Darden Restaurants paid its 6 named executives $55.0M in total in FY2026 (May). CEO Ricardo Cardenas was paid $34.8M of that.
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Pay of each named executive
Ricardo CardenasPresident and Chief Executive Officer
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6 years
Rajesh VennamSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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5 years
M. John MartinPresident, Specialty Restaurant Group
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6 years
Todd A. BurrowesPresident, LongHorn Steakhouse
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6 years
Matthew R. BroadFormer Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance
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5 years
Sarah H. KingSenior Vice President, Chief People Officer
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| FY2024 (May) |
3 years
CEO pay against the pay peers
In FY2026 (May), the median CEO pay of the 1 peer with pay on file was $11.2M. The CEO of Darden Restaurants was paid $34.8M, 210% above the median.
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Pay of each named executive comes from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy statement. Realized pay adds the value of options used and stock that vested. CEO pay of each peer comes from its own Pay versus Performance table.