All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
DRI real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, DRI returned +7.10% over the past year and +19.38% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 9, 1995, DRI is up +3,236.17% in real purchasing-power return, or +11.86%/yr, and is currently −2.75% below its real total-return high on Aug. 12, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 21, 2026
| Tue 1995-05-09💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRI × |
+3,236.17%
+11.86%/yr |
+11.59%/yr
R2=0.959 |
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| Darden Restaurants Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Tue 1995-05-09💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| DRI × |
$10,000.00
1995-05-09 |
$333,616.88
2026-08-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| DRI × | +19.38% | +7.10% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| DRI × |
−2.75%
on 2026-08-21 from 2026-08-12 peak |
−72.99%
on 2020-03-18 from 2019-09-09 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRI × | +7.10% |
+42.53% +19.38%/yr |
+44.21% +12.98%/yr |
+53.25% +8.91%/yr |
+244.51% +13.17%/yr |
| Year | DRI |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +19.38% |
| 2025 | −1.07% |
| 2024 | +14.41% |
| 2023 | +18.85% |
| 2022 | −10.62% |
| 2021 | +20.96% |
| 2020 | +8.97% |
| 2019 | +9.78% |
| 2018 | +4.89% |
| 2017 | +33.18% |
| 2016 | +15.79% |
| 2015 | +24.67% |
| 2014 | +11.90% |
| 2013 | +24.16% |
| 2012 | +0.84% |
| 2011 | −1.61% |
| 2010 | +34.25% |
| 2009 | +24.57% |
| 2008 | +4.37% |
| 2007 | −32.82% |
| 2006 | +1.28% |
| 2005 | +36.60% |
| 2004 | +28.11% |
| 2003 | +1.42% |
| 2002 | −15.12% |
| 2001 | +52.86% |
| 2000 | +22.56% |
| 1999 | −1.64% |
| 1998 | +42.44% |
| 1997 | +41.70% |
| 1996 | −28.24% |
| 1995 | +21.02% |
