Darden Restaurants (DRI) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants' (DRI) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $37.6 million in Q1 2026, up 8.05% year-on-year from $34.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 35.51% quarter-over-quarter from $58.3 million in Q4 2025.

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

Darden Restaurants' Interest Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $37.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Expenses rose 8.05% year-over-year to $37.6 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Feb 2026 was $131.7 million, a 19.29% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $5.8 billion, up 1357.63% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses declined to $37.6 million in Q1 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from $58.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $324.7 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$4.1 million in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $34.3 million (2023), against an average of $61.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Expenses soared 1832.74% in 2022 and sank 101.35% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Interest Expenses stood at $17.0 million in 2022, then surged by 71.18% to $29.1 million in 2023, then soared by 49.14% to $43.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 34.33% to $58.3 million in 2025, then tumbled by 35.51% to $37.6 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest DRI Interest Expenses figures stand at $37.6 million (Q1 2026), $58.3 million (Q4 2025), and $34.4 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 118.28 Bn 116.58 Bn 6.32 Bn 10.99 Bn
2 Yum Brands 41.26 Bn 40.58 Bn 1.38 Bn 107.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.21 Bn 40.34 Bn 2.61 Bn 141.29 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.26 Bn 24.25 Bn 2.14 Bn 137.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.64 Bn 22.40 Bn 3.31 Bn 37.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.35 Bn 13.92 Bn 2.31 Bn 324.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.76 Bn 12.54 Bn 1.40 Bn 414,000.00
8 Dominos Pizza 11.11 Bn 10.98 Bn 478.23 Mn 46.06 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.18 Bn 7.92 Bn 107.48 Mn 9.15 Mn
10 Brinker International 8.13 Bn 8.07 Bn 1.10 Bn 10.10 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 22, 2026 37.60 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 37.60 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 58.30 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 58.30 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 34.40 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 34.40 Mn
May 25, 2025 1.40 Mn
May 25, 2025 1.40 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 34.80 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 34.80 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 43.40 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 43.40 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 36.30 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 36.30 Mn
May 26, 2024 -4.10 Mn
May 26, 2024 -4.10 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 34.20 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 34.20 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 29.10 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 29.10 Mn