DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Named Executive Officers
Compensation data for top executives (showing up to 3 years of data)
| Executive | Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Option Awards | Non-Equity Incentive Comp | Other Compensation | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Cardenas President and Chief Executive Officer | 2026 | $1,325,000 | $0 | $25,879,154 | $2,380,093 | $4,107,501 | $1,124,230 | $34,815,979 |
| 2025 | $1,265,385 | $0 | $8,103,687 | $2,194,486 | $1,898,077 | $534,236 | $13,955,870 | |
| 2024 | $1,082,692 | $0 | $6,807,950 | $1,888,651 | $1,753,962 | $471,172 | $12,004,427 |
| Executive | Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Option Awards | Non-Equity Incentive Comp | Other Compensation | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajesh Vennam Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | 2026 | $815,385 | $0 | $2,403,189 | $671,323 | $1,137,462 | $435,280 | $5,462,639 |
| 2025 | $791,346 | $0 | $2,277,870 | $616,848 | $712,212 | $240,013 | $4,638,289 | |
| 2024 | $741,346 | $0 | $1,724,663 | $478,483 | $720,589 | $199,550 | $3,864,631 |
| Executive | Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Option Awards | Non-Equity Incentive Comp | Other Compensation | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. John Martin Group President | 2026 | $811,058 | $0 | $1,310,968 | $366,196 | $1,194,282 | $416,271 | $4,098,775 |
| 2025 | $770,673 | $0 | $1,314,136 | $355,857 | $345,570 | $269,819 | $3,056,055 | |
| 2024 | $747,404 | $0 | $1,361,513 | $377,752 | $153,367 | $237,095 | $2,877,131 |
| Executive | Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Option Awards | Non-Equity Incentive Comp | Other Compensation | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd A. Burrowes Group President and President, Chuy's | 2026 | $811,058 | $0 | $1,310,968 | $366,196 | $1,194,282 | $410,154 | $4,092,658 |
| 2025 | $770,673 | $0 | $1,314,136 | $355,857 | $732,139 | $319,422 | $3,492,227 | |
| 2024 | $747,404 | $0 | $1,361,513 | $377,752 | $1,119,012 | $319,492 | $3,925,173 |
| Executive | Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Option Awards | Non-Equity Incentive Comp | Other Compensation | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew R. Broad Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | 2026 | $450,000 | $0 | $1,485,540 | $415,008 | $592,875 | $305,158 | $3,248,581 |
| 2025 | $643,077 | $0 | $1,226,480 | $332,163 | $546,615 | $263,092 | $3,011,426 | |
| 2024 | $605,673 | $0 | $1,270,810 | $352,528 | $556,008 | $233,764 | $3,018,783 |
| Executive | Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Option Awards | Non-Equity Incentive Comp | Other Compensation | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah H. King Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer | 2026 | $612,981 | $0 | $1,179,748 | $329,569 | $839,273 | $279,569 | $3,241,140 |
| 2025 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| 2024 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |