SuperworthDarden Restaurants free cash flow DRI
Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Last 12 months, to Aug 30, 2026
- $1.1B
- Latest quarter, Q1 FY27
- $103.7M
- −38% on a year earlier
- Fiscal year 2026
- $1.1B
- +5% on the year before
Darden Restaurants' free cash flow was $1.1B over the twelve months to Aug 30, 2026, down 4% on a year earlier.
In its latest quarter, Q1 FY27, it was $103.7M, down 38% on the same quarter a year before.
Over the five fiscal years to FY2026 it grew 4% a year on average.
Free cash flow over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $1.1B | +5% |
| FY2025 | $1.1B | +4% |
| FY2024 | $1B | +3% |
| FY2023 | $987.9M | +11% |
| FY2022 | $887.7M | −5% |
| FY2021 | $938.6M | +265% |
| FY2020 | $257.5M | −68% |
| FY2019 | $815.6M | +31% |
| FY2018 | $623.8M | +0% |
| FY2017 | $623.3M | +5% |
| FY2016 | $592.1M | +2% |
| FY2015 | $577.8M | +311% |
| FY2014 | $140.6M | −47% |
| FY2013 | $263.9M | +115% |
| FY2012 | $122.5M | −65% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Free cash flow | On a year earlier | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | $103.7M | −38% | $1.1B | |
| Q4 FY26 | $379M | +33% | $1.1B | |
| Q3 FY26 | $451.9M | +5% | $1B | |
| Q2 FY26 | $119.8M | −45% | $1B | |
| Q1 FY26 | $168.4M | +32% | $1.1B | |
| Q4 FY25 | $285M | −0% | $1.1B | |
| Q3 FY25 | $430.1M | −2% | $1.1B | |
| Q2 FY25 | $219.3M | +22% | $1.1B | |
| Q1 FY25 | $128M | +8% | $1B | |
| Q4 FY24 | $285.6M | +11% | $1B | |
| Q3 FY24 | $437.4M | +17% | $992.8M | |
| Q2 FY24 | $179.3M | +256% | $930.1M |
Against its peers
Companies in Restaurants nearest Darden Restaurants' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Free cash flow yield |
|---|---|
| DRIDarden Restaurants | 4.4% |
| QSRRestaurant Brands International | 4.8% |
| CMGChipotle Mexican Grill | 4.5% |
| YUMCYum China | 6.2% |
| YUMYum! Brands | 4.1% |
| ARMKAramark | 3.1% |
| TXRHTexas Roadhouse | 3.7% |
| EATBrinker International | 7.3% |
| BROSDutch Bros | 1.3% |
| CAVACava | 0.8% |
| CAKECheesecake Factory | 3.8% |
| Peer median | 4.0% |
Where Darden Restaurants ranks
What the free cash flow tells you
Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.
Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.
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