Price
$225.26+11.56%Social Signal Score
Analyst Ratings
60 analysts52-week range
- Last close
- $225.26
- Off 52w high
- -1.1%
- 200-day average
- $198.15
- vs 200-day
- +13.7%
Revenue
$3.20B+94.84%Analyst Estimates
Consensus estimates, not results. Via Financial Modeling Prep.
Company Profile
- CEO
- Ricardo Cardenas
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Employees
- 209,931
- Beta
- 0.59
- Country
- US
- Piotroski score
- 7 / 9 (Strong)
- Altman Z-score
- 2.45
Financials
Revenue
$3.20B+94.8%Net Income
$233.40M+193.6%EBITDA
$269.00M+45.9%Free Cash Flow
$100.50M+170.9%EPS (diluted)
$2.04+218.8%Shares Outstanding (diluted)
114.40M-8.4%Operating Expenses
$187.90MCash & Debt
$220.50MReturn of Capital
$405.00MRevenue by Segment (annual)
$13.21BDividend per Share
$1.62Quote
Valuation & Ratios
Returns & Efficiency
Revenue & Net Income (Annual)
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Net Income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $13.21B | $1.21B | $10.46 |
| 2025 | $12.08B | $1.05B | $8.93 |
| 2024 | $11.39B | $1.03B | $8.57 |
| 2023 | $10.49B | $981.90M | $8.06 |
| 2022 | $9.63B | $952.80M | $7.46 |
| 2021 | $7.20B | $629.30M | $4.83 |
| 2020 | $7.81B | $-52.40M | $-0.40 |
| 2019 | $8.51B | $713.40M | $5.78 |
| 2018 | $8.08B | $596.00M | $4.81 |
| 2017 | $7.17B | $479.10M | $3.85 |
| 2016 | $6.93B | $375.00M | $2.94 |
| 2015 | $6.76B | $709.50M | $5.56 |
| 2014 | $6.29B | $286.20M | $2.18 |
| 2013 | $5.92B | $411.90M | $3.19 |
Valuation
Project earnings forward and see what return today's price implies.
Seeded from DRI's reported EPS growth of 9.6% a year over 13 years.
- EPS in 5 years
- $16.70
- Implied price
- $317.22
- Return from $200.33
- 9.6% a year
To earn 15.0% a year on these assumptions you'd need to buy at $157.71 — -21.3% below today's price.
How sensitive is that answer?
Annual return across nearby assumptions. If the result is only attractive in one corner, that is the finding.
| growth \ P/E | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.4% | -7.7% | -3.7% | -0.4% | 2.6% | 5.2% |
| 4.6% | -3.0% | 1.1% | 4.6% | 7.7% | 10.5% |
| 9.6% | 1.6% | 5.9% | 9.6% | 12.9% | 15.8% |
| 14.6% | 6.3% | 10.8% | 14.6% | 18.0% | 21.1% |
| 19.6% | 10.9% | 15.6% | 19.6% | 23.2% | 26.4% |
This is arithmetic on assumptions you chose, not a forecast or a recommendation. It ignores dividends, buybacks, share issuance and debt, and it assumes a company still earning money in 5 years. Change any input and the answer changes a lot — that sensitivity is the honest result, not a flaw in the model.
Signal Score (90d)
50-32.11%Social Signal Score
Mentions (50)
- News (RSS)federalreserve·4d ago·Neutral
Jefferson, The U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy Speech At the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
View source ↗ - News247wallst.com·9d ago·Neutral
Better Dividend Bet: DRI or SBUX? The Cash Flow Numbers Reveal a Clear Winner Both Darden and Starbucks just got cheaper after steep selloffs, but one of them is quietly struggling to fund its own dividend from free cash flow while the other keeps raising payouts and buying back stock.
View source ↗ - Newsmarketbeat.com·10d ago·Positive
Darden Restaurants Serves Up Fresh Catalysts for a Stock Price Rally Darden Restaurants TodayDRIDarden Restaurants$199.42 -7.82 (-3.77%) As of 09/25/2026 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.52-Week Range$169.00▼$229.76Dividend Yield3.25%P/E Ratio19.49Price Target$232.38Add to WatchlistDarden Restaurants' NYSE: DRI late-September post-earnings release price pullback could be a sell-the-news, buy-the-dip event because the strengths were expected.
View source ↗ - News (RSS)seekingalpha·10d ago·Neutral
Darden: Don't Expect Much Out Of The Stock
View source ↗ - Newsbenzinga.com·10d ago·Neutral
Darden Is Winning Share, but One Analyst Says the Stock Is Already Fairly Priced Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE:DRI) stock is trading lower Friday after the company reported fiscal 2027 first-quarter results Thursday that narrowly missed Wall Street estimates for both revenue and earnings.
View source ↗ - Newsseekingalpha.com·10d ago·Positive
Darden: Don't Expect Much Out Of The Stock Darden Restaurants is holding up but appears fairly valued amid macroeconomic pressures. Q1 2027 saw revenue up 5.1% to $3.20B and blended same-restaurant sales rise 3.1%, with Yard House and LongHorn outperforming. Margins were pretty mixed, and frankly, the outlook is underwhelming for growth.
View source ↗ - Newsbenzinga.com·11d ago·Neutral
These Analysts Revise Their Forecasts On Darden After Q1 Results Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) on Thursday reported worse-than-expected first-quarter financial results.
View source ↗ - News (RSS)seekingalpha·11d ago·Neutral
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 2027 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
View source ↗ - News (RSS)seekingalpha·11d ago·Positive
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript
View source ↗ - News (RSS)seekingalpha·11d ago·Neutral
Darden Restaurants Delivers Despite Inflationary Pressures
View source ↗ - News (RSS)investing·11d ago·Neutral
Darden Q1 FY2027 slides: broad growth across brands, guidance reaffirmed
View source ↗ - Newsseekingalpha.com·11d ago·Positive
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript
View source ↗ - Newsbenzinga.com·11d ago·Negative
Crude Oil Rises Over 4%; Darden Earnings Miss Views U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index falling around 350 points on Thursday.
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·11d ago·Negative
Darden Q1 Earnings & Revenues Miss Estimates, Both Up Y/Y, Stock Down DRI's first-quarter fiscal 2027 results show higher sales and EPS, but both missed estimates as operating income is down despite a reaffirmed outlook.
View source ↗ - Newsmarketbeat.com·11d ago·Positive
Darden Restaurants Q1 Earnings Call Highlights Darden Restaurants NYSE: DRI reported fiscal 2027 first-quarter results that management said met expectations, supported by positive same-restaurant sales across each of its business segments, sales growth from new units and continued strength at LongHorn Steakhouse and Yard House.
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·11d ago·Negative
Compared to Estimates, Darden Restaurants (DRI) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics Although the revenue and EPS for Darden Restaurants (DRI) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended August 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
View source ↗ - Newsseekingalpha.com·11d ago·Positive
…ing its scale to mitigate inflation and drive solid traffic and sales growth. LongHorn's standout performance, with 6.8% comp sales and 15% profit growth, highlights DRI's operating leverage and margin resilience amid higher beef costs. DRI's robust cash generation supports a secure 3% dividend yield and ongoing buybacks, targeting a total capital return yield of ~6% over the next year.
View source ↗ - Newsproactiveinvestors.com·12d ago·Negative
Darden revenue rises but misses estimates in fiscal first quarter Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI), the owner of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, reported a 5.1% rise in quarterly revenue to $3.2 billion, but sales missed Wall Street estimates for its fiscal 2027 first quarter. Revenue rose from $3.04 billion in the same quarter last year, while same-restaurant sales increased 3.1% across Darden's restaurant portfolio.
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·12d ago·Negative
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Misses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates Darden Restaurants (DRI) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.05 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.06 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.97 per share a year ago.
View source ↗ - Newsbarrons.com·12d ago·Neutral
Darden's Earnings Hit by High Food and Labor Costs. Stock of Olive Garden's Parent Declines. Darden Restaurants falls after reporting fiscal first-quarter earnings that declined from a year earlier.
View source ↗ - Newscnbc.com·12d ago·Negative
Darden Restaurants stock falls as Olive Garden reports slower growth Darden Restaurants reported weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue. Olive Garden's same-store sales growth has slowed in recent quarters.
View source ↗ - Newswsj.com·12d ago·Positive
Darden Restaurants Posts Sales Gains but Profit Slips on Higher Expenses The parent of Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse said fiscal first-quarter earnings fell to $233.4 million, or $2.04 a share, from $257.8 million, or $2.19 a share, a year earlier.
View source ↗ - Newsprnewswire.com·12d ago·Neutral
Darden Restaurants Reports Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Results; Declares Quarterly Dividend; and Reaffirms Fiscal 2027 Outlook ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended August 30, 2026.
View source ↗ - Newsbenzinga.com·12d ago·Neutral
Darden Restaurants, TD Synnex And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Thursday With U.S. stock futures trading lower this morning on Thursday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:
View source ↗ - Newsmarketbeat.com·12d ago·Neutral
Darden Restaurants Shareholders Elect Board, Reject Disclosure Proposal Darden Restaurants NYSE: DRI shareholders elected all nine nominees to the company's board of directors and approved each management proposal presented at the company's 2026 annual meeting, according to preliminary voting results announced during the virtual event.
View source ↗ - Newsproactiveinvestors.com·12d ago·Positive
Darden sales momentum strengthens despite casual-dining slowdown Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) saw stronger aggregate sales momentum through August, prompting Bank of America (BofA) to raise its LongHorn forecast while cutting its Olive Garden estimate. The bank raised its estimate for LongHorn's first-quarter fiscal 2027 same-store sales growth to 6.5% from 4.2%, citing sustained market share gains and stronger category trends.
View source ↗ - Newsbenzinga.com·13d ago·Positive
How To Earn $500 A Month From Darden Restaurants Stock Ahead Of Q1 Earnings As Darden Restaurants, Inc (NYSE:DRI) prepares to release its fiscal first-quarter earnings report before the opening bell on Thursday, Sept. 24, investors may be eyeing potential gains from the company's dividends.
View source ↗ - News (RSS)yahoo·13d ago·Neutral
Jim Cramer Prefers Brinker (EAT) Over Darden (DRI) Ahead of Earnings
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·14d ago·Neutral
Gear Up for Darden Restaurants (DRI) Q1 Earnings: Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics Evaluate the expected performance of Darden Restaurants (DRI) for the quarter ended August 2026, looking beyond the conventional Wall Street top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining some of its key metrics for better insight.
View source ↗ - 4chan /biz/biz·15d ago·Neutral
olive garden (ticker DRI) is great but unfortunately their salads are NOT vegetarian, made a terrible error there... fortunately their soup and breadsticks are though.
View source ↗ - News (RSS)yahoo·17d ago·Positive
Darden Restaurants, Costco In Earnings Spotlight, Along With This IT Distributor
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·17d ago·Neutral
Darden Prepares to Report Q1 Results: Key Things to Watch DRI's fiscal Q1 results face inflation pressures as affordability, restaurant expansion and productivity efforts shape growth expectations.
View source ↗ - News247wallst.com·18d ago·Positive
Darden vs. McDonald's: Which Restaurant Dividend Belongs in a Retirement Portfolio McDonald's shares are sitting at two-year lows while Darden just handed investors an 8% raise, and that shifting math forces a hard question about which restaurant dividend a retiree can actually count on when the bills come due.
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·18d ago·Neutral
Darden Restaurants (DRI) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth Darden Restaurants (DRI) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
View source ↗ - Newsbenzinga.com·19d ago·Neutral
Darden Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) will release its first-quarter earnings report before the opening bell on Thursday, Sept. 24.
View source ↗ - News (Marketaux)thestockmarketwatch.com·19d ago·Neutral
Market Steady as Investors Await Federal Reserve Policy Shift; Tech and AI Sectors Lead Gains Before the opening bell, Darden[+284 characters]
View source ↗ - News (Marketaux)thestockmarketwatch.com·20d ago·Positive
Tech and Retail Lead Gains as Markets Await Key Economic Data Darden Restaurants, <e[+140 characters]
View source ↗ - News (Marketaux)thestockmarketwatch.com·24d ago·Neutral
Market Stability Amid Inflation Data: Tech Gains Offset Dow Weakness Darden Restaurants, <e[+269 characters]
View source ↗ - News (RSS)zerohedge·35d ago·Neutral
Restaurants Face GLP-1 Squeeze As Adopt-Or-Die Inflection Arrives Restaurants Face GLP-1 Squeeze As Adopt-Or-Die Inflection Arrives Bernstein's latest GLP-1 tracker has Eli Lilly's Mounjaro leading script growth, with downstream effects compounding pressure on the restaurant industry already facing weakening consumer confidence, as gas prices nationwide remain above a politically sensitive $4 a gallon in late summer. Turning to UBS's latest note on the restaurant industry, Dennis Geiger, who cov
View source ↗ - News (RSS)seekingalpha·42d ago·Positive
Baird upgrades Darden, lowers Chipotle, Domino's, Black Rock Coffee on industry trends, risk/reward
View source ↗ - News (RSS)yahoo·50d ago·Neutral
Darden Restaurants Stock: Analyst Estimates & Ratings
View source ↗ - News (RSS)economictimes·51d ago·Neutral
DRI uncovers Rs 2,500 crore duty evasion
View source ↗ - News (RSS)investing·54d ago·Neutral
Darden Restaurants stock hits 52-week high at 221.0 USD
View source ↗ - News (RSS)seekingalpha·57d ago·Neutral
DRI Healthcare Trust declares $0.11 dividend
View source ↗ - News (Marketaux)finance.yahoo.com·57d ago·Positive
Olive Garden's President Cashed In Options Struck at $124. Here's What to Know Darden Restaurants ope[+318 characters]
View source ↗ - Newsfool.com·57d ago·Negative
Six Darden Executives Sold Within a Week. Here's What to Make of It One Darden executive sold 2,226 shares for about $463,386 based on the July 29 weighted average execution price. The transaction reduced the executive's direct common stock holdings by 35% in this filing.
View source ↗ - Newsfool.com·57d ago·Negative
A Darden Executive Kept Just 742 Shares Directly After Selling. Here's What Investors Should Know The transaction involved the sale of 4,373 shares at $210.42 per share on July 29 for a total value of roughly $920,200. The sale represented an 85% reduction in King's total direct common stock holdings.
View source ↗ - Newsfool.com·57d ago·Positive
LongHorn's President Sold Darden Stock After a 9.5% Sales Jump. Here's What to Know The disposition of 1,553 shares generated a total estimated value of $318,000 on the July 31 transaction date. The disposed shares included 1,110 held directly and 443 held indirectly through a spouse.
View source ↗ - Newsfool.com·57d ago·Neutral
A Darden Insider Cut His Direct Holdings. Here's How Long-Term Investors Should Read It The disposition involved 8,478 shares valued at $1.8 million based on a weighted average price of $210.00 per share on July 29. The transaction reduced the CFO's direct common stock holdings by 50%, but he retains additional restricted stock and options.
View source ↗ - Newsfool.com·57d ago·Negative
Darden's CEO Sold Stock With Options Struck at $124. Here's How to Read It The CEO of Darden reported selling 39,134 shares on July 28 at a weighted average price of $209.06. The transaction was, in part, executed as an option exercise at $124.24 per share followed by an immediate sale, with no indirect holdings reported.
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Earnings
Thu, Dec 17(in 2 months)
Consensus estimate $2.28 per share
Typical surprise +0.0% (median, so one quarter with a near-zero estimate can't distort it)
- Thu, Sep 24$2.05 vs $2.05beat
- Thu, Jun 25$3.66 vs $3.63beat
- Thu, Mar 19$2.95 vs $2.94beat
- Thu, Dec 18$2.08 vs $2.10miss
- Thu, Sep 18$1.97 vs $2.00miss
- Fri, Jun 20$2.98 vs $2.97beat
Estimates and results for DRI via Financial Modeling Prep. Beating consensus says the company cleared the bar analysts set, not that the business grew.
Insider trading
Open-market buys and sells by DRI officers and directors.
- Bought
- —
- Sold
- $13.5m
0 trades
12 trades
- Wilkerson John W.sold
- Wilkerson John W.sold
- Williamson Laura Bsold
- Williamson Laura Bsold
- Vennam Rajeshsold
- Connelly Susan M.sold
- King Sarah H.sold
- King Sarah H.sold
88 further Form 4 entries are share awards, option exercises or shares withheld for tax. Those are compensation, not trades, so they are excluded above. Buying is the stronger signal: an insider spends their own money for one reason. Selling has many innocent explanations — tax, diversifying, a house — so it says far less than it appears to. Via SEC filings.
Congress trades
- Alan Armstrongsenate · disclosed Jul 21, 2026 (116d later)Buy$1,001 - $15,000
- Josh S. Gottheimerhouse · NJ05 · disclosed May 20, 2026 (41d later)Sell$15,001 - $50,000
- Ro Khannahouse · CA17 · disclosed Feb 10, 2026 (28d later)Buy$1,001 - $15,000
- Richard Ray Larsenhouse · WA02 · disclosed Jan 15, 2026 (8d later)Buy$1,001 - $15,000
- Lisa C. McClainhouse · MI09 · disclosed Nov 24, 2025 (25d later)Sell$1,001 - $15,000
- Lisa C. McClainhouse · MI09 · disclosed Nov 24, 2025 (25d later)Buy$1,001 - $15,000
- Lisa C. McClainhouse · MI09 · disclosed Nov 24, 2025 (24d later)Sell$1,001 - $15,000
- Lisa C. McClainhouse · MI09 · disclosed Oct 22, 2025 (27d later)Buy$1,001 - $15,000
- Lisa C. McClainhouse · MI09 · disclosed Aug 13, 2025 (28d later)Buy$1,001 - $15,000
- Lisa C. McClainhouse · MI09 · disclosed Aug 13, 2025 (22d later)Sell$1,001 - $15,000
- Robert P. Bresnahanhouse · PA08 · disclosed May 8, 2025 (30d later)Buy$1,001 - $15,000
- Robert P. Bresnahanhouse · PA08 · disclosed Feb 14, 2025 (32d later)Sell$1,001 - $15,000
- Ro Khannahouse · CA17 · disclosed Nov 8, 2023 (8d later)Buy$1,001 - $15,000
- Ro Khannahouse · CA17 · disclosed Nov 8, 2023 (37d later)Buy$1,001 - $15,000
- Kathy E. Manninghouse · NC06 · disclosed Sep 14, 2022 (42d later)Sell$1,001 - $15,000
- Ro Khannahouse · CA17 · disclosed Aug 9, 2022 (21d later)Sell$1,001 - $15,000
- Ro Khannahouse · CA17 · disclosed Jun 10, 2022 (36d later)Buy$1,001 - $15,000
- Ro Khannahouse · CA17 · disclosed May 6, 2022 (25d later)Buy$1,001 - $15,000
- Ro Khannahouse · CA17 · disclosed Feb 8, 2022 (18d later)Buy$1,001 - $15,000
- Ro Khannahouse · CA17 · disclosed Feb 8, 2022 (19d later)Sell$1,001 - $15,000
Self-reported filings, amounts as brackets. Via Senate/House disclosures.