SuperworthDarden Restaurants shares outstanding DRI
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2009.
- Latest quarter, to Aug 30, 2026
- 114.4M
- On a year earlier
- −2.7%
- fewer shares
Darden Restaurants had 114.4M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q1 FY27, the quarter to Aug 30, 2026.
That is 2.7% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 115.2M | −2% |
| FY2025 | 118.1M | −2% |
| FY2024 | 120.2M | −1% |
| FY2023 | 122M | −3% |
| FY2022 | 125.7M | −5% |
| FY2021 | 132.7M | +7% |
| FY2020 | 124.4M | −0% |
| FY2019 | 124.8M | −1% |
| FY2018 | 125.7M | −1% |
| FY2017 | 126.6M | −1% |
| FY2016 | 128.4M | −0% |
| FY2015 | 128.6M | −4% |
| FY2014 | 134.1M | +1% |
| FY2013 | 132.2M | +1% |
| FY2012 | 131.4M | −5% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | 114.4M | −3% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 115.2M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 115.8M | −2% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 116.7M | −1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 117.6M | −1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 118.1M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 118M | −2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 118.3M | −2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 119.2M | −2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 120.2M | −1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 120.4M | −2% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 120.8M | −2% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.