Darden Restaurants, Inc.
DRI Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended May 2026) was $13.2 billion, up 9.39% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to August 2026, revenue grew 5.11%, EPS fell 7.24%, free cash flow fell 41.2% and total debt fell 23.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for five, operating cash flow growth for five.
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) EV/FCF
As of 9 October 2026, Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) trades at a EV/FCF of 22.5×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.2× (March 2020) to 72.6× (March 2021); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period.
EV/FCF, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/FCF | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 21.7× | (17.60%) |
| FY2025 | 26.4× | 36.86% |
| FY2024 | 19.3× | (4.43%) |
| FY2023 | 20.2× | 6.88% |
| FY2022 | 18.9× | (0.58%) |
| FY2021 | 19.0× | (53.67%) |
| FY2020 | 41.0× | 121.66% |
| FY2019 | 18.5× | (3.91%) |
| FY2018 | 19.2× | (0.85%) |
| FY2017 | 19.4× | 96.81% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/FCF | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 24.2× | 11.50% |
| May 2026 | 21.7× | (13.79%) |
| Feb 2026 | 25.2× | 14.48% |
| Nov 2025 | 22.0× | (7.63%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/FCF against peers
| Company | EV/FCF |
|---|---|
| YUMC Yum China compare | 14.5× |
| EAT Brinker International, Inc. compare | 15.7× |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 22.0× |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 22.1× |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 22.5× |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 24.0× |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 25.3× |
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | 30.6× |
| BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare | 53.1× |
What EV/FCF is
EV/Free CF shows how the value of a whole company, debt included, compares with the free cash its business produces.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ (Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM))
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