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

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of $1.7 for Q2 2026, up 31.36% year-over-year from $1.29 in Q2 2025, and down 84.28% quarter-over-quarter from $10.81 in Q1 2026.

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

Darden Restaurants' Times Interest Earned history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.7 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Times Interest Earned rose 31.36% year-over-year to $1.7; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $3.64 (up 9.77% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $0.28, down 91.59% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned for Q2 2026 stood at $1.7, down from $10.81 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Times Interest Earned was $15.35 in Q1 2022, with the low at -$96.44 in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $8.49 (2023), against an average of $2.41.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Times Interest Earned sank 7910.4% in 2024, then soared 101.34% in 2025.
  • Darden Restaurants' Times Interest Earned stood at $13.72 in 2022, then sank by 30.23% to $9.57 in 2023, then dropped by 29.68% to $6.73 in 2024, then retreated by 18.35% to $5.5 in 2025, then slumped by 69.08% to $1.7 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DRI's Times Interest Earned at $1.7 in Q2 2026, $10.81 in Q1 2026, and $5.5 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 193.05 Bn 192.23 Bn 6.42 Bn 8.16
2 Starbucks 122.77 Bn 119.16 Bn 6.49 Bn 0.09
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.40 Bn 41.73 Bn 2.35 Bn 3.67
4 Yum Brands 40.42 Bn 39.75 Bn 1.47 Bn 4.09
5 Restaurant Brands International 27.11 Bn 27.59 Bn 1.89 Bn 6.07
6 Darden Restaurants 25.70 Bn 25.48 Bn 3.68 Bn 1.70
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn 5.77
8 Yum China Holdings 16.42 Bn 15.74 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.14
9 Texas Roadhouse 13.58 Bn 13.40 Bn 1.44 Bn 544.99
10 Dominos Pizza 11.46 Bn 11.32 Bn 478.23 Mn 5.04

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 1.70
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 -96.44
Feb 25, 2024 11.33
Nov 26, 2023 9.57
Aug 27, 2023 7.37
May 28, 2023 1.23
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