DRI · Darden Restaurants Inc

$225.26 +1.76 (+0.79%) At close · Aug 14

Market Cap

$25.70B

114.08M

Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2026

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Ricardo Cardenas	President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,325,000	—	$25,879,154	$2,380,093	$4,107,501	$1,124,230	$34,815,979
Rajesh Vennam	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	$815,385	—	$2,403,189	$671,323	$1,137,462	$435,280	$5,462,639
M. John Martin	Group President	$811,058	—	$1,310,968	$366,196	$1,194,282	$416,271	$4,098,775
Todd A. Burrowes	Group President and President, Chuy's	$811,058	—	$1,310,968	$366,196	$1,194,282	$410,154	$4,092,658
Matthew R. Broad	Former Senior Vice President,	$450,000	—	$1,485,540	$415,008	$592,875	$305,158	$3,248,581
Sarah H. King	Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer	$612,981	—	$1,179,748	$329,569	$839,273	$279,569	$3,241,140

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Ricardo Cardenas	President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,265,385	—	$8,103,687	$2,194,486	$1,898,077	$534,236	$13,995,870
Rajesh Vennam	—	$791,346	—	$2,277,870	$616,848	$712,212	$240,013	$4,638,289
Daniel J. Kiernan	President, Olive Garden	$770,673	—	$1,489,268	$403,334	$732,139	$304,039	$3,699,453
Todd A. Burrowes	Group President	$770,673	—	$1,314,136	$355,857	$732,139	$319,422	$3,492,227
M. John Martin	Group President	$770,673	—	$1,314,136	$355,857	$345,570	$269,819	$3,056,055
Matthew R. Broad	Former Senior Vice President,	$643,077	—	$1,226,480	$332,163	$546,615	$263,092	$3,011,426
Sarah H. King	Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Ricardo Cardenas	President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,082,692	—	$6,807,950	$1,888,651	$1,753,962	$471,172	$12,004,427
Todd A. Burrowes	Group President	$747,404	—	$1,361,513	$377,752	$1,119,012	$319,492	$3,925,173
Rajesh Vennam	—	$741,346	—	$1,724,663	$478,483	$720,589	$199,550	$3,864,631
Senior Vice	President, Chief Financial Officer	$741,346	—	$1,724,663	$478,483	$720,589	$199,550	$3,864,631
Daniel J. Kiernan	President, Olive Garden	$747,404	—	$1,543,088	$428,090	$817,959	$285,784	$3,822,325
General Counsel	Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary	$605,673	—	$1,270,810	$352,528	$556,008	$233,764	$3,018,783
Matthew R. Broad	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary	$605,673	—	$1,270,810	$352,528	$556,008	$233,764	$3,018,783
M. John Martin	Group President	$747,404	—	$1,361,513	$377,752	$153,367	$237,095	$2,877,131
Sarah H. King	Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Ricardo Cardenas	President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,000,000	—	$4,252,311	$1,310,215	$1,590,000	$347,503	$8,500,029
Senior Vice	President, Chief Financial Officer	$687,019	—	$1,445,747	$445,487	$619,004	$158,062	$3,355,329
Rajesh Vennam	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	$687,019	—	$1,445,747	$445,487	$619,004	$158,062	$3,355,329
Daniel J. Kiernan	President, Olive Garden	$728,943	—	$1,275,733	$393,068	$661,734	$209,242	$3,268,719
M. John Martin	Group President	$728,943	—	$1,190,652	$366,859	$597,296	$287,327	$3,171,076
Todd A. Burrowes	Group President	$728,943	—	$1,190,652	$366,859	$527,900	$211,807	$3,026,160
Matthew R. Broad	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Eugene I. Lee	Executive Chairman of the Board and our previous Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$1,248,077	—	$4,615,649	$1,367,033	$3,744,231	$916,852	$11,891,841
Ricardo Cardenas	President and Chief Executive Officer	$795,673	—	$1,846,328	$546,797	$1,193,510	$326,974	$4,709,282
M. John Martin	President, Specialty Restaurant Group	$691,346	—	$1,006,954	$298,256	$1,116,524	$278,226	$3,391,306
Todd A. Burrowes	President, Business Development	$689,615	—	$1,006,954	$298,256	$837,055	$270,818	$3,102,699
Daniel J. Kiernan	President, Olive Garden	$691,346	—	$1,090,916	$323,115	$613,501	$209,679	$2,928,556
Rajesh Vennam	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	$603,365	—	$1,006,954	$298,256	$769,291	$187,650	$2,865,517
Senior Vice	President, Chief Financial Officer	$603,365	—	$1,006,954	$298,256	$769,291	$187,650	$2,865,517
Matthew R. Broad	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Eugene I. Lee	Executive Chairman of the Board and our previous Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$1,000,000	—	$4,135,158	$1,361,689	$2,840,000	$791,339	$10,128,186
Ricardo Cardenas	President and Chief Executive Officer	$745,192	—	$1,240,596	$408,505	$1,058,173	$304,487	$3,756,954
David C. George	Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer	$134,135	—	—	—	—	$3,023,540	$3,157,676
M. John Martin	President, Specialty Restaurant Group	$645,673	—	$1,062,680	$245,095	$771,647	$162,238	$2,887,332
Todd A. Burrowes	President, LongHorn Steakhouse	$640,000	—	$826,982	$272,330	$772,480	$181,977	$2,693,769
Daniel J. Kiernan	President, Olive Garden	$650,000	—	$744,324	$245,095	$784,550	$170,147	$2,594,115
Rajesh Vennam	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$405,385	$11,077	$248,134	$81,705	$362,138	$95,852	$1,204,291

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Eugene I. Lee	Executive Chairman of the Board and our previous Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$829,760	$1,916,154	$3,914,767	$1,268,902	—	$759,124	$8,688,707
Ricardo Cardenas	President and Chief Executive Officer, and our previous President and Chief Operating Officer	$685,817	$690,538	$1,174,393	$380,675	—	$272,942	$3,204,365
Todd A. Burrowes	President, LongHorn Steakhouse	$604,038	$723,863	$782,929	$253,776	—	$355,021	$2,719,627
Daniel J. Kiernan	President, Olive Garden	$601,442	$471,635	$704,710	$228,413	—	$159,363	$2,165,563

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Eugene I. Lee	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$1,000,000	—	$4,393,249	$1,482,042	$3,200,000	$635,287	$10,710,578
Ricardo Cardenas	President and Chief Operating Officer, and our previous Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	$687,019	—	$1,142,285	$385,328	$989,307	$222,794	$3,426,733
Todd A. Burrowes	President, LongHorn Steakhouse	$601,346	—	$878,717	$296,405	$813,741	$210,646	$2,800,855
Daniel J. Kiernan	President, Olive Garden	$541,346	—	$615,035	$207,481	$743,810	$172,797	$2,280,469

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
John Wilkerson	President, Olive Garden	Appointed	2025-09-01	2025-06-20
Dan Kiernan	President, Olive Garden	Retired	2025-08-31	2025-06-20
Nana Mensah	member of the Board of Directors	Retired	2025-01-28	2025-01-28
Daryl A. Kenningham	director	Appointed	2024-12-09	2024-12-09
Todd A. Burrowes	President, Business Development	Appointed	2024-05-27	2024-04-03
Eugene I. Lee, Jr.	director	Retired	2023-09-20	2023-06-22
Eugene I. Lee, Jr.	Chairman of the Board of Directors	Retired	2023-09-20	2023-06-22

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