793.4 million in Q2 2023, with the low at -$156.3 million in Q2 2024.
• Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $280.3 million, with a median of $246.8 million recorded in 2022.
• Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow surged 432.9% in 2024 and tumbled 122.25% in 2025.
• Tracing DRI's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $199.2 million in 2022, then soared by 140.36% to $478.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 54.2% to $219.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 122.25% to -$48.8 million in 2025, then soared by 1026.02% to $451.9 million in 2026.
• The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $451.9 million (Q1 2026), -$48.8 million (Q4 2025), and $337.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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