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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants' quarterly Shares Repurchased came in at $127.3 million in Q1 2026, up 140.19% year-on-year from $53.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 43.27% quarter-over-quarter from $224.4 million in Q4 2025.

Darden Restaurants has reported Shares Repurchased for 18 years, with the latest figure at $127.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Repurchased rose 140.19% year-over-year to $127.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $585.4 million (up 26.03% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $418.2 million, down 7.87% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased for Q1 2026 stood at $127.3 million, down from $224.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Repurchased was $381.8 million in Q1 2022, with the low at $32.7 million in Q1 2024.
  • Average Shares Repurchased over 5 years is $146.1 million, with a median of $141.8 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Shares Repurchased jumped 95350.0% in 2022 and plunged 85.16% in 2023.
  • Tracing DRI's Shares Repurchased over 5 years: stood at $100.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 80.64% to $181.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 21.66% to $141.8 million in 2024, then soared by 58.25% to $224.4 million in 2025, then tumbled by 43.27% to $127.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $127.3 million (Q1 2026), $224.4 million (Q4 2025), and $182.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn -
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 185.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 701.03 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 32.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 127.30 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 218.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 28.20 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 75.10 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn -

Historic Data

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Feb 22, 2026 127.30 Mn
Feb 22, 2026 127.30 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 224.40 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 224.40 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 182.70 Mn
Aug 24, 2025 182.70 Mn
May 25, 2025 51.00 Mn
May 25, 2025 51.00 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 53.00 Mn
Feb 23, 2025 53.00 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 141.80 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 141.80 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 172.40 Mn
Aug 25, 2024 172.40 Mn
May 26, 2024 97.30 Mn
May 26, 2024 97.30 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 32.70 Mn
Feb 25, 2024 32.70 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 181.00 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 181.00 Mn
Aug 27, 2023 142.90 Mn
Aug 27, 2023 142.90 Mn
May 28, 2023 35.20 Mn
May 28, 2023 35.20 Mn
Feb 26, 2023 124.30 Mn
Feb 26, 2023 124.30 Mn
Nov 27, 2022 100.20 Mn
Nov 27, 2022 100.20 Mn
Aug 28, 2022 199.00 Mn
Aug 28, 2022 199.00 Mn
May 29, 2022 237.20 Mn
May 29, 2022 237.20 Mn
Feb 27, 2022 381.80 Mn
Feb 27, 2022 381.80 Mn
Nov 28, 2021 266.00 Mn
Nov 28, 2021 266.00 Mn
Aug 29, 2021 186.30 Mn
Aug 29, 2021 186.30 Mn
May 30, 2021 38.20 Mn
May 30, 2021 38.20 Mn
Feb 28, 2021 400,000.00
Feb 28, 2021 400,000.00
Nov 29, 2020 200,000.00
Nov 29, 2020 200,000.00
Aug 30, 2020 6.60 Mn
Aug 30, 2020 6.60 Mn
May 31, 2020 30.00 Mn
May 31, 2020 30.00 Mn
Feb 23, 2020 69.40 Mn
Feb 23, 2020 69.40 Mn
Nov 24, 2019 136.10 Mn
Nov 24, 2019 136.10 Mn
Aug 25, 2019 94.80 Mn
Aug 25, 2019 94.80 Mn
May 26, 2019 41.50 Mn
May 26, 2019 41.50 Mn
Feb 24, 2019 73.70 Mn
Feb 24, 2019 73.70 Mn
Nov 25, 2018 61.00 Mn
Nov 25, 2018 61.00 Mn
Aug 26, 2018 31.30 Mn
Aug 26, 2018 31.30 Mn
May 27, 2018 27.20 Mn
May 27, 2018 27.20 Mn
Feb 25, 2018 18.70 Mn
Feb 25, 2018 18.70 Mn
Nov 26, 2017 88.70 Mn
Nov 26, 2017 88.70 Mn
Aug 27, 2017 100.20 Mn
Aug 27, 2017 100.20 Mn
May 28, 2017 15.30 Mn
May 28, 2017 15.30 Mn
Feb 26, 2017 200,000.00
Feb 26, 2017 200,000.00
Nov 27, 2016 19.10 Mn
Nov 27, 2016 19.10 Mn
Aug 28, 2016 195.60 Mn
Aug 28, 2016 195.60 Mn
May 29, 2016 44.60 Mn
May 29, 2016 44.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2016 139.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2016 139.80 Mn
Nov 29, 2015 400,000.00
Nov 29, 2015 400,000.00
Feb 22, 2015 500.30 Mn
Feb 22, 2015 500.30 Mn
Nov 23, 2014 1.40 Mn
Nov 23, 2014 1.40 Mn
Aug 24, 2014 600,000.00
Aug 24, 2014 600,000.00
Nov 24, 2013 100,000.00
Nov 24, 2013 100,000.00
Aug 25, 2013 400,000.00
Aug 25, 2013 400,000.00
Feb 24, 2013 100,000.00
Feb 24, 2013 100,000.00
Nov 25, 2012 100,000.00
Nov 25, 2012 100,000.00
Aug 26, 2012 52.20 Mn
Aug 26, 2012 52.20 Mn
May 27, 2012 18.10 Mn
May 27, 2012 18.10 Mn
Feb 26, 2012 77.90 Mn
Feb 26, 2012 77.90 Mn
Nov 27, 2011 187.80 Mn
Nov 27, 2011 187.80 Mn
Aug 28, 2011 91.30 Mn
Aug 28, 2011 91.30 Mn
May 29, 2011 109.60 Mn
May 29, 2011 109.60 Mn
Feb 27, 2011 105.20 Mn
Feb 27, 2011 105.20 Mn
Nov 28, 2010 75.10 Mn
Nov 28, 2010 75.10 Mn
Aug 29, 2010 95.60 Mn
Aug 29, 2010 95.60 Mn
May 30, 2010 68.60 Mn
May 30, 2010 68.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 14.30 Mn
Feb 28, 2010 14.30 Mn
Nov 29, 2009 200,000.00
Nov 29, 2009 200,000.00
Aug 30, 2009 2.00 Mn
Aug 30, 2009 2.00 Mn
May 31, 2009 12.20 Mn
May 31, 2009 12.20 Mn
Feb 22, 2009 5.90 Mn
Feb 22, 2009 5.90 Mn