Darden Restaurants (DRI) Free Cash Flow

Price: $199.93
Market Cap: $23.42B
Avg Volume: 1.21M
Country: US
Industry: Restaurants
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Beta: 1.272
52W Range: $135.87-203.47
Website: Darden Restaurants

What is Darden Restaurants's Free Cash Flow?

  • Darden Restaurants's annual free cash flow as of FY 2024 is $993.40M.
  • Darden Restaurants's quarterly free cash flow as of QQ2 2025 is $212.80M.

What is Free Cash Flow?

Free cash flow (FCF) is a measure of financial performance calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It represents the cash that a company generates after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain its capital assets. FCF is important because it allows a company to pursue opportunities that enhance shareholder value.

How is Free Cash Flow calculated?

The formula for free cash flow is:

Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures

This metric helps investors understand the company's ability to generate cash and its potential to pay dividends or expand.

Related Metrics

Other important metrics to assess Darden Restaurants's free cash flow financial health include:

  • Free Cash Flow Growth - the rate at which a company's free cash flow is growing:
    • Annual Growth: 4.37%
  • Free Cash Flow Per Share - free cash flow divided by the number of shares outstanding:
    • Annual: $8.29
  • Free Cash Flow Yield - free cash flow divided by the market capitalization:
    • Annual: 5.61%

These metrics provide insights into Darden Restaurants's financial health and its ability to generate cash. Comparing these ratios with industry benchmarks can offer a deeper understanding of the company's performance.

Annual Free Cash Flow

$993.40M

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

$212.80M

Historical Annual Free Cash Flow
$3.00B$3.00B$2.40B$2.40B$1.80B$1.80B$1.20B$1.20B$600.00M$600.00M$0.00$0.00Free Cash Flow (Annual)201620162017201720182018201920192020202020212021202220222023202320242024
Historical Quarterly Free Cash Flow
$2.80B$2.80B$2.10B$2.10B$1.40B$1.40B$700.00M$700.00M$0.00$0.00-$700.00M-$700.00MFree Cash Flow (Quarterly)201620162017201720182018201920192020202020212021202220222023202320242024
Annual Free Cash Flow Growth
12000.00%12000.00%9000.00%9000.00%6000.00%6000.00%3000.00%3000.00%0.00%0.00%-3000.00%-3000.00%Free Cash Flow Growth (%)201620162017201720182018201920192020202020212021202220222023202320242024
Annual Free Cash Flow Per Share
$25.00$25.00$20.00$20.00$15.00$15.00$10.00$10.00$5.00$5.00$0.00$0.00Free Cash Flow Per Share201620162017201720182018201920192020202020212021202220222023202320242024

Darden Restaurants Historical Financial Metrics

The table below shows various financial metrics for each year, with the latest data available for the last fiscal year 2024.

Year Free Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Growth Free Cash Flow Per Share Free Cash Flow Yield
2024 $993.40M 4.37% $8.29 5.61%
2023 $951.80M 11.06% $7.81 4.84%
2022 $857.00M -7.34% $6.71 5.32%
2021 $924.90M 325.63% $7.09 4.95%
2020 $217.30M -72.27% $1.77 2.26%
2019 $783.60M 33.42% $6.34 5.28%
2018 $587.30M 0.50% $4.74 5.39%
2017 $584.40M 6.31% $4.70 5.35%
2016 $549.70M -78.56% $4.31 6.39%
2015 $2.56B 10539.00% $20.08 34.08%

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