Darden Restaurants (DRI): financials, SEC filings and peers
Darden Restaurants (DRI) is a restaurants company in the Consumer Discretionary sector of the S&P 500, headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
It was founded in 1938 and joined the S&P 500 on May 31, 1995.
Its fiscal year ends in May, and its shares trade on the NYSE.
In its SEC filings it is classified as “Retail-Eating Places”.
Darden Restaurants at a glance
- Revenue (12 months)
- $13.4B
- Revenue growth
- +8.1%
- Operating margin
- 11.7%
- Net income (12 months)
- $1.2B
- Free cash flow (12 months)
- $1.1B
- Cash
- $221M
- Debt
- $2.6B
- Diluted EPS (12 months)
- $10.23
Twelve months to August 30, 2026, from the 10-Q filed October 2, 2026.
Latest twelve months
Over the twelve months to August 30, 2026, Darden Restaurants reported revenue of $13.4 billion, up 8.1% from a year earlier.
Its operating margin was 11.7%: for every $100 of sales, about $12 was left as operating profit.
Net income was $1.2 billion (8.8% of revenue), 7.5% higher than a year earlier.
Operating cash flow was $1.8 billion and capital spending $735 million, leaving free cash flow of $1.1 billion (7.9% of revenue).
At the end of the period it held $221 million in cash and $2.6 billion in debt, a net debt position of $2.4 billion.
The diluted share count fell 2.7% in a year, typically the result of buybacks.
Five-year trend
- Revenue went from $7.2 billion in fiscal 2021 to $13.2 billion in fiscal 2026, about 12.9% a year.
- Revenue has grown for 5 fiscal years in a row.
- Operating margin widened from 9.0% to 12.0% over the same years.
- Free cash flow was positive in each of the last 6 fiscal years.
| Fiscal year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.6B | $10.5B | $11.4B | $12.1B | $13.2B |
| Revenue growth | 33.8% | 8.9% | 8.6% | 6.0% | 9.4% |
| Operating margin | 12.1% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.3% | 12.0% |
| Net income | $953M | $982M | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.2B |
| Free cash flow | $888M | $988M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Diluted EPS | $7.39 | $7.99 | $8.51 | $8.86 | $10.38 |
Fiscal years as reported in Darden Restaurants’s 10-K filings. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital spending.
Recent SEC filings
- 8-K filed October 23, 2026 — Material agreement; Agreement terminated
- 10-Q filed October 2, 2026 — quarterly report
- 8-K filed September 24, 2026 — Shareholder vote results
- 8-K filed September 24, 2026 — Earnings results
- 10-K filed July 24, 2026 — annual report
- 8-K filed June 25, 2026 — Earnings results; Bylaw or fiscal-year change
Companies like Darden Restaurants
Other S&P 500 companies in Restaurants:
- CMGChipotle Mexican GrillNewport Beach, California
- DPZDomino'sAnn Arbor, Michigan
- MCDMcDonald'sChicago, Illinois
- SBUXStarbucksSeattle, Washington
- YUMYum! BrandsLouisville, Kentucky
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Questions about Darden Restaurants
Is Darden Restaurants's revenue growing?
Yes. Revenue for the twelve months to August 30, 2026 was $13.4 billion, up 8.1% from a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
Is Darden Restaurants profitable?
Yes. It earned $1.2 billion in net income over the twelve months to August 30, 2026, a net margin of 8.8%.
Does Darden Restaurants have more cash or more debt?
At August 30, 2026 it had $221 million in cash and $2.6 billion in debt, so more debt than cash.
When did Darden Restaurants last file financial results?
Its latest quarterly report (10-Q) was filed with the SEC on October 2, 2026.
Which companies are similar to Darden Restaurants?
In the S&P 500, Darden Restaurants is grouped in Restaurants within the Consumer Discretionary sector. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Domino's (DPZ), McDonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), Yum! Brands (YUM) are in the same group.
Understand the numbers
Source: Darden Restaurants’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), retrieved November 11, 2026. Figures are as reported by the company and may be restated. This page is for information only and is not financial advice.