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Darden Restaurants DRI Free cash flow

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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%

Valuation

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Market cap$23.6B-7.4%
Enterprise value$31.48B-4.6%
P/E21.3×-2.9×
P/S1.9×-0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin11.4%-0.3pp
Net margin8.7%-0.3pp
FCF margin8%-1.0pp

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.

$617.8Mnet cash from operating−$165.9Mcapital expenditures=$451.9M

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?
Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported free cash flow of $451.9M in Q4 2025.
How has Darden Restaurants's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
Darden Restaurants's free cash flow increased by 5.1% year-over-year, from $430.1M to $451.9M.
What is the long-term trend for Darden Restaurants's free cash flow?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Darden Restaurants's free cash flow has grown at a 6.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $887.7M to $1.06B.
What does free cash flow mean?
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.