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-over-year from $2.9 billion in Q2 2025, and up 8.95% quarter-over-quarter from $2.9 billion in Q1 2026.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Darden Restaurants' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.2 billion for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 10.84% year-over-year to $3.2 billion; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $11.6 billion (up 8.53% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $11.6 billion, up 8.53% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 stood at $3.2 billion, up from $2.9 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $3.2 billion in Q2 2026, with the low at $2.1 billion in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $2.5 billion (2024), against an average of $2.6 billion.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses soared 35.53% in 2022, then increased 0.41% in 2024.
- Darden Restaurants' Operating Expenses stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then climbed by 8.68% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then increased by 6.09% to $2.6 billion in 2024, then grew by 7.07% to $2.8 billion in 2025, then advanced by 15.11% to $3.2 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DRI's Operating Expenses at $3.2 billion in Q2 2026, $2.9 billion in Q1 2026, and $2.8 billion in Q4 2025.
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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 |