DRI Dividend Type Payments

DARDEN RESTAURANTS dividend

Although DRI has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on DARDEN RESTAURANTS to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 4:16 PM ET):

DARDEN RESTAURANTS (DRI)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
111.82 118.79 113.85 +0.97 761K 24 14B

DRI Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With DRI at 113.85, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (ie. total annual call premium received) would need to be to attain 3%, 5%, and 10% annual yields. Also shown is the equivalent number of cents/day necessary to achieve each yield:

Annual Yield Annual Premium Cents/Day
3% 3.42 0.9
5% 5.69 1.6
10% 11.39 3.1

So now we need to find out of the money covered calls that pay at least the prescribed cents/day amount of time premium. That will generate income and, because they are out of the money, leave room for some upside potential on the stock. Here are some examples:

3% Yield On DRI Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Sep 21 120.00 1.00 36 2.8 1.21 (1.1%)
Oct 19 125.00 0.70 64 1.1 6.21 (5.5%)
5% Yield On DRI Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Sep 21 120.00 1.00 36 2.8 1.21 (1.1%)
Oct 19 120.00 1.65 64 2.6 1.21 (1.1%)

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