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

Darden Restaurants' Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $17.6 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 12.82% year-over-year to $17.6 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $81.1 million (up 7.85% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $79.1 million, up 15.47% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation was $17.6 million for Q1 2026 at Darden Restaurants, down from $23.9 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $34.7 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $10.7 million in Q2 2022.
• Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $17.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $14.9 million in 2023.
• Biggest YoY gain for Share-based Compensation was 72.38% in 2022; the steepest drop was 37.1% in 2022.
• A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $18.1 million in 2022, then retreated by 25.41% to $13.5 million in 2023, then increased by 5.19% to $14.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 68.31% to $23.9 million in 2025, then dropped 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.