Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

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$198.27

-1.8%
Consumer CyclicalRestaurants

Darden Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. As of May 29, 2022, it owned and operated 1,867 restaurants, which included 884 under the Olive Garden brand, 546 under the LongHorn Steakhouse brand name, 172 under the Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen brand, 85 under the Yard House brand name, 62 under The Capital Grille brand, 45 under the Seasons 52 brand name, 42 under the Bahama Breeze brand, 28 under the Eddie V's Prime Seafood brand name, and 3 under the Capital Burger brand; and franchised 60 restaurants comprising 35 under the Olive Garden brand, 18 under the LongHorn Steakhouse brand name, 4 under the Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen brand, 2 under The Capital Grille brand name, and 1 under the Bahama Breeze brand.Darden Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

At a Glance

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Market Cap$22.71B
EPS8.9300
P/E Ratio22.20
Earnings Date06/19/2026
0.69%
Dividend Yield
-20%
3Y-18.0%
5Y-5.0%
10Y-8.0%
56.23%
Dividend Payout Ratio
-23%
3Y-31.0%
5Y-10.0%
10Y-35.0%
3Y+9.0%
5Y+20.0%
10Y+150.0%
Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Darden Restaurants, Inc. Dividend History

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10Y CAGR +0%
Latest $0
Annual $0
Stable dividend payments
Last Period: +0%

DRI Dividend Payment History

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Total Payments

50

Latest Dividend

$1.5000

Annual Amount

$7.4000

Frequency

Quarterly

DeclarationEx-DatePayment DateDividendAdjustedFrequencyGrowth
Mar 18, 2026
Apr 10, 2026May 1, 2026
$1.5000
$1.5000
Quarterly0.00%
Dec 18, 2025
Jan 9, 2026Feb 2, 2026
$1.5000
$1.5000
Quarterly0.00%
Sep 18, 2025
Oct 10, 2025Nov 3, 2025
$1.5000
$1.5000
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 20, 2025
Jul 10, 2025Aug 1, 2025
$1.5000
$1.5000
Quarterly+7.14%
Mar 20, 2025
Apr 10, 2025May 1, 2025
$1.4000
$1.4000
Quarterly0.00%
Dec 19, 2024
Jan 10, 2025Feb 3, 2025
$1.4000
$1.4000
Quarterly0.00%
Sep 19, 2024
Oct 10, 2024Nov 1, 2024
$1.4000
$1.4000
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 20, 2024
Jul 10, 2024Aug 1, 2024
$1.4000
$1.4000
Quarterly+6.87%
Mar 21, 2024
Apr 10, 2024May 1, 2024
$1.3100
$1.3100
Quarterly0.00%
Dec 15, 2023
Jan 10, 2024Feb 1, 2024
$1.3100
$1.3100
Quarterly0.00%
Sep 21, 2023
Oct 10, 2023Nov 1, 2023
$1.3100
$1.3100
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 22, 2023
Jul 10, 2023Aug 1, 2023
$1.3100
$1.3100
Quarterly+8.26%
Mar 23, 2023
Apr 10, 2023May 1, 2023
$1.2100
$1.2100
Quarterly0.00%
Dec 16, 2022
Jan 10, 2023Feb 1, 2023
$1.2100
$1.2100
Quarterly0.00%
Sep 22, 2022
Oct 10, 2022Nov 1, 2022
$1.2100
$1.2100
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 23, 2022
Jul 8, 2022Aug 1, 2022
$1.2100
$1.2100
Quarterly+10.00%
Mar 24, 2022
Apr 8, 2022May 2, 2022
$1.1000
$1.1000
Quarterly0.00%
Dec 17, 2021
Jan 10, 2022Feb 1, 2022
$1.1000
$1.1000
Quarterly0.00%
Sep 23, 2021
Oct 8, 2021Nov 1, 2021
$1.1000
$1.1000
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 24, 2021
Jul 9, 2021Aug 2, 2021
$1.1000
$1.1000
Quarterly+25.00%
Mar 25, 2021
Apr 9, 2021May 3, 2021
$0.8800
$0.8800
Quarterly+137.84%
Dec 18, 2020
Jan 8, 2021Feb 1, 2021
$0.3700
$0.3700
Quarterly+23.33%
Sep 24, 2020
Oct 9, 2020Nov 2, 2020
$0.3000
$0.3000
Quarterly-65.91%
Dec 19, 2019
Jan 10, 2020Feb 3, 2020
$0.8800
$0.8800
Quarterly0.00%
Sep 19, 2019
Oct 10, 2019Nov 1, 2019
$0.8800
$0.8800
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 19, 2019
Jul 10, 2019Aug 1, 2019
$0.8800
$0.8800
Quarterly+17.33%
Mar 21, 2019
Apr 10, 2019May 1, 2019
$0.7500
$0.7500
Quarterly0.00%
Dec 12, 2018
Jan 10, 2019Feb 1, 2019
$0.7500
$0.7500
Quarterly0.00%
Sep 20, 2018
Oct 10, 2018Nov 1, 2018
$0.7500
$0.7500
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 20, 2018
Jul 10, 2018Aug 1, 2018
$0.7500
$0.7500
Quarterly+19.05%
Mar 22, 2018
Apr 10, 2018May 1, 2018
$0.6300
$0.6300
Quarterly0.00%
Dec 14, 2017
Jan 10, 2018Feb 1, 2018
$0.6300
$0.6300
Quarterly0.00%
Sep 21, 2017
Oct 10, 2017Nov 1, 2017
$0.6300
$0.6300
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 26, 2017
Jul 10, 2017Aug 1, 2017
$0.6300
$0.6300
Quarterly+12.50%
Mar 22, 2017
Apr 10, 2017May 1, 2017
$0.5600
$0.5600
Quarterly0.00%
Dec 14, 2016
Jan 10, 2017Feb 1, 2017
$0.5600
$0.5600
Quarterly0.00%
Sep 29, 2016
Oct 10, 2016Nov 1, 2016
$0.5600
$0.5600
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 29, 2016
Jul 11, 2016Aug 1, 2016
$0.5600
$0.5600
Quarterly+12.00%
Mar 31, 2016
Apr 11, 2016May 2, 2016
$0.5000
$0.5000
Quarterly0.00%
Dec 21, 2015
Jan 8, 2016Feb 1, 2016
$0.5000
$0.5000
Quarterly+1.63%
Sep 17, 2015
Oct 9, 2015Nov 2, 2015
$0.5500
$0.4920
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 18, 2015
Jul 10, 2015Aug 3, 2015
$0.5500
$0.4920
Quarterly0.00%
Mar 20, 2015
Apr 10, 2015May 1, 2015
$0.5500
$0.4920
Quarterly0.00%
Dec 16, 2014
Jan 9, 2015Feb 2, 2015
$0.5500
$0.4920
Quarterly0.00%
Sep 12, 2014
Oct 10, 2014Nov 3, 2014
$0.5500
$0.4920
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 20, 2014
Jul 10, 2014Aug 1, 2014
$0.5500
$0.4920
Quarterly0.00%
Mar 21, 2014
Apr 10, 2014May 5, 2014
$0.5500
$0.4920
Quarterly0.00%
Dec 18, 2013
Jan 10, 2014Feb 3, 2014
$0.5500
$0.4920
Quarterly0.00%
Sep 20, 2013
Oct 10, 2013Nov 1, 2013
$0.5500
$0.4920
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 20, 2013
Jul 10, 2013Aug 1, 2013
$0.5500
$0.4920
Quarterly-
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. Payout Ratio Analysis

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Dividends Paid
-658.50M
2025
Net Income
1.05B
2025
Payout Ratio
62.74%
2025

Dividend Sustainability Analysis

Payout Ratio
62.74%

Conservative payout with excellent safety margin. Company retains significant earnings for growth, acquisitions, or building cash reserves. Dividend is highly sustainable.

FCF Payout Ratio
63.6%

Solid FCF coverage. Dividend appears sustainable with reasonable cushion for maintaining capital expenditures and handling temporary setbacks.

Dividend Growth
-4.8%

Dividend cut is concerning. Investigate whether due to one-time factors or fundamental business deterioration. Reassess dividend sustainability.

Sustainability
Good

Sustainable dividend with adequate coverage. Some areas for improvement but overall appears safe for dividend investors.