What is the primary revenue source for Darden Restaurants (DRI)?

According to the latest financial reports, the company's revenue is driven by its core business segments and operational services. You can explore the exact breakdown and proportions of each revenue stream using the interactive charts on this page.

How can I visualize and analyze DRI's financial statements?

gkcal provides interactive Sankey diagrams and profit waterfall charts that map out Darden Restaurants's total revenue, cost of goods sold, operating expenses, and net income, making it easy to understand their business model and cash flow at a glance.

How Darden Restaurants Makes Money: DRI Revenue Breakdown (2027)

Operations

Where did the money come from, and where was it spent?

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Revenue grew while operating profit fell, so growth did not translate into better earnings.

Operating margin declined by 1.16 percentage points year over year.

Revenue: USD 3.20B
Largest revenue segment share (Olive Garden): 41.55%
Cost of revenue: USD 984.90M
Selling, general and administrative: USD 134.80M

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YoY periods: Q1 2027 compared with Q1 2026

Source metrics

Cost of revenueFood and beverage costs and restaurant expenses · CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold
RevenueSales · RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
Operating marginOperating income · operating_income / revenue * 100
Largest revenue segment share (Olive Garden)Olive Garden · segment_value / revenue * 100
Selling, general and administrativesum(SellingAndMarketingExpense, GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense)

Assets

Where is the money tied up, and how is the company financed?

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Current assets do not cover near-term liabilities, indicating short-term funding pressure.

Property, plant and equipment: USD 5.12B
Goodwill: USD 1.66B
Inventory: USD 321.00M
Total liabilities: USD 11.16B
Shareholder equity: USD 2.07B

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YoY periods: Q1 2027 compared with Q1 2026

Source metrics

Shareholder equityStockholders' equity (deficit) · StockholdersEquity
InventoryInventories · InventoryNet
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities · Liabilities
Property, plant and equipmentProperty, plant, and equipment and finance lease right-of-use asset, after accumulated depreciation and amortization · PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAfterAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization
GoodwillGoodwill · Goodwill

Cash

Did accounting profit ultimately turn into cash?

Steady

Operating cash flow covers accounting profit, showing good cash conversion.

Operating cash flow equals 119.54% of net income.

Free cash flow remains positive after capital expenditure.

Net income: USD 233.40M
Operating cash flow: USD 279.00M
Cash conversion: 119.54%
Free cash flow: USD 103.70M

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YoY periods: Q1 2027 compared with Q1 2026

Source metrics

Net incomeNet earnings · NetIncomeLoss
Operating cash flowsum(waterfull.operating)
Cash conversionoperating_cash_flow / net_income * 100
Free cash flowcfo - capex

Shareholders

Did the money earned actually make its way back to shareholders?

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Dividends and net buybacks exceed free cash flow, raising questions about sustainability.

Cash dividends: USD 184.20M
Share repurchases: USD 220.80M
Stock issuance proceeds: USD 20.00M
Net shareholder return: USD 385.00M

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YoY periods: Q1 2027 compared with Q1 2026

Source metrics

Stock issuance proceedsProceeds from issuance of common stock · ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock · abs(node_value)
Net shareholder returndividends_paid + share_repurchases - stock_issuance_proceeds
Cash dividendsPayments of dividends · PaymentsOfDividends · abs(node_value)
Share repurchasesPayments for repurchase of common stock · PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock · abs(node_value)

Diluted share count is missing, so dilution cannot be assessed against buybacks.

Financial Insights

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Where did the money come from, and where was it spent?

Where is the money tied up, and how is the company financed?

Did accounting profit ultimately turn into cash?

Did the money earned actually make its way back to shareholders?