Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26
Products & Services · Contract with Customer, Liability, Current
Gift Card — Contract with Customer, Liability, Current
Darden Restaurants Gift Card — Contract with Customer, Liability, Current increased by 15.9% to $688.50M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.3%, from $672.70M to $688.50M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Gift Card — Contract with Customer, Liability, Current shows an upward trend with a 5.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ2 2018
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toDeferred Revenue
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher future customer traffic, while a decrease may indicate slowing gift card sales or reduced consumer interest.
Detailed definition
This represents the total outstanding obligation for gift cards sold to customers that are expected to be redeemed withi...
Peer comparison
Commonly reported by retail and restaurant chains as deferred revenue or contract liabilities.
Metric ID:
dri_segment_gift_card_contract_with_customer_liability_currentHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $494.30M | $465.00M | $476.90M | $564.30M | $521.10M | $488.50M | $484.90M | $577.90M | $537.00M | $563.40M | $580.70M | $666.60M | $620.60M | $579.50M | $576.90M | $672.70M | $628.80M | $588.30M | $593.80M | $688.50M |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.9% | +2.6% | +18.3% | -7.7% | -6.3% | -0.7% | +19.2% | -7.1% | +4.9% | +3.1% | +14.8% | -6.9% | -6.6% | -0.4% | +16.6% | -6.5% | -6.4% | +0.9% | +15.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.4% | +5.1% | +1.7% | +2.4% | +3.1% | +15.3% | +19.8% | +15.3% | +15.6% | +2.9% | -0.7% | +0.9% | +1.3% | +1.5% | +2.9% | +2.3% |
Range$465.00M – $688.50M
CAGR+7.2%
Avg YoY Growth+5.9%
Median YoY Growth+2.9%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Darden Restaurants's gift card — contract with customer, liability, current?
- Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported gift card — contract with customer, liability, current of $688.50M in Q4 2025.
- How has Darden Restaurants's gift card — contract with customer, liability, current changed year-over-year?
- Darden Restaurants's gift card — contract with customer, liability, current increased by 2.3% year-over-year, from $672.70M to $688.50M.
- What is the long-term trend for Darden Restaurants's gift card — contract with customer, liability, current?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Darden Restaurants's gift card — contract with customer, liability, current has grown at a 5.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.96B to $2.46B.
- What does gift card — contract with customer, liability, current mean?
- The total value of gift cards sold that customers are expected to use within one year.