Darden Restaurants (DRI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants' Free Cash Flow came in at $103.7 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 38.4% from $168.4 million a year earlier and down 72.6% from the prior quarter.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 30, 2026, Darden Restaurants reported Free Cash Flow of $1.05 billion, down 4.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at $1.12 billion, up 5.3% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow has increased in each of the last four fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Free Cash Flow was $1.06 billion in FY2025 (+4.1%), $1.02 billion in FY2024 (+3.3%), $987.9 million in FY2023 (+11.3%) and $887.7 million in FY2022 (-5.4%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.8%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 256.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 76.1%).
- Business Quant data shows DRI's Free Cash Flow at $379 million (Q4 2026), $451.9 million (Q3 2026) and $119.8 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.96 Bn | 166.78 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 110.34 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 1.35 Bn |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 407.00 Mn |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.00 Bn | 34.98 Bn | - | 463.38 Mn |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 479.00 Mn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 98.90 Mn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 479.00 Mn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 299.00 Mn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - | 81.47 Mn |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.73 Bn | 9.81 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 98.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 371.10 Mn |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 446.40 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 112.30 Mn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 162.90 Mn |
| May 25, 2025 | 275.60 Mn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 425.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 212.80 Mn |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 121.70 Mn |
| May 26, 2024 | 277.40 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 431.40 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 171.60 Mn |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 113.00 Mn |
| May 28, 2023 | 249.40 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 368.20 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 41.70 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 299.20 Mn |
| May 29, 2022 | 239.50 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 326.20 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 204.30 Mn |
API Access
Darden Restaurants Free Cash Flow 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();