Darden Restaurants (Darden Restaurants) Debt-to-Equity

: 2.43 (As of Feb. 2024)

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Darden Restaurants's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $159 Mil. Darden Restaurants's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $5,147 Mil. Darden Restaurants's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $2,181 Mil. Darden Restaurants's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 2.43.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Darden Restaurants's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

DRI' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22 Med: 1.01 Max: 2.71
Current: 2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Darden Restaurants was 2.71. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 1.01.

DRI's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
79.14% of 302 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 0.945 vs DRI: 2.43

Darden Restaurants Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Darden Restaurants's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Darden Restaurants Annual Data

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May23

Debt-to-Equity

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0.39

2.42

1.85

2.22

2.18

Darden Restaurants Quarterly Data
	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.26	2.18	2.54	2.71	2.43

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Darden Restaurants's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Darden Restaurants Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Darden Restaurants's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Darden Restaurants Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Darden Restaurants's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(196	+	4597.9)	/	2201.5
	=	2.18

Darden Restaurants's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(158.7	+	5147.2)	/	2180.9
	=	2.43

Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Darden Restaurants (Darden Restaurants) Business Description

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Address

1000 Darden Center Drive, Orlando, FL, USA, 32837

Website

https://www.darden.com

Darden Restaurants is the largest restaurant operator in the U.S. full-service space, with consolidated revenue of $10.5 billion in fiscal 2023 resulting in 3%-4% full-service market share (per NRA data and our calculations). The company maintains a portfolio of 10 restaurant brands: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Ruth's Chris, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V's, Bahama Breeze, and The Capital Burger. Darden generates revenue almost exclusively from company-owned restaurants, though a small network of franchised restaurants and consumer-packaged goods sales through the traditional grocery channel contribute modestly. As of the end of its fiscal 2023, the company operated 1,914 restaurants in the U.S.

Executives

John W. Madonna	officer: SVP, Corporate Controller	1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Douglas J. Milanes	officer: SVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofcr	1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Melvin John Martin	officer: President, SRG	1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Sarah H. King	officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer	1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Susan M. Connelly	officer: SVP, Chief Comm & PA Officer	1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Lee Eugene I Jr	officer: President, Speciality Rest Grp	1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Rajesh Vennam	officer: SVP, CFO and Treasurer	1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Ricardo Cardenas	officer: SVP Chief Strategy Officer	1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Matthew R Broad	officer: SVP General Counsel	C/O DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC., 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Todd Burrowes	officer: President, LongHorn Steakhouse	150 WEST CHURCH AVENUE, MARYVILLE TN 37801
Daniel J. Kiernan	officer: President, Olive Garden	1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
William S Simon	director	1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Nana Mensah	director	1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10019
Richard L. Renninger	officer: SVP, Chief Development Officer	1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Timothy J Wilmott	director	C/O PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC., 825 BERKSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 200, WYOMISSING PA 19610