Darden Restaurants (DRI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $3.2 billion for Q2 2026, up 10.84% year-on-year from $2.9 billion in Q2 2025, and up 8.95% on a QoQ basis from $2.9 billion in Q1 2026.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darden Restaurants (DRI) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $3.2 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 10.84% year-over-year to $3.2 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $11.6 billion (up 8.53% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $11.6 billion, up 8.53% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to $3.2 billion in Q2 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from $2.9 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for DRI reached as high as $3.2 billion in Q2 2026 and fell as low as $2.1 billion in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $2.6 billion and a median of $2.5 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses surged 35.53% — and 2024, when it gained 0.41%.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then rose by 8.68% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then advanced by 6.09% to $2.6 billion in 2024, then gained by 7.07% to $2.8 billion in 2025, then increased by 15.11% to $3.2 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $3.2 billion, $2.9 billion, and $2.8 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.13 Bn | 25.66 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 22.23 Bn | 21.99 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 3.20 Bn |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.22 Bn | 14.47 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 12.56 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.74 Bn | 10.60 Bn | 478.23 Mn | 115.37 Mn |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 3.20 Bn |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 2.94 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 2.78 Bn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 2.71 Bn |
| May 25, 2025 | 2.89 Bn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 2.74 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 2.60 Bn |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 2.49 Bn |
| May 26, 2024 | 2.56 Bn |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 2.59 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 2.45 Bn |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 2.48 Bn |
| May 28, 2023 | 2.39 Bn |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 2.44 Bn |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 2.25 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 2.20 Bn |
| May 29, 2022 | 2.26 Bn |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 2.15 Bn |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 2.03 Bn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 2.03 Bn |