What is Darden Restaurants's goodwill?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported goodwill of $1.66B in Q1 2026.

How has Darden Restaurants's goodwill changed year-over-year?

Darden Restaurants's goodwill decreased by 0.1% year-over-year, from $1.66B to $1.66B.

What is the long-term trend for Darden Restaurants's goodwill?

Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Darden Restaurants's goodwill has grown at a 9.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.04B to $1.66B.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

Darden Restaurants DRI Goodwill

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.7B+13.7%

Operating income$516.8M+35.0%

Net income$404.9M+33.3%

EPS (diluted)$3.51+36.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$219.5M-8.5%

Total debt$8.0B+3.0%

Total equity$2.2B-4.5%

Total assets$12.9B+2.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$572.1M+25.2%

CapEx$193.1M+12.3%

Free cash flow$379.0M+33.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$23.71B+0.4%

Enterprise value$31.5B+1.2%

P/E19.6×-2.8×

P/S1.8×-0.2×

Profitability

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Operating margin12%+0.7pp

Net margin9.1%+0.4pp

FCF margin8.5%-0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity53.4%+7.3pp

Debt / equity3.6×+0.3×

Current ratio0.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Darden Restaurants in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

The official record: Darden Restaurants’s 10-K, filed July 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Darden Restaurants's goodwill?: Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported goodwill of $1.66B in Q1 2026.
How has Darden Restaurants's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Darden Restaurants's goodwill decreased by 0.1% year-over-year, from $1.66B to $1.66B.
What is the long-term trend for Darden Restaurants's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Darden Restaurants's goodwill has grown at a 9.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.04B to $1.66B.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.