DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC
Business
Darden Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates full-service restaurants under eleven brands including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Chuy's, Yard House, Ruth's Chris, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V's, Bahama Breeze, and The Capital Burger, primarily in the United States and Canada. The company generates revenue from food and beverage sales across casual dining, steakhouse, and fine dining concepts. Darden also operates a franchise model in select international geographies and licenses branded consumer products through retail distribution.
Summary from 10-K filed 2025-07-18
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-05-31 | FY 2024 2024-05-31 | FY 2023 2023-05-31 | FY 2022 2022-05-31 | FY 2021 2021-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 12,077 | 11,390 | 10,488 | 9,630 | 7,196 | |
| Restaurant labor | 3,833 | 3,619 | 3,346 | 3,109 | 2,286 | |
| Marketing expenses | 170 | 145 | 118 | 93 | 91 | |
| Pre-opening costs | 25 | 24 | 26 | — | — | |
| General and administrative expenses | 520 | 479 | 386 | 373 | 396 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 516 | 460 | 388 | 368 | 351 | |
| Impairments and disposal of assets, net | 49 | 12 | −11 | −2 | 7 | |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 10,714 | 10,076 | 9,286 | 8,468 | 6,547 | |
| Operating income | 1,362 | 1,314 | 1,202 | 1,162 | 649 | |
| Interest, net | 175 | 139 | 81 | 69 | 64 | |
| Earnings before income taxes | 1,190 | 1,180 | 1,121 | 1,094 | 577 | |
| Income tax expense | 136 | 145 | 137 | 139 | −56 | |
| Earnings from continuing operations | 1,051 | 1,031 | 984 | 955 | 632 | |
| Losses from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit of $0.8, $1.7 and $0.8, respectively | −1 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −3 | |
| Net earnings | 1,050 | 1,028 | 982 | 953 | 629 | |
| Earnings from continuing operations (in dollars per share) | 8.94 | 8.59 | 8.07 | 7.47 | 4.85 | |
| Losses from discontinued operations (in dollars per share) | −0.01 | −0.02 | −0.01 | −0.01 | −0.02 | |
| Net earnings (in dollars per share) | 8.93 | 8.57 | 8.06 | 7.46 | 4.83 | |
| Earnings from continuing operations (in dollars per share) | 8.88 | 8.53 | 8 | 7.4 | 4.8 | |
| Losses from discontinued operations (in dollars per share) | −0.02 | −0.02 | −0.01 | −0.01 | −0.03 | |
| Net earnings (in dollars per share) | 8.86 | 8.51 | 7.99 | 7.39 | 4.77 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 118 | 120 | 122 | 128 | 130 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 118 | 121 | 123 | 129 | 132 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-05-31 | FY 2024 2024-05-31 | FY 2023 2023-05-31 | FY 2022 2022-05-31 | FY 2021 2021-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 240 | 195 | 368 | 421 | 1,215 | |
| Receivables, net | 94 | 79 | 80 | 72 | 68 | |
| Inventories | 312 | 291 | 288 | 271 | 191 | |
| Prepaid income taxes | 136 | 122 | 107 | 275 | 337 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 157 | 137 | 155 | 141 | 60 | |
| Total current assets | 938 | 823 | 998 | 1,179 | 1,871 | |
| Land, buildings and equipment, net | 4,716 | 4,184 | 3,725 | 3,356 | 2,869 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 3,556 | 3,429 | 3,374 | 3,465 | 3,776 | |
| Goodwill | 1,659 | 1,391 | 1,037 | 1,037 | 1,037 | |
| Trademarks | 1,346 | 1,148 | 806 | 806 | 806 | |
| Other assets | 372 | 348 | 301 | 292 | 296 | |
| Total assets | 12,587 | 11,323 | 10,242 | 10,136 | 10,656 | |
| Accounts payable | 440 | 400 | 426 | 367 | 305 | |
| Short-term debt | 0 | 87 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Accrued payroll | 208 | 190 | 173 | 182 | 177 | |
| Accrued income taxes | 5 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 36 | |
| Other accrued taxes | 83 | 71 | 66 | 65 | 61 | |
| Unearned revenues | 599 | 592 | 512 | 498 | 474 | |
| Other current liabilities | 913 | 847 | 753 | 705 | 796 | |
| Total current liabilities | 2,248 | 2,193 | 1,937 | 1,848 | 1,848 | |
| Long-term debt | 2,129 | 1,370 | 885 | 901 | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | 279 | 232 | 142 | 201 | 222 | |
| Operating lease liabilities - non-current | 3,817 | 3,705 | 3,668 | 3,756 | 4,089 | |
| Other liabilities | 1,804 | 1,581 | 1,408 | 1,232 | 755 | |
| Total liabilities | 10,276 | 9,081 | 8,040 | 7,938 | 7,843 | |
| Common stock and surplus, no par value. Authorized 500.0 shares; issued 117.0 and 118.9 shares, respectively; outstanding 117.0 and 118.9 shares, respectively | 2,296 | 2,252 | 2,231 | 2,226 | 2,287 | |
| Preferred stock, no par value. Authorized 25.0 shares; none issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | −16 | −36 | −33 | −26 | 522 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 32 | 26 | 3 | −2 | 4 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 2,311 | 2,243 | 2,202 | 2,198 | 2,813 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 12,587 | 11,323 | 10,242 | 10,136 | 10,656 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-05-31 | FY 2024 2024-05-31 | FY 2023 2023-05-31 | FY 2022 2022-05-31 | FY 2021 2021-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock-based compensation expense | 79 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 72 | |
| Change in current assets and liabilities | 12 | 95 | 176 | −97 | −26 | |
| Contributions to pension and postretirement plans | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 5 | −3 | −60 | −24 | 169 | |
| Change in other assets and liabilities | 0 | −23 | 9 | −7 | 23 | |
| Other, net | −3 | −17 | 2 | 13 | −33 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations | 1,707 | 1,622 | 1,553 | 1,265 | 1,194 | |
| Purchases of land, buildings and equipment | −645 | −601 | −565 | −377 | −255 | |
| Proceeds from disposal of land, buildings and equipment | 3 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 5 | |
| Cash used in business acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −614 | −701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchases of capitalized software and other assets | −27 | −27 | −29 | −26 | −15 | |
| Other, net | 5 | 2 | 500,000 | 3 | 1 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations | −1,278 | −1,325 | −568 | −389 | −264 | |
| Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | 56 | 44 | 35 | 40 | 46 | |
| Dividends paid | −659 | −628 | −590 | −563 | −203 | |
| Repurchases of common stock | −418 | −454 | −459 | −1,071 | −45 | |
| (Repayment of) proceeds from commercial paper, net | −87 | 87 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt | 750 | 1,100 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Repayments of long-term debt | 0 | −600 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Principal payments on finance leases, net | −21 | −20 | −20 | −13 | −7 | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | −7 | −12 | −200,000 | −3 | — | |
| Net cash used in financing activities of continuing operations | −386 | −483 | −1,033 | −1,610 | −479 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities of discontinued operations | −9 | −10 | −7 | −9 | 500,000 | |
| Net cash used in discontinued operations | −9 | −10 | −7 | −9 | 500,000 | |
| Increase (Decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 34 | −196 | −56 | −743 | 451 | |
| Receivables, net | −13 | 9 | −8 | −4 | −18 | |
| Inventories | −21 | 6 | −17 | −80 | 16 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −7 | −1 | −25 | −23 | 3 | |
| Accounts payable | 27 | −11 | 41 | 43 | 49 | |
| Accrued payroll | 13 | 8 | −8 | 4 | 27 | |
| Prepaid/accrued income taxes | −15 | 5 | 143 | 59 | −289 | |
| Other accrued taxes | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | |
| Unearned revenues | 5 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 6 | |
| Other current liabilities | 14 | 63 | 35 | −124 | 163 |
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DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on Jun 25, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0000940944-26-000016). This is DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC's most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
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