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) Return on invested capital
Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 28.0%, up 0.8 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (27.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.20% (fiscal 2020) to 27.6% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 3.14% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 2.95%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 27.3% | 7.01 |
| FY2025 | 20.3% | (3.76) |
| FY2024 | 24.0% | (3.60) |
| FY2023 | 27.6% | 0.51 |
| FY2022 | 27.1% | 11.08 |
| FY2021 | 16.0% | 14.84 |
| FY2020 | 1.20% | (16.97) |
| FY2019 | 18.2% | 2.06 |
| FY2018 | 16.1% | 1.02 |
| FY2017 | 15.1% | (3.28) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | 117.1% |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. compare | 74.8% |
| EAT Brinker International, Inc. compare | 51.4% |
| YUM Yum! Brands, Inc. compare | 37.6% |
| DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 28.0% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 21.1% |
| YUMC Yum China compare | 18.0% |
| BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare | 12.4% |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. compare | 9.12% |
| Restaurants industry median | 3.14% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 2.95% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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