Darden Restaurants (DRI) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Darden Restaurants (DRI) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $45,191 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 16.3% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $160,357 reinvested (15.9% a year), or $110,760 taking the dividends as cash, $22,017 of it paid out along the way.
DRI became
$160,357
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
15.9%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$32,928
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Worst drop
-54.5%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | DRI total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +23.4% | $4,630 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +1.6% | $4,032 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +17.7% | $3,686 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +22.8% | $3,350 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −4.8% | $3,011 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +29.5% | $2,053 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +10.5% | $725 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +12.3% | $1,908 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +6.9% | $1,596 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +36.0% | $1,335 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +18.2% | $1,148 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +25.4% | $1,023 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +12.7% | $992 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +26.0% | $950 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +2.6% | $764 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +1.3% | $624 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +36.2% | $478 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +28.0% | $338 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | +4.4% | $284 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: DRI total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Darden Restaurants (DRI) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $160,357 at the end of Oct 2026: 15.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, DRI turned $10,000 into $45,191 with dividends reinvested, 16.3% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, DRI returned 12.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking DRI's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $110,760, including $22,017 of cash received; reinvesting added $49,597.
- DRI's best calendar year in that time was 2010 (36.2%) and its worst 2022 (-4.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Darden Restaurants (DRI) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/DRI/total-return
DRI total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in DRI 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $45,191 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 16.3% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $33,982 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is DRI's total return since Dec 2007?
1504% in total, or 15.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 787%.
How much of DRI's return came from dividends?
About 23% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $49,597 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was DRI's worst year?
2022, at -4.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -54.5%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.