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) Revenue growth
Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s revenue growth over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 8.10%, down 1.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (9.39%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.27% (fiscal 2020) to 33.8% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 83% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 5.66% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 4.55%.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Revenue growth | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 9.39% | 3.36 |
| FY2025 | 6.03% | (2.57) |
| FY2024 | 8.60% | (0.31) |
| FY2023 | 8.91% | (24.91) |
| FY2022 | 33.8% | 41.64 |
| FY2021 | −7.82% | 0.45 |
| FY2020 | −8.27% | (13.60) |
| FY2019 | 5.33% | (7.36) |
| FY2018 | 12.7% | 9.28 |
| FY2017 | 3.41% | 0.90 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Revenue growth | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 5.11% | (8.56) |
| May 2026 | 13.7% | 7.74 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.93% | (1.41) |
| Nov 2025 | 7.34% | (3.10) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Revenue growth against peers
| Company | Revenue growth |
|---|---|
| BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare | 29.7% |
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | 10.3% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 9.89% |
| YUMC Yum China compare | 8.78% |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 8.10% |
| EAT Brinker International, Inc. compare | 7.86% |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 7.31% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 6.51% |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 4.50% |
| Restaurants industry median | 5.66% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 4.55% |
| Market median | 7.41% |
What Revenue growth is
Revenue Growth shows how fast a company’s sales are rising or falling compared with the same period a year earlier.
(Revenue − Revenue a year earlier) ÷ |Revenue a year earlier|
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