Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI
- Market cap
- $23.5B
- P/E
- 19.1×
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Price to free cash flow
As of 25 September 2026, Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) trades at a price to free cash flow of 20.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.4× (March 2020) to 72.8× (March 2021); the current reading is higher than 60% of that period. That is in line with the Restaurants industry median of 19.4× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 12.8×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
Annual
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 20.5× | (16.56%) |
| FY2025 | 24.6× | 35.74% |
| FY2024 | 18.1× | (7.88%) |
| FY2023 | 19.6× | 7.23% |
| FY2022 | 18.3× | (5.02%) |
| FY2021 | 19.3× | (52.09%) |
| FY2020 | 40.3× | 124.98% |
| FY2019 | 17.9× | (0.25%) |
| FY2018 | 17.9× | (1.62%) |
| FY2017 | 18.2× | 88.61% |
Quarterly
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 20.5× | (12.33%) |
| Feb 2026 | 23.4× | 16.21% |
| Nov 2025 | 20.1× | (8.96%) |
| Aug 2025 | 22.1× | (10.04%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 14.5× |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 14.7× |
| YUMC Yum China compare | 15.0× |
| EAT Brinker International, Inc. compare | 16.2× |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 20.3× |
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | 22.7× |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 24.0× |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 25.5× |
| BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare | 53.8× |
| Restaurants industry median | 19.4× |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 12.8× |
| Market median | 14.0× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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