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

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $379.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 32.98% year-over-year to $379.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 5.34% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $1.1 billion, up 5.34% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow declined to $379.0 million in Q2 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from $451.9 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for DRI reached as high as $451.9 million in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $50.3 million in Q4 2022.
• A 5-year average of $265.0 million and a median of $271.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 76.12% — and 2023, when it jumped 256.46%.
• Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $50.3 million in 2022, then soared by 256.46% to $179.3 million in 2023, then climbed by 22.31% to $219.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 45.37% to $119.8 million in 2025, then surged by 216.36% to $379.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $379.0 million, $451.9 million, and $119.8 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.