Darden Restaurants (DRI) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.7 for Q2 2026, up 31.36% year-over-year from 1.29 in Q2 2025, and down 84.28% quarter-over-quarter from 10.81 in Q1 2026.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darden Restaurants' Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.7 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 31.36% year-over-year to 1.7; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 3.64 (up 9.77% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.28, down 91.59% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q2 2026 stood at 1.7, down from 10.81 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 15.35 in Q1 2022, with the low at 96.44 in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 8.49 (2023), against an average of 2.41.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Interest Coverage Ratio sank 7910.4% in 2024, then soared 101.34% in 2025.
  • Darden Restaurants' Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 13.72 in 2022, then sank by 30.23% to 9.57 in 2023, then dropped by 29.68% to 6.73 in 2024, then retreated by 18.35% to 5.5 in 2025, then slumped by 69.08% to 1.7 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DRI's Interest Coverage Ratio at 1.7 in Q2 2026, 10.81 in Q1 2026, and 5.5 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 193.05 Bn 192.23 Bn 6.42 Bn 8.16
2 Starbucks 122.77 Bn 119.16 Bn 6.49 Bn 0.09
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.40 Bn 41.73 Bn 2.35 Bn 3.67
4 Yum Brands 40.42 Bn 39.75 Bn 1.47 Bn 4.09
5 Restaurant Brands International 27.11 Bn 27.59 Bn 1.89 Bn 6.07
6 Darden Restaurants 25.70 Bn 25.48 Bn 3.68 Bn 1.70
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn 5.77
8 Yum China Holdings 16.42 Bn 15.74 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.14
9 Texas Roadhouse 13.58 Bn 13.40 Bn 1.44 Bn 544.99
10 Dominos Pizza 11.46 Bn 11.32 Bn 478.23 Mn 5.04

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 1.70
Feb 22, 2026 10.81
Nov 23, 2025 5.50
Aug 24, 2025 9.86
May 25, 2025 1.29
Feb 23, 2025 12.02
Nov 24, 2024 6.73
Aug 25, 2024 7.42
May 26, 2024 -96.44
Feb 25, 2024 11.33
Nov 26, 2023 9.57
Aug 27, 2023 7.37
May 28, 2023 1.23
Feb 26, 2023 13.35
Nov 27, 2022 13.72
Aug 28, 2022 11.57
May 29, 2022 1.04
Feb 27, 2022 15.35
Nov 28, 2021 16.17
Aug 29, 2021 18.34