Darden Restaurants, Inc. is an American multi-brand restaurant operator headquartered in Orlando.
| Revenue (TTM) | $13.37B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $2.90B |
| EBITDA | $2.14B |
| Operating Margin | 9.85% |
| Return on Equity | 55.40% |
| Return on Assets | 7.65% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $116.51 |
| Book Value | $19.35 |
| Price-to-Book | 10.98 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 1.70 |
| EV/Revenue | 2.299 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.15 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | -6.70% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.10% |
| Shares Outstanding | $113.54M |
| Float | $113.08M |
| % Insiders | 0.30% |
| % Institutions | 101.31% |
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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.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript
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.
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.
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.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. continues to outperform industry peers, leveraging 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.
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.
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.
Darden Restaurants falls after reporting fiscal first-quarter earnings that declined from a year earlier.
Darden Restaurants reported weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue. Olive Garden's same-store sales growth has slowed in recent quarters.
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