Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.42x as of May 2026. Operating cash flow of $574.50 Million exceeds net income of $404.90 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore DRI operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Darden Restaurants Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (1995–2026)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Darden Restaurants Inc across 30 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see DRI cash generation efficiency.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Darden Restaurants Inc (1995–2026)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Darden Restaurants Inc.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.54x | $1.85 Billion | $1.21 Billion | ▼ -5.5% |
| 2025 | 1.63x | $1.71 Billion | $1.05 Billion | ▲ +3.9% |
| 2024 | 1.56x | $1.61 Billion | $1.03 Billion | ▼ -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.57x | $1.55 Billion | $983.50 Million | ▲ +19.4% |
| 2022 | 1.32x | $1.26 Billion | $954.70 Million | ▼ -30.3% |
| 2021 | 1.89x | $1.19 Billion | $632.40 Million | ▲ +7.7% |
| 2019 | 1.75x | $1.26 Billion | $718.60 Million | ▲ +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.66x | $1.00 Billion | $603.80 Million | ▼ -11.1% |
| 2017 | 1.87x | $899.90 Million | $482.50 Million | ▼ -13.8% |
| 2016 | 2.16x | $778.00 Million | $359.70 Million | ▼ -85.1% |
| 2015 | 14.56x | $2.86 Billion | $196.40 Million | ▲ +507.9% |
| 2014 | 2.40x | $438.90 Million | $183.20 Million | ▲ +4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.30x | $949.30 Million | $412.60 Million | ▲ +93.9% |
| 2012 | 1.19x | $331.30 Million | $279.20 Million | ▼ -99.7% |
| 2011 | 371.92x | $892.60 Million | $2.40 Million | ▲ +16681.6% |
| 2010 | 2.22x | $902.00 Million | $407.00 Million | ▲ +5.3% |
| 2009 | 2.10x | $782.40 Million | $371.80 Million | ▲ +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.99x | $734.20 Million | $369.50 Million | ▼ -34.0% |
| 2007 | 3.01x | $606.40 Million | $201.40 Million | ▲ +42.0% |
| 2006 | 2.12x | $717.09 Million | $338.19 Million | ▲ +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2.01x | $583.24 Million | $290.61 Million | ▼ -13.2% |
| 2004 | 2.31x | $525.41 Million | $227.17 Million | ▲ +5.5% |
| 2003 | 2.19x | $509.29 Million | $232.26 Million | ▲ +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.14x | $508.14 Million | $237.79 Million | ▲ +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.13x | $420.57 Million | $197.00 Million | ▲ +11.9% |
| 2000 | 1.91x | $337.12 Million | $176.71 Million | ▼ -23.0% |
| 1999 | 2.48x | $348.20 Million | $140.50 Million | ▲ +6.8% |
| 1998 | 2.32x | $236.10 Million | $101.70 Million | ▼ -41.3% |
| 1996 | 3.95x | $294.00 Million | $74.40 Million | ▼ -22.0% |
| 1995 | 5.07x | $265.50 Million | $52.40 Million | — |