Discontinued — last reported Q3 '25
Payments for finance leases
Darden Restaurants Payments for finance leases remained flat by 0.0% to $4.30M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 25.9%, from $5.80M to $4.30M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments for finance leases shows an upward trend with a 31.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher reliance on leased assets or expansion of the asset base, while a decrease indicates debt reduction or fewer new lease agreements.
Detailed definition
Represents the cash outflows associated with the principal portion of finance lease obligations. These payments reflect...
Peer comparison
Standard across capital-intensive industries; peers in semiconductor equipment often report this as part of financing cash flows.
payments_for_finance_leasesHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | 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 | $2.10M | $2.60M | $3.00M | $3.40M | $3.90M | $4.30M | $4.50M | $5.40M | $5.60M | $5.50M | $5.20M | $5.50M | $3.70M | $5.10M | $4.60M | $5.80M | $5.50M | $5.20M | $4.30M | $4.30M |
| QoQ Change | — | +23.8% | +15.4% | +13.3% | +14.7% | +10.3% | +4.7% | +20.0% | +3.7% | -1.8% | -5.5% | +5.8% | -32.7% | +37.8% | -9.8% | +26.1% | -5.2% | -5.5% | -17.3% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +85.7% | +65.4% | +50.0% | +58.8% | +43.6% | +27.9% | +15.6% | +1.9% | -33.9% | -7.3% | -11.5% | +5.5% | +48.6% | +2.0% | -6.5% | -25.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Darden Restaurants's payments for finance leases?
- Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported payments for finance leases of $4.30M in Q4 2025.
- How has Darden Restaurants's payments for finance leases changed year-over-year?
- Darden Restaurants's payments for finance leases decreased by 25.9% year-over-year, from $5.80M to $4.30M.
- What is the long-term trend for Darden Restaurants's payments for finance leases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Darden Restaurants's payments for finance leases has grown at a 31.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.10M to $21.00M.
- What does payments for finance leases mean?
- The cash paid to reduce the principal balance of finance lease debt.