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Darden Restaurants DRI Free cash flow margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.3B+5.9%
Operating income$406.4M-2.8%
Net income$306.8M-5.1%
EPS (diluted)$2.65-3.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$240.4M+7.2%
Total debt$8.1B+3.7%
Total equity$2.1B-4.5%
Total assets$12.9B+2.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$617.8M+5.0%
CapEx$165.9M+4.9%
Free cash flow$451.9M+5.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$24.45B+4.9%
Enterprise value$32.33B+4.5%
P/E22.1×0.0×
P/S1.9×-0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin11.4%-0.3pp
Net margin8.7%-0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity51.3%+3.3pp
Debt / equity3.9×+0.3×
Current ratio0.4×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Darden Restaurants’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Darden Restaurants’s 10-Q, filed March 27, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Darden Restaurants's free cash flow margin?
Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported free cash flow margin of 8% in Q4 2025.
How has Darden Restaurants's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Darden Restaurants's free cash flow margin decreased by 11.1% year-over-year, from 9% to 8%.
What is the long-term trend for Darden Restaurants's free cash flow margin?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Darden Restaurants's free cash flow margin has grown at a -4.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 41.8% to 36.1%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.