Latest period
115M
YoY change
-2.7%
5Y CAGR
-2.7%
Peak year (FY1996)
238M
Latest annual
115M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Darden Restaurants (DRI) from 2018 to 2026
Latest: 115M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Darden Restaurants (DRI) from 2018 to 2026
Latest: -2.7%
Shares Outstanding history table for Darden Restaurants (DRI) from 1995 to 2026
| FY2026 | 115M | -2.7% | -3.2M | ||
| FY2025 | 118M | -2.0% | -2.4M | ||
| FY2024 | 121M | -1.7% | -2.1M | ||
| FY2023 | 123M | -4.7% | -6.1M | ||
| FY2023 | 123M | -4.7% | -6.1M | ||
| FY2022 | 129M | -2.1% | -2.8M | ||
| FY2021 | 132M | +7.4% | +9.1M | ||
| FY2020 | 123M | -2.2% | -2.7M | ||
| FY2019 | 125M | -0.5% | -600K | ||
| FY2018 | 126M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2017 | 126M | -2.6% | -3.3M | ||
| FY2016 | 129M | -0.3% | -400K | ||
| FY2015 | 130M | -2.6% | -3.5M | ||
| FY2014 | 133M | +1.2% | +1.6M | ||
| FY2013 | 132M | -1.2% | -1.6M | ||
| FY2012 | 133M | -5.1% | -7.1M | ||
| FY2011 | 140M | -1.5% | -2.1M | ||
| FY2010 | 142M | +1.4% | +2M | ||
| FY2009 | 140M | -3.2% | -4.7M | ||
| FY2008 | 145M | -2.5% | -3.7M | ||
| FY2007 | 149M | -5.2% | -8.1M | ||
| FY2006 | 157M | -4.0% | -6.5M | ||
| FY2005 | 163M | -3.7% | -6.3M | ||
| FY2004 | 170M | -4.3% | -7.7M | ||
| FY2003 | 177M | -3.3% | -6.1M | ||
| FY2002 | 184M | -1.1% | -2.11M | ||
| FY2001 | 186M | -6.1% | -12.1M | ||
| FY2000 | 198M | -7.1% | -15M | ||
| FY1999 | 213M | -6.3% | -14.3M | ||
| FY1998 | 227M | -1.8% | -4.14M | ||
| FY1997 | 231M | -2.8% | -6.69M | ||
| FY1996 | 238M | +0.4% | +1.05M | ||
| FY1995 | 237M | — | — |
- FY2026115M-2.7%
- FY2025118M-2.0%
- FY2024121M-1.7%
- FY2023123M-4.7%
- FY2023123M-4.7%
- FY2022129M-2.1%
- FY2021132M+7.4%
- FY2020123M-2.2%
- FY2019125M-0.5%
- FY2018126M0.0%
- FY2017126M-2.6%
- FY2016129M-0.3%
- FY2015130M-2.6%
- FY2014133M+1.2%
- FY2013132M-1.2%
- FY2012133M-5.1%
- FY2011140M-1.5%
- FY2010142M+1.4%
- FY2009140M-3.2%
- FY2008145M-2.5%
- FY2007149M-5.2%
- FY2006157M-4.0%
- FY2005163M-3.7%
- FY2004170M-4.3%
- FY2003177M-3.3%
- FY2002184M-1.1%
- FY2001186M-6.1%
- FY2000198M-7.1%
- FY1999213M-6.3%
- FY1998227M-1.8%
- FY1997231M-2.8%
- FY1996238M+0.4%
- FY1995237M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Darden Restaurants's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at Darden Restaurants (DRI)
According to Darden Restaurants's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 115M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Darden Restaurants (DRI) most recent annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 115M (2026) – edged down 2.7% year-over-year.
Over 2022–2026 (5 years), Darden Restaurants diluted shares outstanding expanded at a -2.7% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Darden Restaurants diluted shares outstanding plunged from 238M in 1996 to 115M in 2026, a 51.6% drawdown.
238M stands as the all-time-high annual diluted shares outstanding, posted in 1996, against a low of 115M during 2026.
Darden Restaurants Shares Outstanding by Year
Darden Restaurants Shares Outstanding 2026: 115M
In 2026, Darden Restaurants reported diluted shares outstanding of 115M, edged down 2.7% below 2025. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Darden Restaurants Shares Outstanding 2025: 118M
Darden Restaurants diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 118M, edged down 2.0% below 2024.
Darden Restaurants Shares Outstanding 2024: 121M
2024's diluted shares outstanding for Darden Restaurants came in at 121M, edged down 1.7% below 2023.
Darden Restaurants Shares Outstanding 2023: 123M
Darden Restaurants posted diluted shares outstanding of 123M in 2023, edged up 0.0% from 2023.
Darden Restaurants Shares Outstanding 2023: 123M
Darden Restaurants diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 123M.
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