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Arphra AIPlain-English read on Darden Restaurants, Inc.’s valuationCapital return
A buyback story, not a dividend one
Dividend yield — on a — payout, with buybacks adding ~1.73%. Total shareholder yield ≈ 1.73%. Source dividends · key_metrics_ttm.
Dividend yield
—
fwd · $1.50 quarterly
Payout ratio
—
of trailing EPS
Buyback yield
1.73%
repurchases / mkt cap
5Y div CAGR
-10%
per-year
Dividend history
· dividendsRecent payments
FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
- FY26$1.50quarterlyApr 10, 2026
- FY26$1.50quarterlyJan 09, 2026
- FY25$1.50quarterlyOct 10, 2025
- FY25$1.50quarterlyJul 10, 2025
- FY25$1.40quarterlyApr 10, 2025
- FY25$1.40quarterlyJan 10, 2025
- FY24$1.40quarterlyOct 10, 2024
- FY24$1.40quarterlyJul 10, 2024
Most recent · declared
DeclarationMar 18, 2026
Ex-dividendApr 10, 2026
RecordApr 10, 2026
PayableMay 01, 2026
Amount$1.50 / sh
Identifiers
TickerDRI-US
Exchange—
CurrencyUSD
FrequencyQuarterly
Disclaimer
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Yield · TTM
—
Payout ratio
—
Of net income
Trailing 12mo
$6.00
Per share
Dividend CAGR · 4y
-10.23%
Streak
11 yrs
Achiever
Frequency
Quarterly
Inferred from cadence
TTM dividend / share
DB · dividends$0.50 → $7.40+1380.0%Jan 2016Apr 2026
Latest dividend
Amount$1.5000
Adjusted$1.5000
Ex-dateApr 10, 2026
Record dateApr 10, 2026
Payment dateMay 01, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Annual totals
| Year | Total / share | YoY | Histogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.00 | -48.28% | |
| 2025 | $5.80 | +7.01% | |
| 2024 | $5.42 | +7.54% | |
| 2023 | $5.04 | +9.09% | |
| 2022 | $4.62 | +33.91% | |
| 2021 | $3.45 | +192.37% | |
| 2020 | $1.18 | -63.80% | |
| 2019 | $3.26 | — |
Dividend history
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adj. | Record date | Payment date | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | $1.5000 | $1.5000 | Apr 10, 2026 | May 01, 2026 | Quarterly |
| Jan 09, 2026 | $1.5000 | $1.5000 | Jan 09, 2026 | Feb 02, 2026 | Quarterly |
| Oct 10, 2025 | $1.5000 | $1.5000 | Oct 10, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 | Quarterly |
| Jul 10, 2025 | $1.5000 | $1.5000 | Jul 10, 2025 | Aug 01, 2025 | Quarterly |
| Apr 10, 2025 | $1.4000 | $1.4000 | Apr 10, 2025 | May 01, 2025 | Quarterly |
| Jan 10, 2025 | $1.4000 | $1.4000 | Jan 10, 2025 | Feb 03, 2025 | Quarterly |
| Oct 10, 2024 | $1.4000 | $1.4000 | Oct 10, 2024 | Nov 01, 2024 | Quarterly |
| Jul 10, 2024 | $1.4000 | $1.4000 | Jul 10, 2024 | Aug 01, 2024 | Quarterly |
| Apr 09, 2024 | $1.3100 | $1.3100 | Apr 10, 2024 | May 01, 2024 | Quarterly |
| Jan 09, 2024 | $1.3100 | $1.3100 | Jan 10, 2024 | Feb 01, 2024 | Quarterly |
| Oct 06, 2023 | $1.3100 | $1.3100 | Oct 10, 2023 | Nov 01, 2023 | Quarterly |
| Jul 07, 2023 | $1.3100 | $1.3100 | Jul 10, 2023 | Aug 01, 2023 | Quarterly |
| Apr 06, 2023 | $1.2100 | $1.2100 | Apr 10, 2023 | May 01, 2023 | Quarterly |
| Jan 09, 2023 | $1.2100 | $1.2100 | Jan 10, 2023 | Feb 01, 2023 | Quarterly |
| Oct 06, 2022 | $1.2100 | $1.2100 | Oct 10, 2022 | Nov 01, 2022 | Quarterly |
| Jul 07, 2022 | $1.2100 | $1.2100 | Jul 08, 2022 | Aug 01, 2022 | Quarterly |
| Apr 07, 2022 | $1.1000 | $1.1000 | Apr 08, 2022 | May 02, 2022 | Quarterly |
| Jan 07, 2022 | $1.1000 | $1.1000 | Jan 10, 2022 | Feb 01, 2022 | Quarterly |
| Oct 07, 2021 | $1.1000 | $1.1000 | Oct 08, 2021 | Nov 01, 2021 | Quarterly |
| Jul 08, 2021 | $1.1000 | $1.1000 | Jul 09, 2021 | Aug 02, 2021 | Quarterly |
| Apr 08, 2021 | $0.8800 | $0.8800 | Apr 09, 2021 | May 03, 2021 | Quarterly |
| Jan 07, 2021 | $0.3700 | $0.3700 | Jan 08, 2021 | Feb 01, 2021 | Quarterly |
| Oct 08, 2020 | $0.3000 | $0.3000 | Oct 09, 2020 | Nov 02, 2020 | Quarterly |
| Jan 09, 2020 | $0.8800 | $0.8800 | Jan 10, 2020 | Feb 03, 2020 | Quarterly |
| Oct 09, 2019 | $0.8800 | $0.8800 | Oct 10, 2019 | Nov 01, 2019 | Quarterly |
| Jul 09, 2019 | $0.8800 | $0.8800 | Jul 10, 2019 | Aug 01, 2019 | Quarterly |
| Apr 09, 2019 | $0.7500 | $0.7500 | Apr 10, 2019 | May 01, 2019 | Quarterly |
| Jan 09, 2019 | $0.7500 | $0.7500 | Jan 10, 2019 | Feb 01, 2019 | Quarterly |
| Oct 09, 2018 | $0.7500 | $0.7500 | Oct 10, 2018 | Nov 01, 2018 | Quarterly |
| Jul 09, 2018 | $0.7500 | $0.7500 | Jul 10, 2018 | Aug 01, 2018 | Quarterly |
| Apr 09, 2018 | $0.6300 | $0.6300 | Apr 10, 2018 | May 01, 2018 | Quarterly |
| Jan 09, 2018 | $0.6300 | $0.6300 | Jan 10, 2018 | Feb 01, 2018 | Quarterly |
| Oct 06, 2017 | $0.6300 | $0.6300 | Oct 10, 2017 | Nov 01, 2017 | Quarterly |
| Jul 06, 2017 | $0.6300 | $0.6300 | Jul 10, 2017 | Aug 01, 2017 | Quarterly |
| Apr 06, 2017 | $0.5600 | $0.5600 | Apr 10, 2017 | May 01, 2017 | Quarterly |
| Jan 06, 2017 | $0.5600 | $0.5600 | Jan 10, 2017 | Feb 01, 2017 | Quarterly |
| Oct 05, 2016 | $0.5600 | $0.5600 | Oct 10, 2016 | Nov 01, 2016 | Quarterly |
| Jul 07, 2016 | $0.5600 | $0.5600 | Jul 11, 2016 | Aug 01, 2016 | Quarterly |
| Apr 07, 2016 | $0.5000 | $0.5000 | Apr 11, 2016 | May 02, 2016 | Quarterly |
| Jan 06, 2016 | $0.5000 | $0.5000 | Jan 08, 2016 | Feb 01, 2016 | Quarterly |
2 stock splits on file — see the Corp actions tab.