Business Segments · Pre-opening costs
Fine Dining — Pre-opening costs
Darden Restaurants Fine Dining — Pre-opening costs increased by 66.7% to $500.00K in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 28.6%, from $700.00K to $500.00K. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Fine Dining — Pre-opening costs shows an upward trend with a 71.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ3 2022
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toPre-opening costs
How to read this metric
Higher costs indicate an active expansion phase, while lower costs suggest a pause in new restaurant development.
Detailed definition
Expenses incurred during the period leading up to the opening of new restaurant locations within the fine dining segment...
Peer comparison
Standard pre-opening cost metric used by multi-unit restaurant and retail operators.
Metric ID:
dri_segment_fine_dining_pre_opening_costsHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $325.00K | $325.00K | $325.00K | $325.00K | $1.00M | $1.00M | $1.00M | $1.00M | $1.30M | $1.20M | $700.00K | $600.00K | $1.30M | $300.00K | $500.00K |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +207.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +30.0% | -7.7% | -41.7% | -14.3% | +116.7% | -76.9% | +66.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +207.7% | +207.7% | +207.7% | +207.7% | +30.0% | +20.0% | -30.0% | -40.0% | +0.0% | -75.0% | -28.6% |
Range$300.00K – $1.30M
CAGR+13.1%
Avg YoY Growth+64.3%
Median YoY Growth+20.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Darden Restaurants's fine dining — pre-opening costs?
- Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported fine dining — pre-opening costs of $500.00K in Q4 2025.
- How has Darden Restaurants's fine dining — pre-opening costs changed year-over-year?
- Darden Restaurants's fine dining — pre-opening costs decreased by 28.6% year-over-year, from $700.00K to $500.00K.
- What is the long-term trend for Darden Restaurants's fine dining — pre-opening costs?
- Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Darden Restaurants's fine dining — pre-opening costs has grown at a 71.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.30M to $3.80M.
- What does fine dining — pre-opening costs mean?
- The costs associated with preparing to open new fine dining restaurant locations.