DRI Dividend History

DRI Dividend History lookup to find the DRI ex-dividend date, payout ratio, yield, and growth rate for the DRI stock. Darden Restaurants, Inc pays a quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share with a yield of 3.06%. The next DRI ex-dividend date is April 10, 2026 with payout date set for May 1, 2026.

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Last update date: May 8, 2026

DRI Ex-Dividend Date, Yield & Payout Ratio

DRI - Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE)

DRI Stock Price - $196.23

DRI Dividend Payout - $1.50 Per Share

DRI Annual Dividend - $6.00 Per Share

DRI Dividend Payout Ratio - 67.57%

DRI Dividend Yield - 3.06%

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Ex-Dividend Date	Period	Dividend	Change	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payout Date
04/10/2026	Quarterly	$1.50000		03/18/2026	04/10/2026	05/01/2026
01/09/2026	Quarterly	$1.50000		12/18/2025	01/09/2026	02/02/2026
10/10/2025	Quarterly	$1.50000		09/18/2025	10/10/2025	11/03/2025
07/10/2025	Quarterly	$1.50000	+7.14%	06/20/2025	07/10/2025	08/01/2025
04/10/2025	Quarterly	$1.40000		03/20/2025	04/10/2025	05/01/2025
01/10/2025	Quarterly	$1.40000		12/19/2024	01/10/2025	02/03/2025
10/10/2024	Quarterly	$1.40000		09/19/2024	10/10/2024	11/01/2024
07/10/2024	Quarterly	$1.40000	+6.87%	06/20/2024	07/10/2024	08/01/2024
04/09/2024	Quarterly	$1.31000		03/21/2024	04/10/2024	05/01/2024
01/09/2024	Quarterly	$1.31000		12/15/2023	01/10/2024	02/01/2024
10/06/2023	Quarterly	$1.31000		09/21/2023	10/10/2023	11/01/2023
07/07/2023	Quarterly	$1.31000	+8.26%	06/22/2023	07/10/2023	08/01/2023
04/06/2023	Quarterly	$1.21000		03/23/2023	04/10/2023	05/01/2023
01/09/2023	Quarterly	$1.21000		12/16/2022	01/10/2023	02/01/2023
10/06/2022	Quarterly	$1.21000		09/22/2022	10/10/2022	11/01/2022
07/07/2022	Quarterly	$1.21000	+10.00%	06/23/2022	07/08/2022	08/01/2022
04/07/2022	Quarterly	$1.10000		03/24/2022	04/08/2022	05/02/2022
01/07/2022	Quarterly	$1.10000		12/17/2021	01/10/2022	02/01/2022
10/07/2021	Quarterly	$1.10000		09/23/2021	10/08/2021	11/01/2021
07/08/2021	Quarterly	$1.10000	+25.00%	06/24/2021	07/09/2021	08/02/2021
04/08/2021	Quarterly	$0.88000	+137.84%	03/25/2021	04/09/2021	05/03/2021
01/07/2021	Quarterly	$0.37000	+23.33%	12/18/2020	01/08/2021	02/01/2021
10/08/2020	Quarterly	$0.30000	-65.91%	09/24/2020	10/09/2020	11/02/2020
01/09/2020	Quarterly	$0.88000		12/19/2019	01/10/2020	02/03/2020
10/09/2019	Quarterly	$0.88000		09/19/2019	10/10/2019	11/01/2019

07/09/2019	Quarterly	$0.88000	+17.33%	06/19/2019	07/10/2019	08/01/2019
04/09/2019	Quarterly	$0.75000		03/21/2019	04/10/2019	05/01/2019
01/09/2019	Quarterly	$0.75000		12/12/2018	01/10/2019	02/01/2019
10/09/2018	Quarterly	$0.75000		09/20/2018	10/10/2018	11/01/2018
07/09/2018	Quarterly	$0.75000	+19.05%	06/20/2018	07/10/2018	08/01/2018
04/09/2018	Quarterly	$0.63000		03/22/2018	04/10/2018	05/01/2018
01/09/2018	Quarterly	$0.63000		12/14/2017	01/10/2018	02/01/2018
10/06/2017	Quarterly	$0.63000		09/21/2017	10/10/2017	11/01/2017
07/06/2017	Quarterly	$0.63000	+12.50%	06/26/2017	07/10/2017	08/01/2017
04/06/2017	Quarterly	$0.56000		03/22/2017	04/10/2017	05/01/2017
01/06/2017	Quarterly	$0.56000		12/14/2016	01/10/2017	02/01/2017
10/05/2016	Quarterly	$0.56000		09/29/2016	10/10/2016	11/01/2016
07/07/2016	Quarterly	$0.56000	+12.00%	06/29/2016	07/11/2016	08/01/2016
04/07/2016	Quarterly	$0.50000		03/31/2016	04/11/2016	05/02/2016
01/06/2016	Quarterly	$0.50000	+1.70%	12/18/2016	01/08/2016	02/01/2016
10/07/2015	Quarterly	$0.49165		09/17/2015	10/09/2015	11/02/2015
07/08/2015	Quarterly	$0.49165		06/18/2015	07/10/2015	08/03/2015
04/08/2015	Quarterly	$0.49165		03/20/2015	04/10/2015	05/01/2015
01/07/2015	Quarterly	$0.49165		12/16/2014	01/09/2015	02/02/2015
10/08/2014	Quarterly	$0.49165		09/12/2014	10/10/2014	11/03/2014
07/08/2014	Quarterly	$0.49165		06/20/2014	07/10/2014	08/01/2014
04/08/2014	Quarterly	$0.49165		03/21/2014	04/10/2014	05/01/2014
01/08/2014	Quarterly	$0.49165		12/18/2013	01/10/2014	02/03/2014
10/08/2013	Quarterly	$0.49165		09/20/2013	10/10/2013	11/01/2013
07/08/2013	Quarterly	$0.49165	+10.00%	06/20/2013	07/10/2013	08/01/2013
04/08/2013	Quarterly	$0.44695		03/22/2013	04/10/2013	05/01/2013
01/08/2013	Quarterly	$0.44695		12/19/2012	01/10/2013	02/01/2013
10/05/2012	Quarterly	$0.44695		09/21/2012	10/10/2012	11/01/2012
07/06/2012	Quarterly	$0.44695	+16.28%	06/22/2012	07/10/2012	08/01/2012
04/05/2012	Quarterly	$0.38438		03/23/2012	04/10/2012	05/01/2012
01/06/2012	Quarterly	$0.38438		12/16/2011	01/10/2012	02/01/2012
10/06/2011	Quarterly	$0.38438		09/28/2011	10/11/2011	11/01/2011
07/07/2011	Quarterly	$0.38438	+34.38%	07/01/2011	07/11/2011	08/01/2011
04/06/2011	Quarterly	$0.28605		03/25/2011	04/08/2011	05/02/2011
01/06/2011	Quarterly	$0.28605		12/21/2010	01/10/2011	02/01/2011
10/06/2010	Quarterly	$0.28605		09/22/2010	10/08/2010	11/01/2010
07/07/2010	Quarterly	$0.28605	+28.00%	06/24/2010	07/09/2010	08/02/2010
04/07/2010	Quarterly	$0.22348		03/24/2010	04/09/2010	05/03/2010
01/06/2010	Quarterly	$0.22348		12/18/2009	01/08/2010	02/01/2010
10/07/2009	Quarterly	$0.22348		09/30/2009	10/09/2009	11/02/2009
07/08/2009	Quarterly	$0.22348	+25.00%	06/24/2009	07/10/2009	08/03/2009
04/07/2009	Quarterly	$0.17878		03/17/2009	04/10/2009	05/01/2009
01/07/2009	Quarterly	$0.17878		12/18/2008	01/09/2009	02/02/2009
10/08/2008	Quarterly	$0.17878		09/16/2008	10/10/2008	11/03/2008
07/08/2008	Quarterly	$0.17878	+11.11%	06/24/2008	07/10/2008	08/01/2008
04/08/2008	Quarterly	$0.16090		03/18/2008	04/10/2008	05/01/2008
01/08/2008	Quarterly	$0.16090		12/18/2007	01/10/2008	02/01/2008
10/05/2007	Quarterly	$0.16090		09/18/2007	10/10/2007	11/01/2007
07/06/2007	Quarterly	$0.16090	-21.74%	06/19/2007	07/10/2007	08/01/2007
04/05/2007	Semiannual	$0.20560		03/22/2007	04/10/2007	05/01/2007
10/05/2006	Semiannual	$0.00004	-99.98%	09/19/2006	10/10/2006	11/01/2006
04/06/2006	Semiannual	$0.17878		03/21/2006	04/10/2006	05/01/2006
10/05/2005	Semiannual	$0.17878	+399.94%	09/22/2005	10/10/2005	11/01/2005
04/06/2005	Semiannual	$0.03576		03/24/2005	04/08/2005	05/01/2005
10/06/2004	Semiannual	$0.03576		09/28/2004	10/08/2004	11/01/2004
04/06/2004	Semiannual	$0.03576		03/26/2004	04/09/2004	05/01/2004
10/08/2003	Semiannual	$0.03576		09/25/2003	10/10/2003	11/01/2003
04/08/2003	Semiannual	$0.03576		03/20/2003	04/10/2003	05/01/2003
10/08/2002	Semiannual	$0.03576	+50.00%	09/24/2002	10/10/2002	11/01/2002
04/08/2002	Semiannual	$0.02384		03/22/2002	04/10/2002	05/01/2002
10/05/2001	Semiannual	$0.02384		09/20/2001	10/10/2001	11/01/2001
04/06/2001	Semiannual	$0.02384		03/26/2001	04/10/2001	05/01/2001
10/05/2000	Semiannual	$0.02384		09/20/2000	10/10/2000	11/01/2000
04/06/2000	Semiannual	$0.02384		03/30/2000	04/10/2000	05/01/2000
10/06/1999	Semiannual	$0.02384	+100.00%	09/23/1999	10/11/1999	11/01/1999
04/07/1999	Semiannual	$0.01192	-50.00%	03/25/1999	04/09/1999	05/01/1999
10/07/1998	Semiannual	$0.02384		09/30/1998	10/09/1998	11/01/1998
04/07/1998	Semiannual	$0.02384		03/27/1998	04/10/1998	05/01/1998
10/08/1997	Semiannual	$0.02384		09/25/1997	10/10/1997	11/01/1997
04/08/1997	Semiannual	$0.02384		03/11/1997	04/10/1997	05/01/1997
10/08/1996	Semiannual	$0.02384	+100.00%	10/02/1996	10/10/1996	11/01/1996
04/08/1996	Semiannual	$0.01192	-50.00%	09/15/1995	04/10/1996	05/01/1996
10/05/1995	Other	$0.02384		09/15/1995	10/10/1995	11/01/1995

DRI Dividend FAQs

What is the dividend yield for DRI?

- The dividend yield for DRI is 3.06% as of May 8, 2026.

When is the next ex-dividend date for DRI?

- The next ex-dividend date for DRI is on April 10, 2026.

When is the next dividend payout date for DRI?

- The next dividend payout date for DRI is on May 1, 2026.

What is the dividend payout ratio for DRI?

- The dividend payout ratio for DRI is 67.57%.

When did DRI begin paying dividends?

- DRI began paying dividends in 1995.