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DRI Dividend

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

NYSEConsumer CyclicalStockData as of
Dividend yield
3.06%
Annual dividend
$6.12
Payout ratio
0.57
Frequency
Quarterly
Share price
$199.78
Market cap
$22.9B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $1.6200

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is DRI a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

  • Yield is above the market median3.06% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
  • Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.57 means roughly 57% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
  • Dividend has been cut 2 timesAcross 30 complete years, the annual total fell in 1999, 2020. The most recent reduction was in 2020.
  • Raised for 5 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

DRI dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1996 to 2025.

1996200120062011201620212025
Peak $5.80 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for DRI, most recent first.
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountType
$1.6200Quarterly
$1.5000Quarterly
$1.5000Quarterly
$1.5000Quarterly
$1.5000Quarterly
$1.4000Quarterly
$1.4000Quarterly
$1.4000Quarterly
$1.4000Quarterly
$1.3100Quarterly
$1.3100Quarterly
$1.3100Quarterly
$1.3100Quarterly
$1.2100Quarterly
$1.2100Quarterly
$1.2100Quarterly
$1.2100Quarterly
$1.1000Quarterly
$1.1000Quarterly
$1.1000Quarterly
$1.1000Quarterly
$0.8800Quarterly
$0.3700Quarterly
$0.3000Semi-Annual
$0.8800Semi-Annual
$0.8800Quarterly
$0.8800Quarterly
$0.7500Quarterly
$0.7500Quarterly
$0.7500Quarterly
$0.7500Quarterly
$0.6300Quarterly
$0.6300Quarterly
$0.6300Quarterly
$0.6300Quarterly
$0.5600Quarterly
$0.5600Quarterly
$0.5600Quarterly
$0.5600Quarterly
$0.5000Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does DRI pay a dividend?
Yes. Darden Restaurants, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.06% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $6.12 per share.
How much does DRI pay in dividends?
$6.12 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next DRI ex-dividend date?
The next ex-dividend date on record is October 9, 2026, with payment on November 2, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.