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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants' quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $17.6 million in Q1 2026, up 12.82% year-on-year from $15.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 26.36% quarter-over-quarter from $23.9 million in Q4 2025.

Darden Restaurants has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 years, with the latest figure at $17.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 12.82% year-over-year to $17.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $81.1 million (up 7.85% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $79.1 million, up 15.47% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $17.6 million, down from $23.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $34.7 million in Q3 2024, with the low at $10.7 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $17.9 million, with a median of $14.9 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in Share-based Compensation reached 72.38% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 37.1% in 2022.
  • Tracing DRI's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $18.1 million in 2022, then decreased by 25.41% to $13.5 million in 2023, then rose by 5.19% to $14.2 million in 2024, then surged by 68.31% to $23.9 million in 2025, then declined by 26.36% to $17.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $17.6 million (Q1 2026), $23.9 million (Q4 2025), and $25.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 93.20 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 24.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 28.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 35.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 17.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 10.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.46 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 8.79 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 3.45 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.28 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 22, 2026 17.60 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 17.60 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 23.90 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 23.90 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 25.00 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 25.00 Mn
May 25, 2025 14.60 Mn
May 25, 2025 14.60 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 15.60 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 15.60 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 14.20 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 14.20 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 34.70 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 34.70 Mn
May 26, 2024 10.70 Mn
May 26, 2024 10.70 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 14.00 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 14.00 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 13.50 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 13.50 Mn
Aug 27, 2023 30.30 Mn
Aug 27, 2023 30.30 Mn
May 28, 2023 14.90 Mn
May 28, 2023 14.90 Mn
Feb 26, 2023 14.20 Mn
Feb 26, 2023 14.20 Mn
Nov 27, 2022 18.10 Mn
Nov 27, 2022 18.10 Mn
Aug 28, 2022 20.30 Mn
Aug 28, 2022 20.30 Mn
May 29, 2022 10.70 Mn
May 29, 2022 10.70 Mn
Feb 27, 2022 11.70 Mn
Feb 27, 2022 11.70 Mn
Nov 28, 2021 10.50 Mn
Nov 28, 2021 10.50 Mn
Aug 29, 2021 27.60 Mn
Aug 29, 2021 27.60 Mn
May 30, 2021 12.40 Mn
May 30, 2021 12.40 Mn
Feb 28, 2021 18.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2021 18.60 Mn
Nov 29, 2020 22.30 Mn
Nov 29, 2020 22.30 Mn
Aug 30, 2020 19.10 Mn
Aug 30, 2020 19.10 Mn
May 31, 2020 10.40 Mn
May 31, 2020 10.40 Mn
Feb 23, 2020 14.60 Mn
Feb 23, 2020 14.60 Mn
Nov 24, 2019 13.80 Mn
Nov 24, 2019 13.80 Mn
Aug 25, 2019 14.20 Mn
Aug 25, 2019 14.20 Mn
May 26, 2019 14.50 Mn
May 26, 2019 14.50 Mn
Feb 24, 2019 13.70 Mn
Feb 24, 2019 13.70 Mn
Nov 25, 2018 13.70 Mn
Nov 25, 2018 13.70 Mn
Aug 26, 2018 17.90 Mn
Aug 26, 2018 17.90 Mn
May 27, 2018 10.60 Mn
May 27, 2018 10.60 Mn
Feb 25, 2018 14.10 Mn
Feb 25, 2018 14.10 Mn
Nov 26, 2017 9.70 Mn
Nov 26, 2017 9.70 Mn
Aug 27, 2017 8.40 Mn
Aug 27, 2017 8.40 Mn
May 28, 2017 13.40 Mn
May 28, 2017 13.40 Mn
Feb 26, 2017 9.30 Mn
Feb 26, 2017 9.30 Mn
Nov 27, 2016 11.80 Mn
Nov 27, 2016 11.80 Mn
Aug 28, 2016 6.20 Mn
Aug 28, 2016 6.20 Mn
May 29, 2016 8.10 Mn
May 29, 2016 8.10 Mn
Feb 28, 2016 11.90 Mn
Feb 28, 2016 11.90 Mn
Nov 29, 2015 7.10 Mn
Nov 29, 2015 7.10 Mn
Aug 30, 2015 10.20 Mn
Aug 30, 2015 10.20 Mn
May 31, 2015 12.40 Mn
May 31, 2015 12.40 Mn
Feb 22, 2015 11.40 Mn
Feb 22, 2015 11.40 Mn
Nov 23, 2014 23.70 Mn
Nov 23, 2014 23.70 Mn
Aug 24, 2014 6.20 Mn
Aug 24, 2014 6.20 Mn
May 25, 2014 5.50 Mn
May 25, 2014 5.50 Mn
Feb 23, 2014 6.30 Mn
Feb 23, 2014 6.30 Mn
Nov 24, 2013 18.20 Mn
Nov 24, 2013 18.20 Mn
Aug 25, 2013 8.70 Mn
Aug 25, 2013 8.70 Mn
May 26, 2013 4.00 Mn
May 26, 2013 4.00 Mn
Feb 24, 2013 7.30 Mn
Feb 24, 2013 7.30 Mn
Nov 25, 2012 14.30 Mn
Nov 25, 2012 14.30 Mn
Aug 26, 2012 14.40 Mn
Aug 26, 2012 14.40 Mn
May 27, 2012 14.80 Mn
May 27, 2012 14.80 Mn
Feb 26, 2012 16.60 Mn
Feb 26, 2012 16.60 Mn
Nov 27, 2011 13.20 Mn
Nov 27, 2011 13.20 Mn
Aug 28, 2011 11.50 Mn
Aug 28, 2011 11.50 Mn
May 29, 2011 17.90 Mn
May 29, 2011 17.90 Mn
Feb 27, 2011 17.60 Mn
Feb 27, 2011 17.60 Mn
Nov 28, 2010 17.90 Mn
Nov 28, 2010 17.90 Mn
Aug 29, 2010 13.20 Mn
Aug 29, 2010 13.20 Mn
May 30, 2010 15.80 Mn
May 30, 2010 15.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 14.70 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 14.70 Mn
Nov 29, 2009 13.20 Mn
Nov 29, 2009 13.20 Mn
Aug 30, 2009 9.80 Mn
Aug 30, 2009 9.80 Mn
May 31, 2009 11.30 Mn
May 31, 2009 11.30 Mn
Feb 22, 2009 13.10 Mn
Feb 22, 2009 13.10 Mn