Darden Restaurants increased its quarterly dividend by 8% to $1.62 per share, outpacing inflation and Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. The dividend payout ratio is about 58% of earnings, supported by strong free cash flow from its Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse brands. However, combined dividends and share buybacks exceed free cash flow, pressuring the balance sheet and increasing debt costs. Management can reduce buybacks before cutting dividends, but investors should watch upcoming earnings for signs of consumer slowdown, especially with recent soft lunch traffic and external factors like the World Cup.
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