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Darden Restaurants Inc
$195.11
-0.97%
(-1.91) 1D
$195.11
0.00% (0.00)
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Closed: Sep 29, 4:03:48 PM GMT-4  ·   USD
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Open
$197.51
High
$198.43
Low
$194.69
Mkt. cap
22.15B
Avg. vol.
1.17M
Volume
1.26M
Dividend
3.32%
Quarterly dividend
$1.62
Ex-dividend date
Jul 10, 2026
P/E ratio
19.05
52-wk high
$229.76
52-wk low
$169.00
EPS
$10.24
Beta
0.61
Shares outstanding
113.54M
No. of employees
210K
Open
$197.51
High
$198.43
Low
$194.69
Mkt. cap
22.15B
Avg. vol.
1.17M
Volume
1.26M
Dividend
3.32%
Quarterly dividend
$1.62
Ex-dividend date
Jul 10, 2026
P/E ratio
19.05
52-wk high
$229.76
52-wk low
$169.00
EPS
$10.24
Beta
0.61
Shares outstanding
113.54M
No. of employees
210K
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Profile
Darden Restaurants, Inc. is an American multi-brand restaurant operator headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Darden has more than 2,100 restaurant locations and more than 200,000 employees, making it the world's largest full-service restaurant company. The company began as an extension of Red Lobster, founded by William Darden and soon after was purchased by General Mills. Red Lobster was later sold in July 2014. The firm owns three fine dining restaurant chains: Ruth's Chris Steak House, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, and The Capital Grille; and seven casual dining restaurant chains: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, Yard House, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, and Chuy's. Wikipedia
About Darden Restaurants Inc
CEORick Cardenas
Employees210K
Founded1995
HeadquartersOrlando, Florida, United States
SectorRestaurant
Websitedarden.com
Analyst ratings
Based on 20 analysts giving stock ratings to DRI in the past 3 months
Strong buy
Buy
15
Hold
5
Sell
0
12-month forecast
Based on 20 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for DRI in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $195.11
$276.00 (+41.46%)
Average
$238.00 (+21.98%)
Lowest
$210.00 (+7.63%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
John Ivankoe
J.P. Morgan
Buy
Maintained
$225.00
+15.3%
09/29/2026
Sara Senatore
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Reiterated
$276.00
+41.5%
09/27/2026
Dennis Geiger
UBS
Buy
Maintained
$240.00
+23%
09/25/2026
Gregory Francfort
Guggenheim
Buy
Reiterated
$235.00
+20.4%
09/25/2026
Brian Harbour
Morgan Stanley
Buy
Reiterated
$255.00
+30.7%
09/25/2026
David Palmer
Evercore ISI
Hold
Maintained
$230.00
+17.9%
09/25/2026
Nick Setyan
Mizuho Securities
Buy
Maintained
$245.00
+25.6%
09/25/2026
Andrew Strelzik
BMO Capital
Hold
Reiterated
$220.00
+12.8%
09/25/2026
Danilo Gargiulo
Bernstein
Buy
Maintained
$230.00
+17.9%
09/25/2026
Jon Tower
Citi
Buy
Maintained
$247.00
+26.6%
09/25/2026
Peter Saleh
BTIG
Buy
Reiterated
$235.00
+20.4%
09/25/2026
Zachary Fadem
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintained
$210.00
+7.6%
09/25/2026
Jim Salera
Stephens
Hold
Maintained
$220.00
+12.8%
09/24/2026
Unknown Analyst
Freedom Capital Markets
Buy
Reiterated
$260.00
+33.3%
09/25/2026
Andrew Charles
TD Cowen
Hold
Reiterated
$215.00
+10.2%
09/25/2026
Christopher Carril
KeyBanc
Buy
Maintained
$237.00
+21.5%
09/22/2026
Unknown Analyst
Seaport Global
Buy
Initiated
$240.00
+23%
09/15/2026
Eric Gonzalez
Seaport Global
Buy
Initiated
$240.00
+23%
09/15/2026
Brian Bittner
Oppenheimer
Buy
Reiterated
$245.00
+25.6%
09/15/2026
Lauren Silberman
Deutsche Bank
Buy
Maintained
$245.00
+25.6%
09/01/2026
Unknown Analyst
Robert W. Baird
Buy
Upgraded
$250.00
+28.1%
08/24/2026
Chris O`Cull
Robert W. Baird
Buy
Upgraded
$250.00
+28.1%
08/24/2026
John Staszak
Argus Research
Buy
Maintained
$245.00
+25.6%
06/29/2026
Brian Vaccaro
Raymond James
Hold
Reiterated
-
-
06/26/2026
Brian Mullan
Piper Sandler
Hold
Reiterated
$212.00
+8.7%
06/26/2026
David Tarantino CFA
Robert W. Baird
Hold
Maintained
$220.00
+12.8%
06/26/2026
Christine Cho
Goldman Sachs
Buy
Maintained
$240.00
+23%
03/19/2026
Jeff Bernstein
Barclays
Buy
Maintained
$232.00
+18.9%
03/20/2026
Last report
Sep 24, 2026
Fiscal period
Q1 2027
EPS / Est. (USD)
$2.05 / $2.05
-0.17%miss
Revenue / Est. (USD)
3.20B / 3.21B
-0.22%miss
Fiscal Q1 2027 earnings call
Waiting for the earnings call
At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
Previous reportsAll values in USD
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Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Aug 2025
Nov 2025
Feb 2026
May 2026
Revenue
3.04B
3.10B
3.35B
3.72B
Cost of goods sold
2.42B
2.47B
2.60B
2.85B
Cost of revenue
2.42B
2.47B
2.60B
2.85B
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
181.60M
161.60M
152.40M
182.20M
Operating expense
322.60M
307.60M
303.00M
340.20M
Total operating expenses
2.74B
2.78B
2.91B
3.19B
Operating income
300.80M
322.40M
440.00M
525.90M
Other non operating income
-
-
-
-
EBT including unusual items
293.80M
272.40M
356.80M
465.60M
EBT excluding unusual items
255.40M
274.40M
390.40M
474.70M
Income tax expense
35.90M
35.00M
46.20M
57.80M
Effective tax rate
12.22%
12.85%
12.95%
12.41%
Other operating expenses
-
-
-
-
Net income
257.80M
237.20M
306.80M
404.90M
Net profit margin
8.47%
7.65%
9.17%
10.89%
Earnings per share
1.97
2.08
2.95
3.66
Interest and investment income
-
-
-
2.10M
Interest expense
-45.40M
-48.00M
-49.60M
-53.30M
Net interest expenses
-45.40M
-48.00M
-49.60M
-51.20M
Depreciation and amortization charges
135.10M
137.90M
141.80M
146.30M
EBITDA
435.90M
460.30M
581.80M
654.00M
Gain or loss from assets sale
-42.00M
-
-
6.80M
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