What is Darden Restaurants's sales & marketing?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported sales & marketing of $43.2M in Q1 2026.

How has Darden Restaurants's sales & marketing changed year-over-year?

Darden Restaurants's sales & marketing increased by 5.4% year-over-year, from $41M to $43.2M.

What is the long-term trend for Darden Restaurants's sales & marketing?

Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Darden Restaurants's sales & marketing has grown at a 18.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $93.2M to $180.4M.

What does sales & marketing mean?

Costs of selling products and services including sales force compensation, commissions, marketing campaigns, trade shows, and customer acquisition expenses.

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Segments

By segment

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Other Business$8.2M+18.8%

LongHorn Steakhouse$3.1M+40.9%

Fine Dining$2.5M+8.7%

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$22.48B-5.4%

Enterprise value$30.28B-3.3%

P/E18.6×-4.0×

P/S1.7×-0.3×

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:MarketingExpense.

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 sales & marketing?: Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported sales & marketing of $43.2M in Q1 2026.
How has Darden Restaurants's sales & marketing changed year-over-year?: Darden Restaurants's sales & marketing increased by 5.4% year-over-year, from $41M to $43.2M.
What is the long-term trend for Darden Restaurants's sales & marketing?: Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Darden Restaurants's sales & marketing has grown at a 18.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $93.2M to $180.4M.
What does sales & marketing mean?: Costs of selling products and services including sales force compensation, commissions, marketing campaigns, trade shows, and customer acquisition expenses.