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Darden Restaurants DRI Stock-Based Comp

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Other financials

Income statement

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

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

Operating cash flow$572.1M+25.2%

CapEx$193.1M+12.3%

Free cash flow$379.0M+33.0%

Valuation

Market cap$23.71B+0.4%

Enterprise value$31.5B+1.2%

P/E19.6×-2.8×

P/S1.8×-0.2×

Profitability

Operating margin12%+0.7pp

Net margin9.1%+0.4pp

FCF margin8.5%-0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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:ShareBasedCompensation.

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 stock-based comp?: Darden Restaurants (DRI) reported stock-based comp of $12.6M in Q1 2026.
How has Darden Restaurants's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: Darden Restaurants's stock-based comp decreased by 13.7% year-over-year, from $14.6M to $12.6M.
What is the long-term trend for Darden Restaurants's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Darden Restaurants's stock-based comp has grown at a 6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $60.5M to $79.1M.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.