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Darden Restaurants Inc.Stock · Consumer DiscretionaryS&P 500 0.0%
$196.46+$2.34 (+1.21%)as of market close, Jul 24, 2026
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How Darden Restaurants uses its cash

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Where does Darden Restaurants's cash go? This Sankey traces cash from net income through operating cash flow into capex, free cash flow, dividends, buybacks, and debt paydown. Pick any fiscal year, recent quarter, or the trailing twelve months. Straight from SEC filings.

Darden Restaurants Inc. · FY2026 · year ended 2026-05-31
Operating cash flow$1.9BNet income$1.2B · 65%D&A$561M · 30%Stock comp$79M · 4%Free cash flow$1.1B · 60%Capex$734M · 40%Dividends$693M · 37%Buybacks$672M · 36%Cash reserves$246M · 13%

Each fiscal year from SEC filings. Percentages are share of operating cash flow. Sources (net income + non-cash add-backs) flow into operating cash flow, which splits into capex and free cash flow; free cash flow goes to dividends, buybacks, debt paydown, and what's retained. Annual only. For informational purposes only.