Darden Restaurants (DRI) CEO pay: $34.8M actually paid in FY2026
$DRI · DARDEN RESTAURANTS INCData through FY2026 — latest proxy filed 2026-08-10, checked for new filings 2026-08-21. Every number links to its source.
8.8× the tracked-company median CEO pay ($3.9M).
Pay vs. Performance (Compensation Actually Paid)
What the CEO was actually paid, by fiscal year
What $100 invested was worth, company vs peer group
Pay-vs-Performance table
| FY | CEO pay on paper | CEO pay actually earned | Other top execs (avg) | Value of $100 invested since FY2021 | Same, peer group since FY2021 | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $34.8M | $34.8M | $3.3M | $167.89 | $140.02 | $1.21B |
| 2025 | $14.0M | $31.6M | $6.9M | $307.28 | $169.56 | $1.05B |
| 2024 | $12.0M | $6.6M | $1.9M | $214.87 | $141.26 | $1.03B |
| 2023 | $8.5M | $15.2M | $5.9M | $226.97 | $122.21 | $981.9M |
| 2022 | $11.9M | $8.9M | $2.9M | $171.15 | $123.74 | $952.8M |
| 2021 | $10.1M | $34.9M | $5.8M | $188.58 | $139.04 | $629.3M |
Frequently asked
How much did the DRI CEO make in 2026?
$34,835,170 in Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) as DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC's CEO (the filing reports this year's PEO pay without tagging which named executive it belongs to), updated 2026-08-10.
What is pay vs. performance (PvP)?
An SEC disclosure (Item 402(v), required since FY2022) linking named-executive pay to company total shareholder return (TSR) over up to 5 years.
What is Compensation Actually Paid (CAP)?
CAP starts from the Summary Compensation Table total and adjusts equity awards to fair value as of each year-end/vesting date, rather than grant-date value — see the glossary entry for the full walk-through.
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