Darden Restaurants (FRA:DDN) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.50 (As of Feb. 2025)

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What is Darden Restaurants Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Darden Restaurants's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Feb. 2025 was 0.50.

The historical rank and industry rank for Darden Restaurants's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:DDN' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.32 Med: 0.6 Max: 1.37
Current: 0.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Darden Restaurants was 1.37. The lowest was 0.32. And the median was 0.60.

FRA:DDN's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
64.85% of 165 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 0.37 vs FRA:DDN: 0.60

As of today (2025-04-02), the Dividend Yield % of Darden Restaurants is 2.75%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Darden Restaurants was 8.69%. The lowest was 0.45%. And the median was 2.93%.

Darden Restaurants's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Feb. 2025 was €1.34.

During the past 12 months, Darden Restaurants's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 50.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 17.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Darden Restaurants was 108.00% per year. The lowest was -15.00% per year. And the median was 17.25% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Darden Restaurants Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Darden Restaurants's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Darden Restaurants Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Darden Restaurants Annual Data

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1.37

0.32

0.60

0.61

Darden Restaurants Quarterly Data
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Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.50	0.51	0.80	0.69	0.50

Competitive Comparison of Darden Restaurants's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Restaurants subindustry, Darden Restaurants's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Darden Restaurants's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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Darden Restaurants Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Darden Restaurants's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: May. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: May. 2024 )
	=	4.847	/	7.974
	=	0.61

Darden Restaurants's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Feb. 2025 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Feb. 2025 )
	=	1.344	/	2.688
	=	0.50

Darden Restaurants (FRA:DDN) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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

Website

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Darden Restaurants is the largest restaurant operator in the US full-service space, with consolidated revenue of $11.4 billion in fiscal 2024 resulting in 3%-4% full-service market share (per NRA data and our calculations). The company maintains a portfolio of 11 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, The Capital Burger, and most recently, Chuy's. 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 2024, the company operated 2,031 restaurants in the US.

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