What they were paid
Darden Restaurants Director Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $130,000 | $184,988 | $0 | $6,623 | $321,611 |
| FY2025 | $130,000 | $184,921 | $0 | $6,241 | $321,162 |
| FY2024 | $132,514 | $175,018 | $0 | $6,022 | $313,554 |
| FY2023 | $131,717 | $160,030 | $0 | $4,799 | $296,546 |
| FY2022 | $126,868 | $159,940 | $0 | $0 | $286,808 |
| FY2021 | $120,000 | $150,030 | $0 | $0 | $270,030 |
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.
How this page was built: the Darden Restaurants, Inc. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-342023. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed August 10, 2026.
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$321,611 William S. Simon, FY2026 total director compensation
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Data as of August 10, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2026Darden Restaurants pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $185,000 in RSUs.
Committees
FY2026 · as the proxy prints themAudit · Compensation
The rest of the Darden Restaurants board
FY2026 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Charles M. Sonsteby | Independent Director | $426,501 |
| Cynthia T. Jamison | Chair of the Board | $598,594 |
| Daryl A. Kenningham | Independent Director | $318,527 |
| James P. Fogarty | Independent Director | $357,351 |
| Juliana L. Chugg | Independent Director | $352,835 |
| Margaret Shân Atkins | Independent Director | $416,393 |
| Ricardo Cardenas | Director | — |
| Timothy J. Wilmott | Independent Director | $408,408 |
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