As of today (2024-04-19), Darden Restaurants's share price is $152.29.
Darden Restaurants's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $7.88. Hence, Darden Restaurants's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 19.32.
The historical rank and industry rank for Darden Restaurants's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
DRI'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.33 Med: 20.11 Max: 146.25
Current: 19.32
During the past 13 years, Darden Restaurants's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 146.25. The lowest was 6.33. And the median was 20.11.
DRI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 61.42% of 254
companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 15.01
vs DRI: 19.32
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Darden Restaurants was 4.40% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 61.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.70% per year.
During the past 13 years, Darden Restaurants's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 80.50% per year. The lowest was -26.20% per year. And the median was 14.50% per year.
Darden Restaurants Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Darden Restaurants's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Darden Restaurants Annual Data
Trend
May14
May15
May16
May17
May18
May19
May20
May21
May22
May23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
18.72
41.59
20.44
18.89
20.48
Darden Restaurants Quarterly Data
May19
Aug19
Nov19
Feb20
May20
Aug20
Nov20
Feb21
May21
Aug21
Nov21
Feb22
May22
Aug22
Nov22
Feb23
May23
Aug23
Nov23
Feb24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
18.93
20.48
24.85
21.35
21.66
Competitive Comparison
For the Restaurants subindustry, Darden Restaurants's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Darden Restaurants Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Darden Restaurants's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Darden Restaurants's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Darden Restaurants's Share Price of today is $152.29.
Darden Restaurants's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $7.88.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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Darden Restaurants (Darden Restaurants) Business Description
Darden Restaurants is the largest restaurant operator in the U.S. full-service space, with consolidated revenue of $10.5 billion in fiscal 2023 resulting in 3%-4% full-service market share (per NRA data and our calculations). The company maintains a portfolio of 10 restaurant brands: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Ruth's Chris, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Eddie V's, Bahama Breeze, and The Capital Burger. Darden generates revenue almost exclusively from company-owned restaurants, though a small network of franchised restaurants and consumer-packaged goods sales through the traditional grocery channel contribute modestly. As of the end of its fiscal 2023, the company operated 1,914 restaurants in the U.S.
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