Latest period
116.70M
YoY change
-2.0%
5Y CAGR
-0.7%
Peak year (1996)
237.93M
Latest annual
118.40M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Darden Restaurants (DRI) from 1995 to 2025
Latest: 118.40M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Darden Restaurants (DRI) from 1995 to 2025
Latest: -2.0%
Shares Outstanding history table for Darden Restaurants (DRI) from 1995 to 2025
| 2025 | 118.40M | -2.0% | -2.40M | ||
| 2024 | 120.80M | -1.7% | -2.10M | ||
| 2023 | 122.90M | -4.7% | -6.10M | ||
| 2022 | 129.00M | -2.1% | -2.80M | ||
| 2021 | 131.80M | +7.4% | +9.10M | ||
| 2020 | 122.70M | -2.2% | -2.70M | ||
| 2019 | 125.40M | -0.5% | -600,000 | ||
| 2018 | 126.00M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 126.00M | -2.6% | -3.30M | ||
| 2016 | 129.30M | -0.3% | -400,000 | ||
| 2015 | 129.70M | -2.6% | -3.50M | ||
| 2014 | 133.20M | +1.2% | +1.60M | ||
| 2013 | 131.60M | -1.2% | -1.60M | ||
| 2012 | 133.20M | -5.1% | -7.10M | ||
| 2011 | 140.30M | -1.5% | -2.10M | ||
| 2010 | 142.40M | +1.4% | +2.00M | ||
| 2009 | 140.40M | -3.2% | -4.70M | ||
| 2008 | 145.10M | -2.5% | -3.70M | ||
| 2007 | 148.80M | -5.2% | -8.10M | ||
| 2006 | 156.90M | -4.0% | -6.50M | ||
| 2005 | 163.40M | -3.7% | -6.30M | ||
| 2004 | 169.70M | -4.3% | -7.70M | ||
| 2003 | 177.40M | -3.3% | -6.10M | ||
| 2002 | 183.50M | -1.1% | -2.11M | ||
| 2001 | 185.61M | -6.1% | -12.14M | ||
| 2000 | 197.75M | -7.1% | -15.02M | ||
| 1999 | 212.77M | -6.3% | -14.33M | ||
| 1998 | 227.10M | -1.8% | -4.14M | ||
| 1997 | 231.24M | -2.8% | -6.69M | ||
| 1996 | 237.93M | +0.4% | +1.05M | ||
| 1995 | 236.88M | — | — |
- 2025118.40M-2.0%
- 2024120.80M-1.7%
- 2023122.90M-4.7%
- 2022129.00M-2.1%
- 2021131.80M+7.4%
- 2020122.70M-2.2%
- 2019125.40M-0.5%
- 2018126.00M0.0%
- 2017126.00M-2.6%
- 2016129.30M-0.3%
- 2015129.70M-2.6%
- 2014133.20M+1.2%
- 2013131.60M-1.2%
- 2012133.20M-5.1%
- 2011140.30M-1.5%
- 2010142.40M+1.4%
- 2009140.40M-3.2%
- 2008145.10M-2.5%
- 2007148.80M-5.2%
- 2006156.90M-4.0%
- 2005163.40M-3.7%
- 2004169.70M-4.3%
- 2003177.40M-3.3%
- 2002183.50M-1.1%
- 2001185.61M-6.1%
- 2000197.75M-7.1%
- 1999212.77M-6.3%
- 1998227.10M-1.8%
- 1997231.24M-2.8%
- 1996237.93M+0.4%
- 1995236.88M—
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 116.70M. 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 118.40M (2025) – edged down 2.0% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Darden Restaurants diluted shares outstanding expanded at a -0.7% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Darden Restaurants diluted shares outstanding plunged from 237.93M in 1996 to 118.40M in 2025, a 50.2% drawdown.
237.93M stands as the all-time-high annual diluted shares outstanding, posted in 1996, against a low of 118.40M during 2025.
Darden Restaurants Shares Outstanding by Year
Darden Restaurants Shares Outstanding 2025: 118.40M
Darden Restaurants diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 118.40M, edged down 2.0% below 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Darden Restaurants Shares Outstanding 2024: 120.80M
2024's diluted shares outstanding for Darden Restaurants came in at 120.80M, edged down 1.7% below 2023.
Darden Restaurants Shares Outstanding 2023: 122.90M
Darden Restaurants posted diluted shares outstanding of 122.90M in 2023, edged down 4.7% below 2022.
Darden Restaurants Shares Outstanding 2022: 129.00M
In 2022, Darden Restaurants reported diluted shares outstanding of 129.00M, edged down 2.1% below 2021.
Darden Restaurants Shares Outstanding 2021: 131.80M
Darden Restaurants diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 131.80M.
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