Sarah King compensation by year
Darden Restaurants Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $612,981 |
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,179,748 |
| Option awards | $329,569 |
| Non-equity incentive | $839,273 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other | $279,569 |
| Total | $3,241,140 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Darden Restaurants, Inc. DEF 14A filed August 10, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-342023, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2026 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 13,819 | $2,817,832 | — |
| RSU | 4,981 | $1,015,676 | — |
| Option | 4,571 | — | $208.51 |
| Option | 4,532 | — | $169.02 |
| Option | 5,826 | — | $139.43 |
| Option | 3,258 | — | $121.47 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Darden Restaurants, Inc.'s FY2026 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Darden Restaurants’s named executive officers, FY2026
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Cardenas | President and Chief Executive Officer | $34,815,979 |
| Rajesh Vennam | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $5,462,639 |
| M. Martin | Group President | $4,098,775 |
| Todd Burrowes | Group President and President, Chuy's | $4,092,658 |
| Matthew Broad | Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary | $3,248,581 |
| Sarah King · this page | Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer | $3,241,140 |
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