Darden Restaurants Cash Flow Statement
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Darden Restaurants free cash flow
In fiscal 2026, Darden Restaurants generated $1.85 billion of operating cash flow and spent $734.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.12 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 8.5% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 5.3% from the prior year's $1.06 billion.
Darden Restaurants returned $1.36 billion to shareholders: $693.0 million in dividends and $671.7 million in share repurchases, equal to 122% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 1.6 times.
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Darden Restaurants cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20262026-05-31 | FY 20252025-05-25 | FY 20242024-05-26 | FY 20232023-05-28 | FY 20222022-05-29 | FY 20212021-05-30 | FY 20202020-05-31 | FY 20192019-05-26 | FY 20182018-05-27 | FY 20172017-05-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 1.21B | 1.05B | 1.03B | 981.90M | 952.80M | 629.30M | -52.40M | 713.40M | 596.00M | 479.10M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +14.97% | +2.14% | +4.65% | +3.05% | +51.41% | — | -107.35% | +19.70% | +24.40% | +27.76% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 561.10M | 516.10M | 459.90M | 387.80M | 368.40M | 350.90M | 355.90M | 336.70M | 313.10M | 272.90M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 79.10M | 79.10M | 68.50M | 67.50M | 60.50M | 72.40M | 53.00M | 59.80M | 42.80M | 40.70M |
| Change in Working Capital | -24.80M | 11.50M | 95.40M | 175.70M | -96.70M | -25.90M | -73.30M | 36.40M | -8.00M | 112.60M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.85B | 1.71B | 1.62B | 1.55B | 1.26B | 1.19B | 717.40M | 1.27B | 1.02B | 916.30M |
| Capital Expenditures | -734.00M | -644.60M | -601.20M | -564.90M | -376.90M | -254.90M | -459.90M | -452.00M | -396.00M | -293.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -711.40M | -1.28B | -1.32B | -568.40M | -389.00M | -263.70M | -544.00M | -462.60M | -451.10M | -1.07B |
| Dividends Paid | -693.00M | -658.50M | -628.40M | -589.80M | -563.00M | -202.60M | -322.30M | -370.80M | -313.50M | -279.10M |
| Share Repurchases | -671.70M | -418.20M | -453.90M | -458.70M | -1.07B | -45.40M | -330.30M | -207.50M | -234.80M | -230.20M |
| Debt Issued | 0 | 750.00M | 1.10B | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 300.00M | 500.00M |
| Debt Repaid | 0 | 0 | -600.00M | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | -408.20M | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.16B | -385.80M | -483.40M | -1.03B | -1.61B | -478.90M | 138.70M | -484.20M | -636.60M | 129.20M |
| Net Change in Cash | -26.90M | 34.40M | -196.10M | -55.90M | -742.60M | 451.40M | 306.00M | 310.40M | -86.20M | -41.70M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.12B | 1.06B | 1.02B | 987.90M | 887.70M | 938.60M | 257.50M | 815.60M | 623.80M | 623.30M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Darden Restaurants's cash flow statement, from FY 2026 back to FY 2017, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow DRI's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?