Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of May 2026: 1.28x

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.

Reinvestment Rate

1.28x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$734.00 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$574.50 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$734.00 Million
USD

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
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow