Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI

199.75 (7.49) (3.61%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$23.5B
P/E
19.1×
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Free cash flow margin

Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 May 2026 was 8.62%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.06% (fiscal 2020) to 12.9% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 3.12% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 2.68%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

Annual

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2026 8.62% 0.03
FY2025 8.59% (0.16)
FY2024 8.75% (0.63)
FY2023 9.38% 0.32
FY2022 9.06% (3.84)
FY2021 12.9% 9.84
FY2020 3.06% (6.37)
FY2019 9.43% 1.95
FY2018 7.48% (0.98)
FY2017 8.46% (4.43)

Against its own ten years

Low 3.06% High 12.9%
Ten-year median 8.90%
Current reading's percentile 42

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare 19.3%
QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare 17.4%
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 13.3%
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare 12.6%
EAT Brinker International, Inc. compare 9.61%
DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. 8.62%
YUMC Yum China compare 7.56%
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 7.02%
BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare 5.05%
Restaurants industry median 3.12%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 2.68%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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