Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Darden Restaurants Pension contributions decreased by 25.0% to $300.00K in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 25.0%, from $400.00K to $300.00K. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pension contributions shows a downward trend with a -2.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
High contributions may signal a need to shore up underfunded plans, which can reduce free cash flow available for other investments or dividends.
This represents the actual cash payments made by the company into its defined benefit pension plans to meet funding obli...
Relevant for mature industrial companies with legacy defined benefit obligations.
pension_contributions| 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 | $500.00K | $500.00K | $600.00K | $600.00K | $500.00K | $500.00K | $600.00K | $500.00K | $500.00K | $400.00K | $500.00K | $200.00K | $600.00K | $400.00K | $400.00K | $400.00K | $400.00K | $400.00K | $400.00K | $300.00K |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +20.0% | +0.0% | -16.7% | +0.0% | +20.0% | -16.7% | +0.0% | -20.0% | +25.0% | -60.0% | +200.0% | -33.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -25.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -16.7% | +0.0% | -20.0% | -16.7% | -60.0% | +20.0% | +0.0% | -20.0% | +100.0% | -33.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -25.0% |