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Darden Restaurants cash flow statement

In fiscal 2026, Darden Restaurants's operations generated $1.85bn of cash; it spent $734m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.12bn. It returned $693m in dividends and $672m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010May 20102011May 20112012May 20122013May 20132014May 20142015May 20152016May 20162017May 20172018May 20182019May 20192020May 20202021May 20212022May 20222023May 20232024May 20242025May 20252026May 2026LTMAug 2026
Cash from operations9038955145945558748209161,0201,2687171,1941,2651,5531,6221,7071,8531,790
Depreciation and amortisation301317241278304319290273313337356351368388460516561570
Stock-based pay546747403954374143605372616869797981
Capital spending432548458510415297228293396452460255377565601645734735
Free cash flow47134756841415785926236248162589398889881,0211,0621,1191,054
Free cash flow after stock pay4182809441025245555835817562058668279209529831,040974
Dividends paid140176224258288279268279314371322203563590628659693702
Share buybacks85386375521502185230235208330451,071459454418672710
Shares issued666370645816099113385952646403544562536

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Darden Restaurants's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Darden Restaurants.