Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index
Darden Restaurants Inc (DRI) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 1.01x as of February 2026. Free cash flow of $623.30 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($615.70 Million). See Darden Restaurants Inc short-term liquidity ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.
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Darden Restaurants Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1995–2025)
Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Darden Restaurants Inc across 31 annual periods. Explore Darden Restaurants Inc cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Darden Restaurants Inc (1995–2025)
Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Darden Restaurants Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see DRI market cap.
| Year | FCG Index | Free Cash Flow (USD) | Operating CF | Capital Expenditures | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.61x | $1.04 Billion | $1.71 Billion | $671.90 Million | ▼ -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.61x | $983.60 Million | $1.61 Billion | $628.30 Million | ▼ -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.62x | $951.80 Million | $1.55 Billion | $593.80 Million | ▼ -9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.68x | $857.00 Million | $1.26 Billion | $399.10 Million | ▼ -11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.77x | $924.90 Million | $1.19 Billion | $269.10 Million | ▲ +153.6% |
| 2020 | 0.31x | $217.30 Million | $711.30 Million | $494.00 Million | ▼ -50.9% |
| 2019 | 0.62x | $783.60 Million | $1.26 Billion | $475.80 Million | ▲ +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.59x | $587.30 Million | $1.00 Billion | $414.00 Million | ▼ -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.65x | $584.40 Million | $899.90 Million | $315.50 Million | ▼ -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.71x | $549.70 Million | $778.00 Million | $228.30 Million | ▼ -21.2% |
| 2015 | 0.90x | $2.56 Billion | $2.86 Billion | $296.50 Million | ▲ +1532.4% |
| 2014 | 0.05x | $24.10 Million | $438.90 Million | $414.80 Million | ▼ -80.2% |
| 2013 | 0.28x | $263.70 Million | $949.30 Million | $685.60 Million | ▲ +172.9% |
| 2012 | -0.38x | $-126.30 Million | $331.30 Million | $457.60 Million | ▼ -202.2% |
| 2011 | 0.37x | $332.90 Million | $892.60 Million | $559.70 Million | ▼ -28.4% |
| 2010 | 0.52x | $469.90 Million | $902.00 Million | $432.10 Million | ▲ +65.0% |
| 2009 | 0.32x | $247.10 Million | $782.40 Million | $535.30 Million | ▼ -24.0% |
| 2008 | 0.42x | $305.00 Million | $734.20 Million | $429.20 Million | ▼ -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.43x | $261.20 Million | $606.40 Million | $345.20 Million | ▼ -18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.53x | $378.94 Million | $717.09 Million | $338.15 Million | ▲ +21.3% |
| 2005 | 0.44x | $254.00 Million | $583.24 Million | $329.24 Million | ▲ +33.7% |
| 2004 | 0.33x | $171.09 Million | $525.41 Million | $354.33 Million | ▲ +92.8% |
| 2003 | 0.17x | $86.02 Million | $509.29 Million | $423.27 Million | ▼ -54.8% |
| 2002 | 0.37x | $189.75 Million | $508.14 Million | $318.39 Million | ▲ +140.0% |
| 2001 | 0.16x | $65.43 Million | $420.57 Million | $355.14 Million | ▼ -23.1% |
| 2000 | 0.20x | $68.17 Million | $337.12 Million | $268.95 Million | ▼ -68.6% |
| 1999 | 0.64x | $224.50 Million | $348.20 Million | $123.70 Million | ▲ +22.9% |
| 1998 | 0.52x | $123.90 Million | $236.10 Million | $112.20 Million | ▲ +236.6% |
| 1997 | 0.16x | $29.50 Million | $189.20 Million | $159.70 Million | ▼ -42.8% |
| 1996 | 0.27x | $80.10 Million | $294.00 Million | $213.90 Million | ▲ +178.3% |
| 1995 | -0.35x | $-92.40 Million | $265.50 Million | $357.90 Million | — |