Latest headcount
209,931
YoY change
+6.1%
Headcount CAGR
+30.9%
Revenue / employee
$62.9K
Employee count history for Darden Restaurants
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 65 |
| 1999 | 65 |
| 2001 | 65 |
| 2002 | 133,200 |
| 2003 | 140,700 |
| 2004 | 141,300 |
| 2005 | 150,100 |
| 2006 | 157,300 |
| 2007 | 157,000 |
| 2008 | 179,000 |
| 2009 | 179,000 |
| 2010 | 174,000 |
| 2011 | 178,500 |
| 2012 | 180,000 |
| 2013 | 206,000 |
| 2014 | 206,000 |
| 2015 | 150,000 |
| 2016 | 150,000 |
| 2017 | 175,000 |
| 2018 | 180,000 |
| 2019 | 185,000 |
| 2020 | 177,000 |
| 2021 | 156,883 |
| 2024 | 191,105 |
| 2025 | 197,924 |
| 2026 | 209,931 |
Revenue per employee for Darden Restaurants
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $49.1M |
| 1999 | $53.2M |
| 2001 | $61.4M |
| 2002 | $32.8K |
| 2003 | $33.1K |
| 2004 | $35.4K |
| 2005 | $35.2K |
| 2006 | $34K |
| 2007 | $35.5K |
| 2008 | $37K |
| 2009 | $40.3K |
| 2010 | $40.9K |
| 2011 | $42K |
| 2012 | $29.6K |
| 2013 | $28.7K |
| 2014 | $30.5K |
| 2015 | $45.1K |
| 2016 | $46.2K |
| 2017 | $41K |
| 2018 | $44.9K |
| 2019 | $46K |
| 2020 | $44.1K |
| 2021 | $45.9K |
| 2024 | $59.6K |
| 2025 | $61K |
| 2026 | $62.9K |
Earnings per employee for Darden Restaurants
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $1.14M |
| 1999 | $2.16M |
| 2001 | $3.03M |
| 2002 | $1.79K |
| 2003 | $1.61K |
| 2004 | $1.61K |
| 2005 | $1.94K |
| 2006 | $2.15K |
| 2007 | $1.28K |
| 2008 | $2.11K |
| 2009 | $2.08K |
| 2010 | $2.32K |
| 2011 | $2.67K |
| 2012 | $2.64K |
| 2013 | $2K |
| 2014 | $1.39K |
| 2015 | $4.73K |
| 2016 | $2.5K |
| 2017 | $2.74K |
| 2018 | $3.31K |
| 2019 | $3.86K |
| 2020 | -$296.05 |
| 2021 | $4.01K |
| 2024 | $5.38K |
| 2025 | $5.3K |
| 2026 | $5.75K |
Employee count history for Darden Restaurants (DRI)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 2026209,931+6.1%
- 2025197,924+3.6%
- 2024191,105—
- 2021156,883-11.4%
- 2020177,000-4.3%
- 2019185,000+2.8%
- 2018180,000+2.9%
- 2017175,000+16.7%
- 2016150,0000.0%
- 2015150,000-27.2%
- 2014206,0000.0%
- 2013206,000+14.4%
- 2012180,000+0.8%
- 2011178,500+2.6%
- 2010174,000-2.8%
- 2009179,0000.0%
- 2008179,000+14.0%
- 2007157,000-0.2%
- 2006157,300+4.8%
- 2005150,100+6.2%
- 2004141,300+0.4%
- 2003140,700+5.6%
- 2002133,200+204,823.1%
- 200165—
- 200065—
- 199965—
- 1998650.0%
- 199765—
- 199665—
About Darden Restaurants's employee count
Darden Restaurants (DRI) employed 209,931 people in fiscal year 2026, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +12,007 (+6.1%) from 197,924 a year earlier.
Across the 1996–2026 period, the company's reported workforce went from 65 to 209,931 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +30.9% per year.
Darden Restaurants generated about $62.9K of revenue and $5.75K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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