Darden Restaurants (DRI) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants (DRI) recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of $24.4 million in Q1 2026, up 110.35% quarter-over-quarter from -$235.7 million in Q4 2025, and down 26.28% on a YoY basis from $33.1 million in Q1 2025.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darden Restaurants' Retained Earnings history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $24.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 26.28% year-over-year to $24.4 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $24.4 million (down 26.28% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$16.1 million, down 162.89% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was $24.4 million for Q1 2026 at Darden Restaurants, up from -$235.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $33.1 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$235.7 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$60.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$1.9 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Retained Earnings surged 185.71% in 2022, then plunged 101700.0% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$199.7 million in 2022, then dropped by 14.42% to -$228.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 4.2% to -$218.9 million in 2024, then fell by 7.67% to -$235.7 million in 2025, then soared by 110.35% to $24.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $24.4 million (Q1 2026), -$235.7 million (Q4 2025), and $26.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn -8.88 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -8.01 Mn
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn -312.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.90 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 24.40 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn -98.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.52 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn -5.10 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 118,000.00
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn 115.61 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 22, 2026 24.40 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 -235.70 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 26.00 Mn
May 25, 2025 -16.10 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 33.10 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 -218.90 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 25.90 Mn
May 26, 2024 25.60 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 -101.60 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 -228.50 Mn
Aug 27, 2023 -124.80 Mn
May 28, 2023 -32.50 Mn
Feb 26, 2023 100,000.00
Nov 27, 2022 -199.70 Mn
Aug 28, 2022 400,000.00
May 29, 2022 -1.90 Mn
Feb 27, 2022 2.00 Mn
Nov 28, 2021 600,000.00
Aug 29, 2021 5.80 Mn
May 30, 2021 4.20 Mn