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Darden Restaurants, Inc.
- Consumer Discretionary
- US companies in Restaurants (9)
- NYSE · USD
- Mkt cap $24.2bn
$213.96
as of 27 Oct 2026, 7% below its 52-week high
Screens as reasonably placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.
These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.
- Trailing yield
- 2.92%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
- Forward yield
- 2.92%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
- Earnings cover
- 1.7×Pays 59% of earnings
- Cash cover
- 1.5×Free cash flow over dividends paid
- 5y dividend growth
- +31.1% a yearMeasured from a cut in FY2021
- Next ex-dividend date
- Estimated9 Jan 2027Quarterly dividend of about $1.50
Compared with US companies in Restaurants (9)
- Trailing yield is higher than 6 of the 8 other US companies in Restaurants.
- 5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than 7 of the 8 other US companies in Restaurants.
Quality
69
ModerateCapacity to keep growing the dividend
Risk
45
LowSignals of dividend-cut pressure
Trim
58
ModerateHow extended the valuation looks
Why Quality is 69
DRI against US companies in Restaurants (9)
Valuation against its own history
As of the last reported period (30 Aug 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of DRI’s past readings.
- P/E20.6×P60, neutral for this measure
- Yield2.86%P47, neutral for this measure
- FCF payout66.4%P91, poor for this measure
- Net debt / EBITDA3.02P42, neutral for this measure
- DGR 5y+18.2%P90, good for this measure
- ROIC13.2%P80, good for this measure
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