Darden Restaurants Inc
Darden Restaurants
DRI · NYSE
Consumer
Catalog as of September 15, 2026. Not a live market feed.
- Fiscal Year
- 2026
- Revenue
- $13.2B
- Assets
- $12.9B
- SEC filing
- DEF 14A
- Filed
- August 10, 2026
Executive Compensation
Compensation reported for Darden Restaurants’ named executive officers, including salary, stock awards, incentive compensation, other compensation, and total compensation.
Ricardo Cardenas
President And Chief Executive Officer
$34.8M
Reported total
- Salary
- $1,325,000
- Stock awards
- $25,879,154
- Incentives
- $4,107,501
- Option awards
- $2,380,093
- Other
- $1,124,230
Rajesh Vennam
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
$5.5M
Reported total
- Salary
- $815,385
- Stock awards
- $2,403,189
- Incentives
- $1,137,462
- Option awards
- $671,323
- Other
- $435,280
M. John Martin
Group President
$4.1M
Reported total
- Salary
- $811,058
- Stock awards
- $1,310,968
- Incentives
- $1,194,282
- Option awards
- $366,196
- Other
- $416,271
Todd A. Burrowes
Group President And President, Chuy's
$4.1M
Reported total
- Salary
- $811,058
- Stock awards
- $1,310,968
- Incentives
- $1,194,282
- Option awards
- $366,196
- Other
- $410,154
Matthew R. Broad
Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance
$3.2M
Reported total
- Salary
- $450,000
- Stock awards
- $1,485,540
- Incentives
- $592,875
- Option awards
- $415,008
- Other
- $305,158
Sarah H. King
Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer
$3.2M
Reported total
- Salary
- $612,981
- Stock awards
- $1,179,748
- Incentives
- $839,273
- Option awards
- $329,569
- Other
- $279,569
Ricardo Cardenas
President And Chief Executive Officer
$34.8M
Reported total · FY2026 · SCT Total as filed
Source: DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table, filed August 10, 2026.
- Salary
- $1.3M
- Stock Awards
- $25.9M
- Option Awards
- $2.4M
- Incentives
- $4.1M
- Other
- $1.1M
Historical Compensation
Ricardo Cardenas total compensation, fiscal years 2024–2026.
| Fiscal Year | Salary | Stock Awards | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1,325,000 | $25,879,154 | $34,815,979 |
| 2025 | $1,265,385 | $8,103,687 | $13,995,870 |
| 2024 | $1,082,692 | $6,807,950 | $12,004,427 |
Named Executive Officers
Ricardo Cardenas
President And Chief Executive Officer
Darden Restaurants · DRI
$34.8M
FY 2026 · DEF 14A
Rajesh Vennam
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Darden Restaurants · DRI
$5.5M
FY 2026 · DEF 14A
Todd A. Burrowes
Group President And President, Chuy's
Darden Restaurants · DRI
$4.1M
FY 2026 · DEF 14A
M. John Martin
Group President
Darden Restaurants · DRI
$4.1M
FY 2026 · DEF 14A
Sarah H. King
Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer
Darden Restaurants · DRI
$3.2M
FY 2026 · DEF 14A
Matthew R. Broad
Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance
Darden Restaurants · DRI
$3.2M
FY 2026 · DEF 14A
Source information
- Company
- Darden Restaurants Inc
- Ticker
- DRI · NYSE
- Filing type
- DEF 14A
- Fiscal year
- 2026
- Filing date
- August 10, 2026
- SEC accession number
- 0001193125-26-342023
Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. View SEC filing
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