Darden Restaurants (DRI) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Darden Restaurants' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $134.8 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 1.0% from $136.1 million a year earlier and down 3.0% from the prior quarter.
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 30, 2026, Darden Restaurants reported Selling, General & Administrative of $513.1 million, down 3.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $514.4 million, down 1.1% from FY2025.
- Selling, General & Administrative carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Selling, General & Administrative was $520.3 million in FY2025 (+8.6%), $479.2 million in FY2024 (+24.1%), $386.1 million in FY2023 (+3.5%) and $373.2 million in FY2022 (-5.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Selling, General & Administrative is $83.3 million (fiscal Q3 2022) to $153.3 million (fiscal Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 7.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 73.6%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 21.9%).
- Business Quant data shows DRI's Selling, General & Administrative at $139 million (Q4 2026), $121.5 million (Q3 2026) and $117.8 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.96 Bn | 166.78 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 817.00 Mn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 110.34 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 598.80 Mn |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 324.00 Mn |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.00 Bn | 34.98 Bn | - | 190.47 Mn |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 181.00 Mn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 134.80 Mn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 181.00 Mn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 139.00 Mn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - | 72.41 Mn |
| 10 | Luckin Coffee | 10.73 Bn | 9.81 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 134.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 139.00 Mn |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 121.50 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 117.80 Mn |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 136.10 Mn |
| May 25, 2025 | 133.10 Mn |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 116.70 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 144.10 Mn |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 126.40 Mn |
| May 26, 2024 | 102.90 Mn |
| Feb 25, 2024 | 108.20 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 114.80 Mn |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 153.30 Mn |
| May 28, 2023 | 100.40 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2023 | 107.00 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2022 | 90.40 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 88.30 Mn |
| May 29, 2022 | 83.50 Mn |
| Feb 27, 2022 | 83.30 Mn |
| Nov 28, 2021 | 91.70 Mn |
Darden Restaurants Selling, General & Administrative API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "ticker": "DRI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=DRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();