Is the Darden Restaurants dividend safe?
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Darden Restaurants pays 3.0% a year and uses 62% of its free cash flow to do it, which leaves little room.
The numbers behind it
Dividend yield3.0%
Paid out of free cash flow62%
Paid out of profit57%
Debt in years of earnings2.8 years
How we decide
We look at how much of its free cash flow a company hands out. Under 60% leaves room, 60% to 90% is tight, and above 90% or heavy debt puts the dividend at risk.
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Data as of Nov 13, 2026.