DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC. (DRI) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-05-31..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 0.60%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-05-31..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-05-31; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-05-31. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 0.60% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-05-31. $79.10M ÷ $13.21B × 100 ≈ 0.60% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | |
| Revenue | 13.21B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 79.10M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 1.58B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | (m) | $13.21B | $79.10M | $1.58B | (m) | (m) | 0.60% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-02-22 | (m) | $12.76B | $81.10M | $1.45B | (m) | (m) | 0.64% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-11-23 | (m) | $12.58B | $79.10M | $1.46B | (m) | (m) | 0.63% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-08-24 | (m) | $12.36B | $69.40M | $1.43B | (m) | (m) | 0.56% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-05-25 | (m) | $12.08B | $79.10M | $1.36B | (m) | (m) | 0.65% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-02-23 | (m) | $11.76B | $75.20M | $1.37B | (m) | (m) | 0.64% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-11-24 | (m) | $11.58B | $73.60M | $1.34B | (m) | (m) | 0.64% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-08-25 | (m) | $11.42B | $72.90M | $1.33B | (m) | (m) | 0.64% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-05-26 | (m) | $11.39B | $68.50M | $1.31B | (m) | (m) | 0.60% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-02-25 | (m) | $11.20B | $72.70M | $1.29B | (m) | (m) | 0.65% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-11-26 | (m) | $11.01B | $72.90M | $1.26B | (m) | (m) | 0.66% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-08-27 | (m) | $10.77B | $77.50M | $1.21B | (m) | (m) | 0.72% | (m) | (m) |
| 2023-05-28 | (m) | $10.49B | $67.50M | $1.20B | $50.20M | (m) | 0.64% | 23.94× | Reported |
| 2023-02-26 | (m) | $10.32B | $63.30M | $1.17B | (m) | (m) | 0.61% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-11-27 | (m) | $9.98B | $60.80M | $1.12B | (m) | (m) | 0.61% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-08-28 | (m) | $9.77B | $53.20M | $1.13B | (m) | (m) | 0.54% | (m) | (m) |
| 2022-05-29 | (m) | $9.63B | $60.50M | $1.16B | $40.90M | (m) | 0.63% | 28.42× | Reported |
| 2022-02-27 | (m) | $9.31B | $62.20M | $1.15B | (m) | (m) | 0.67% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-11-28 | (m) | $8.59B | $69.10M | $995.10M | (m) | (m) | 0.80% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-08-29 | (m) | $7.97B | $80.90M | $872.90M | (m) | (m) | 1.01% | (m) | (m) |
| 2021-05-30 | (m) | $7.20B | $72.40M | $648.70M | $47.50M | (m) | 1.01% | 13.66× | Reported |
| 2021-02-28 | (m) | $6.19B | $70.40M | $-266.80M | (m) | (m) | 1.14% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-11-29 | (m) | $6.80B | $66.40M | $-136.50M | (m) | (m) | 0.98% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-08-30 | (m) | $7.20B | $57.90M | $-97.00M | (m) | (m) | 0.80% | (m) | (m) |
| 2020-05-31 | (m) | $7.81B | $53.00M | $47.90M | $49.30M | (m) | 0.68% | 0.97× | Reported |
| 2020-02-23 | (m) | $8.77B | $57.10M | $869.80M | (m) | (m) | 0.65% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-11-24 | (m) | $8.67B | $56.20M | $857.00M | (m) | (m) | 0.65% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-08-25 | (m) | $8.58B | $56.10M | $844.90M | (m) | (m) | 0.65% | (m) | (m) |
| 2019-05-26 | (m) | $8.51B | $59.80M | $832.50M | $44.30M | (m) | 0.70% | 18.79× | Reported |
| 2019-02-24 | (m) | $8.42B | $55.90M | $832.70M | (m) | (m) | 0.66% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-11-25 | (m) | $8.30B | $56.30M | $800.60M | (m) | (m) | 0.68% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-08-26 | (m) | $8.21B | $52.30M | $781.40M | (m) | (m) | 0.64% | (m) | (m) |
| 2018-05-27 | (m) | $8.08B | $42.80M | $766.80M | $152.40M | (m) | 0.53% | 5.03× | Reported |
| 2018-02-25 | (m) | $7.88B | $45.60M | $707.00M | (m) | (m) | 0.58% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-11-26 | (m) | $7.63B | $40.80M | $703.10M | (m) | (m) | 0.53% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-08-27 | (m) | $7.39B | $42.90M | $690.70M | (m) | (m) | 0.58% | (m) | (m) |
| 2017-05-28 | (m) | $7.17B | $40.70M | $677.50M | $34.40M | (m) | 0.57% | 19.69× | Reported |
| 2017-02-26 | (m) | $7.03B | $35.40M | $692.40M | (m) | (m) | 0.50% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-11-27 | (m) | $6.99B | $38.00M | $684.10M | (m) | (m) | 0.54% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-08-28 | (m) | $6.96B | $33.30M | $649.30M | (m) | (m) | 0.48% | (m) | (m) |
| 2016-05-29 | (m) | $6.93B | $37.30M | $622.20M | $165.40M | (m) | 0.54% | 3.76× | Reported |
| 2016-02-28 | (m) | $7.02B | $41.60M | $587.60M | (m) | (m) | 0.59% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-11-29 | (m) | $6.91B | $41.10M | $536.80M | (m) | (m) | 0.60% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-08-30 | (m) | $6.86B | $57.70M | $434.20M | (m) | (m) | 0.84% | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-05-31 | (m) | $6.76B | $53.70M | $367.60M | $186.20M | (m) | 0.79% | 1.97× | Reported |
| 2015-02-22 | (m) | $6.54B | $46.80M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.72% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-11-23 | (m) | $6.42B | $41.70M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.65% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-08-24 | (m) | $6.35B | $36.20M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.57% | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-05-25 | (m) | $6.29B | $38.70M | (m) | $134.00M | (m) | 0.62% | (m) | Reported |
| 2014-02-23 | (m) | $8.74B | $52.80M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.60% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-11-24 | (m) | $8.77B | $51.90M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.59% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-08-25 | (m) | $8.68B | $46.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.53% | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-05-26 | (m) | $8.55B | $49.30M | (m) | $126.20M | (m) | 0.58% | (m) | Reported |
| 2013-02-24 | (m) | $8.32B | $50.80M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.61% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-11-25 | (m) | $8.22B | $60.10M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.73% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-08-26 | (m) | $8.09B | $59.00M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.73% | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-05-27 | (m) | $8.00B | $56.10M | (m) | $102.70M | (m) | 0.70% | (m) | Reported |
| 2012-02-26 | (m) | $7.92B | $59.20M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.75% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-11-27 | (m) | $7.74B | $60.20M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.78% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-08-28 | (m) | $7.64B | $64.90M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.85% | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-05-29 | (m) | $7.50B | $66.60M | (m) | $93.70M | (m) | 0.89% | (m) | Reported |
| 2011-02-27 | (m) | $7.37B | $64.50M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.87% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-11-28 | (m) | $7.27B | $61.60M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.85% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-08-29 | (m) | $7.19B | $56.90M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.79% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-05-30 | (m) | $7.11B | $53.50M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.75% | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-02-28 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-11-29 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-08-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-05-31 | (m) | $7.22B | $41.50M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.57% | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-02-22 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-05-25 | (m) | $6.63B | $48.90M | (m) | (m) | (m) | 0.74% | (m) | (m) |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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