Darden Restaurants (DRI) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Other Working Capital Changes of -$48.9 million for Q2 2026, down 20.15% year-on-year from -$61.2 million in Q2 2025, and down 155.63% on a QoQ basis from $87.9 million in Q1 2026.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has reported Other Working Capital Changes for 13 consecutive years, with -$48.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Other Working Capital Changes fell 20.15% year-over-year to -$48.9 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $6.6 million (up 32.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $6.6 million, up 32.0% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes slipped to -$48.9 million in Q2 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from $87.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Other Working Capital Changes for DRI reached as high as $92.8 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$149.0 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$17.6 million and a median of -$2.9 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Other Working Capital Changes.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Other Working Capital Changes surged 240.0% — and 2024, when it tumbled 192.86%.
  • Year by year, Other Working Capital Changes stood at -$4.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 240.0% to $5.6 million in 2023, then sank by 192.86% to -$5.2 million in 2024, then surged by 180.77% to $4.2 million in 2025, then plunged by 1264.29% to -$48.9 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Other Working Capital Changes over the past three periods registered -$48.9 million, $87.9 million, and $4.2 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 -5.40 Mn
May 31, 2026 -5.40 Mn
May 31, 2026 -5.40 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 -141.80 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 -141.80 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 -141.80 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 92.80 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 92.80 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 92.80 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 79.20 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 79.20 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 79.20 Mn
May 25, 2025 38.50 Mn
May 25, 2025 38.50 Mn
May 25, 2025 38.50 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 -105.50 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 -105.50 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 -105.50 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 -22.30 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 -22.30 Mn