Darden Restaurants (DRI) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 12.41% for Q2 2026, up 276.0% year-on-year from 3.3% in Q2 2025, and down 4.13% on a QoQ basis from 12.95% in Q1 2026.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 12.41% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate rose 276.0% year-over-year to 12.41% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 12.6% (up 112.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 12.6%, up 112.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate declined to 12.41% in Q2 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from 12.95% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Rate for DRI reached as high as 13.89% in Q2 2024 and fell as low as 9.66% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 12.18% and a median of 12.35% in 2024 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate jumped 3236 bps — and 2025, when it sank 423 bps.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 12.14% in 2022, then slipped by 1 bps to 12.05% in 2023, then advanced by 2 bps to 12.28% in 2024, then climbed by 5 bps to 12.85% in 2025, then declined by 3 bps to 12.41% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 12.41%, 12.95%, and 12.85% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 29.84%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 25.38%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.28%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.87%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 12.41%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 27.21%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.31%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 22.53%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 12.37%
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 18.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 12.41%
May 31, 2026 12.41%
May 31, 2026 12.41%
Feb 22, 2026 12.95%
Feb 22, 2026 12.95%
Feb 22, 2026 12.95%
Nov 23, 2025 12.85%
Nov 23, 2025 12.85%
Nov 23, 2025 12.85%
Aug 24, 2025 12.22%
Aug 24, 2025 12.22%
Aug 24, 2025 12.22%
May 25, 2025 9.66%
May 25, 2025 9.66%
May 25, 2025 9.66%
Feb 23, 2025 13.15%
Feb 23, 2025 13.15%
Feb 23, 2025 13.15%
Nov 24, 2024 12.28%
Nov 24, 2024 12.28%