Darden Restaurants (DRI) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of -$136.0 for Q2 2026, down 10612.64% year-on-year from N/an in Q2 2025, and down 1358.27% on a QoQ basis from $10.81 in Q1 2026.

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has reported Times Interest Earned for 17 consecutive years, with -$136.0 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Times Interest Earned fell 10612.64% year-over-year to -$136.0 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $12.51 (up 276.94% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $0.28, down 91.59% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned eased to -$136.0 in Q2 2026 per DRI's latest filing, from $10.81 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Times Interest Earned for DRI reached as high as $15.35 in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$136.0 in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.35 and a median of $8.49 in 2023 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Times Interest Earned jumped 104.97% — and 2026, when it sank 10612.64%.
  • Year by year, Times Interest Earned stood at $13.72 in 2022, then slumped by 30.23% to $9.57 in 2023, then retreated by 29.68% to $6.73 in 2024, then dropped by 18.35% to $5.5 in 2025, then slumped by 2574.66% to -$136.0 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned over the past three periods registered -$136.0, $10.81, and $5.5 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.08
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.81
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 6.02
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 4.42
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -136.00
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 1.38
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 353.48
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 5.04
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 3.75
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 16.50

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 -136.00
Feb 22, 2026 10.81
Nov 23, 2025 5.50
Aug 24, 2025 9.86
May 25, 2025 1.29
Feb 23, 2025 12.02
Nov 24, 2024 6.73
Aug 25, 2024 7.42
May 26, 2024 1.32
Feb 25, 2024 11.33
Nov 26, 2023 9.57
Aug 27, 2023 7.37
May 28, 2023 -26.56
Feb 26, 2023 13.35
Nov 27, 2022 13.72
Aug 28, 2022 11.57
May 29, 2022 1.04
Feb 27, 2022 15.35
Nov 28, 2021 16.17
Aug 29, 2021 18.34