Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate
Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 1.28x as of May 2026, reinvesting $734.00 Million (capex $734.00 Million ) from operating cash flow of $574.50 Million. See Darden Restaurants Inc free cash flow efficiency to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.
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Darden Restaurants Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1995–2026)
Historical reinvestment intensity for Darden Restaurants Inc across 32 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Darden Restaurants Inc.
Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Darden Restaurants Inc (1995–2026)
Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Darden Restaurants Inc. See Darden Restaurants Inc financial flexibility index to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
| Year | Reinvestment Rate | Total Reinvested (USD) | Operating CF | Capex | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.40x | $734.00 Million | $1.85 Billion | $734.00 Million | ▼ -65.4% |
| 2025 | 1.14x | $1.95 Billion | $1.71 Billion | $671.90 Million | ▼ -5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.21x | $1.95 Billion | $1.61 Billion | $628.30 Million | ▲ +61.1% |
| 2023 | 0.75x | $1.16 Billion | $1.55 Billion | $593.80 Million | ▲ +19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.63x | $788.10 Million | $1.26 Billion | $399.10 Million | ▲ +40.6% |
| 2021 | 0.45x | $532.80 Million | $1.19 Billion | $269.10 Million | ▼ -69.4% |
| 2020 | 1.46x | $1.04 Billion | $711.30 Million | $494.00 Million | ▲ +95.8% |
| 2019 | 0.75x | $938.40 Million | $1.26 Billion | $475.80 Million | ▼ -13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.86x | $864.90 Million | $1.00 Billion | $414.00 Million | ▲ +144.2% |
| 2017 | 0.35x | $318.30 Million | $899.90 Million | $315.50 Million | ▲ +19.6% |
| 2016 | 0.30x | $230.10 Million | $778.00 Million | $228.30 Million | ▲ +176.3% |
| 2015 | 0.11x | $306.20 Million | $2.86 Billion | $296.50 Million | ▼ -88.8% |
| 2014 | 0.96x | $420.50 Million | $438.90 Million | $414.80 Million | ▲ +30.2% |
| 2013 | 0.74x | $698.70 Million | $949.30 Million | $685.60 Million | ▼ -46.7% |
| 2012 | 1.38x | $457.60 Million | $331.30 Million | $457.60 Million | ▲ +119.7% |
| 2011 | 0.63x | $561.10 Million | $892.60 Million | $559.70 Million | ▲ +31.2% |
| 2010 | 0.48x | $432.10 Million | $902.00 Million | $432.10 Million | ▼ -30.0% |
| 2009 | 0.68x | $535.30 Million | $782.40 Million | $535.30 Million | ▲ +17.0% |
| 2008 | 0.58x | $429.20 Million | $734.20 Million | $429.20 Million | ▲ +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.57x | $345.20 Million | $606.40 Million | $345.20 Million | ▲ +20.7% |
| 2006 | 0.47x | $338.15 Million | $717.09 Million | $338.15 Million | ▼ -16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.56x | $329.24 Million | $583.24 Million | $329.24 Million | ▼ -16.3% |
| 2004 | 0.67x | $354.33 Million | $525.41 Million | $354.33 Million | ▼ -18.9% |
| 2003 | 0.83x | $423.27 Million | $509.29 Million | $423.27 Million | ▲ +32.6% |
| 2002 | 0.63x | $318.39 Million | $508.14 Million | $318.39 Million | ▼ -25.8% |
| 2001 | 0.84x | $355.14 Million | $420.57 Million | $355.14 Million | ▲ +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.80x | $268.95 Million | $337.12 Million | $268.95 Million | ▲ +124.6% |
| 1999 | 0.36x | $123.70 Million | $348.20 Million | $123.70 Million | ▼ -25.2% |
| 1998 | 0.48x | $112.20 Million | $236.10 Million | $112.20 Million | ▼ -43.7% |
| 1997 | 0.84x | $159.70 Million | $189.20 Million | $159.70 Million | ▲ +16.0% |
| 1996 | 0.73x | $213.90 Million | $294.00 Million | $213.90 Million | ▼ -46.0% |
| 1995 | 1.35x | $357.90 Million | $265.50 Million | $357.90 Million | — |