Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI)

Darden Restaurants Dividend Information

Darden Restaurants has an annual dividend of $6.48 per share, with a yield of 3.13%. The dividend is paid every three months and the next ex-dividend date is Oct 9, 2026.

• Dividend Yield: 3.13%
• Annual Dividend: $6.48
• Ex-Dividend Date: Oct 9, 2026
• Payout Frequency: Quarterly
• Payout Ratio: 63.25%
• Dividend Growth: 7.59%
• Growth Years: 5
• Buyback Yield: 2.12%
• Shareholder Yield: 5.25%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Date	Cash Amount	Record Date	Pay Date
Oct 9, 2026	$1.620	Oct 9, 2026	Nov 2, 2026
Jul 10, 2026	$1.620	Jul 10, 2026	Aug 3, 2026
Apr 10, 2026	$1.500	Apr 10, 2026	May 1, 2026
Jan 9, 2026	$1.500	Jan 9, 2026	Feb 2, 2026
Oct 10, 2025	$1.500	Oct 10, 2025	Nov 3, 2025
Jul 10, 2025	$1.500	Jul 10, 2025	Aug 1, 2025
Apr 10, 2025	$1.400	Apr 10, 2025	May 1, 2025
Jan 10, 2025	$1.400	Jan 10, 2025	Feb 3, 2025
Oct 10, 2024	$1.400	Oct 10, 2024	Nov 1, 2024
Jul 10, 2024	$1.400	Jul 10, 2024	Aug 1, 2024
Apr 9, 2024	$1.310	Apr 10, 2024	May 1, 2024
Jan 9, 2024	$1.310	Jan 10, 2024	Feb 1, 2024
Oct 6, 2023	$1.310	Oct 10, 2023	Nov 1, 2023
Jul 7, 2023	$1.310	Jul 10, 2023	Aug 1, 2023
Apr 6, 2023	$1.210	Apr 10, 2023	May 1, 2023
Jan 9, 2023	$1.210	Jan 10, 2023	Feb 1, 2023
Oct 6, 2022	$1.210	Oct 10, 2022	Nov 1, 2022
Jul 7, 2022	$1.210	Jul 8, 2022	Aug 1, 2022
Apr 7, 2022	$1.100	Apr 8, 2022	May 2, 2022
Jan 7, 2022	$1.100	Jan 10, 2022	Feb 1, 2022

* Dividend amounts are adjusted for stock splits when applicable.

Dividend Charts

Data Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: Oct 9, 2026

Dividend data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence and updates within hours after each dividend announcement, which is every three months for this company.

Update frequency:

Quarterly

Last checked:

Sep 25, 2026

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