Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI)
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- symbol DRI
- Rev/Share 105.9503
- Book/Share 19.0711
- PB 9.8694
- Debt/Equity 2.7657
- CurrentRatio 0.3975
- ROIC 0.1197
- MktCap 22031252451.0
- FreeCF/Share 10.7695
- PFCF 17.5296
- PE 19.9666
- Debt/Assets 0.4824
- DivYield 0.0308
- ROE 0.4994
- Rating B+
- Score 3
- Recommendation Neutral
- P/E Score 3
- DCF Score 4
- P/B Score 1
- D/E Score 1
Recent Analyst Ratings
| Type | Ticker | Analyst Firm | Previous Rating | Current Rating | Previous Price Target | Current Price Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade | DRI | Goldman | Neutral | Buy | -- | $225 | Oct. 20, 2025 |
| Initiation | DRI | Melius | -- | Hold | -- | $240 | July 14, 2025 |
| Reiterated | DRI | Oppenheimer | -- | Outperform | $230 | $250 | June 18, 2025 |
| Upgrade | DRI | Jefferies | Underperform | Hold | -- | $210 | June 13, 2025 |
| Upgrade | DRI | Bernstein | Market Perform | Outperform | $180 | $215 | Jan. 22, 2025 |
| Initiation | DRI | Goldman | -- | Neutral | -- | $183 | Dec. 5, 2024 |
| Upgrade | DRI | Evercore ISI | In-line | Outperform | $165 | $205 | Sept. 20, 2024 |
| Downgrade | DRI | Bernstein | Outperform | Market Perform | $190 | $180 | Sept. 20, 2024 |
News
Darden Restaurants: Growth Should Start To Reaccelerate (Rating Upgrade)
Published: October 22, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Darden Restaurants (DRI) is upgraded to a buy rating after a recent pullback creates an attractive entry point and growth prospects improve. Strategic initiatives like first-party delivery and smaller portion offerings are expanding DRI's addressable market and driving strong same-store-sales growth at Olive Garden and LongHorn. Management's upgraded FY26 guidance, resilient consumer demand, and accelerating top-line growth support the case for a valuation re-rating and potential upside.
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Sprouts, Darden Offer High-Upside Setups for Risk-Takers
Published: September 26, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive
With the major equity indices continuing to sit around record highs, you'd be forgiven for thinking it's been smooth sailing for investors. But dig a little deeper, especially in non-tech names, and plenty of individual stocks are being punished.
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Olive Garden Sales Grow Amid Spike in Food Costs
Published: September 18, 2025 by: PYMNTS
Sentiment: Positive
Darden Restaurants is seeing sales grow in the face of spiking food costs. The company, which owns chains that include Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse, posted quarterly earnings Thursday (Sept.
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Published: September 18, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI ) Q1 2026 Earnings Call September 18, 2025 8:30 AM EDT Company Participants Courtney Aquilla Ricardo Cardenas - CEO, President & Director Rajesh Vennam - Senior VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Brian Harbour - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Jon Tower - Citigroup Inc., Research Division David Palmer - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division James Salera - Stephens Inc., Research Division Eric Gonzalez - KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division David Tarantino - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division Sara Senatore - BofA Securities, Research Division Jeffrey Bernstein - Barclays Bank PLC, Research …
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Olive Garden sees success with smaller, cheaper portions as diners try to save money
Published: September 18, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Positive
The restaurant is offering a “lighter portion” section of its menu in an attempt to drive more customer traffic.
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Darden Restaurants: Margin Fears Create Opportunity (Upgrade)
Published: September 18, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Darden Restaurants is upgraded to a "Buy" after a recent pullback on Q1 results, making valuation more attractive for long-term investors. DRI's Olive Garden and LongHorn brands continue to drive strong same-restaurant sales growth, offsetting weakness in fine dining and minor brands. Margin pressures from rising food and labor costs are expected to limit further expansion, but DRI remains highly cash generative with ongoing buybacks and a 3% dividend yield.
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Jobless Claims Decreased More Than Expected
Published: September 18, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Pre-market futures are up to start the first trading session since the Fed lowered interest rates 25 basis points (bps) yesterday. New data out this morning sees futures rolling off their early tops, but ultimately the reports are good.
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Pre-market Futures Up After 1st Rate Cut of 2025
Published: September 18, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
New data out this morning sees futures rolling off their early tops, but ultimately the reports are good.
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Darden Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Top, Stock Down
Published: September 18, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative
DRI's first-quarter earnings miss expectations while revenues beat, sending the stock down 8% despite a raised sales outlook.
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Darden Restaurants stock drops on 1Q earnings miss
Published: September 18, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Negative
Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) shares slid 10% to $189.11 in early trading on Thursday after the restaurant chain reported mixed financial results for its first quarter 2026. The company posted adjusted earnings per share for the period of $1.97, falling short of the $2 consensus analyst forecast provided by LSEG.
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Olive Garden Parent Burned By Weak Earnings Report
Published: September 18, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Negative
Shares of Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI) are down 9.7% this morning to trade at $188.61, after the Olive Garden parent posted earnings of $1.97 per share, missing expectations, while revenue of $3.04 billion came in line with forecasts.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Published: September 18, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Although the revenue and EPS for Darden Restaurants (DRI) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended August 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Misses Q1 Earnings Estimates
Published: September 18, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative
Darden Restaurants (DRI) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.97 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.75 per share a year ago.
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Will Darden's Earnings Trigger Another 5.8% Stock Surge?
Published: September 17, 2025 by: Forbes
Sentiment: Positive
Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), the casual dining powerhouse behind Olive Garden and LongHorn, is set to announce its fiscal Q1 2025 results (with a May year-end) on Thursday, September 18. Analysts anticipate earnings of $2.01 per share on $3.04 billion in revenue, indicating a 15% growth in EPS and a 10% increase in sales compared to last year's earnings of $1.75 per share on $2.76 billion.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Q1 Earnings Preview: What You Should Know Beyond the Headline Estimates
Published: September 15, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Beyond analysts' top-and-bottom-line estimates for Darden Restaurants (DRI), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended August 2025.
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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
Published: September 11, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Darden Restaurants (DRI) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
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10 Undervalued Dividend Growth Stocks: July 2025
Published: July 21, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
I rank a selection of undervalued dividend growth stocks in Dividend Radar and present the top ten stocks for consideration. I use two valuation screens, one based on my fair value estimate and another comparing each stock's forward dividend yield with its 5-year average dividend yield. To rank stocks, I do a quality assessment and sort candidates by quality scores, breaking ties with additional metrics.
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4 Upcoming Dividend Increases
Published: July 03, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
I track companies with consistent dividend growth, focusing on those with strong financial health and above-average yields versus the S&P 500. This week's highlighted stocks average a 3.1% dividend increase and a 12.5-year growth streak, but only Darden Restaurants stands out for performance. SCHD ETF remains my preferred broad dividend growth holding, outperforming most individual names except Darden over the past decade.
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Buybacks Galore: Repurchases From the Oval Office to Olive Garden
Published: June 30, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive
Several notable stocks, associated with everything from President Trump to pasta dinners, are significantly boosting their buybacks. Together, these newly announced programs add over $10 billion in fresh repurchase capacity to the stock market.
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The Big 3: IBM, HD, DRI
Published: June 24, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Positive
Jason Brown (@brownreport) joins Trading 360 with a trio of stocks on his radar. For IBM Corp. (IBM), he says the name is one to watch in the A.I.
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Darden Restaurants: Don't Bet Against The Jewel Of FSRs
Published: June 23, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Darden Restaurants delivered strong Q4 FY25 results, driven by robust same-store sales at Olive Garden and LongHorn, plus successful Uber Direct partnerships. Management's FY26 guidance calls for 7-8% sales growth, 2-3.5% same-store sales gains, and 60-65 new restaurant openings, supporting continued margin expansion. Valuation models suggest a $240 price target, offering 6% upside, with total annual returns near 10% when including dividends and buybacks.
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Darden Stock Set to Sizzle After Blowout Q4 and $1B Buyback
Published: June 23, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive
There are several reasons Darden Restaurants' NYSE: DRI stock price can trend higher this year, including, but not limited to, top- and bottom-line outperformance, guidance, growth, acceleration, the dividend, and share buybacks. The net result is a strong tailwind for the price action, which is gaining momentum.
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Darden's Olive Garden Lifts Restaurant Stock
Published: June 20, 2025 by: Schwab Network
Sentiment: Positive
Darden Restaurants (DRI) beat on its top and bottom-line earnings metrics, and touched a new 52-week high. Its strong same-store sales and in-line guidance stood out in its latest earnings report.
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Olive Garden is on a roll. Here's what's driving the fastest sales growth in 2 years.
Published: June 20, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Positive
The parent company of Olive Garden's stock touched an all-time high before pulling back, after sales at the Italian restaurant chain rose the most in more than two years.
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Published: June 20, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI ) Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call June 20, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Courtney Aquilla - Corporate Participant Rajesh Vennam - Senior VP & CFO Ricardo Cardenas - CEO, President & Director Conference Call Participants Andrew Strelzik - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research Andrew Michael Charles - TD Cowen, Research Division Brian James Harbour - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Brian Michael Vaccaro - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Christopher Thomas O'Cull - Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Research Division Danilo Gargiulo - Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC.
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Darden Stock Up on Q4 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Sales Rise Y/Y
Published: June 20, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
DRI stock rises as fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and sales top estimates, fueled by strong comps and new restaurant contributions.
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Olive Garden and LongHorn help Darden beat earnings as Americans keep dining out
Published: June 20, 2025 by: Fast Company
Sentiment: Positive
It seems Americans can't get enough of Olive Garden's never-ending soup or salad and breadsticks: The chain's parent company reported quarterly results on Friday that buck a broader slump in dining out trends.
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Darden Restaurants beats quarterly estimates on strong sales growth at Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse
Published: June 20, 2025 by: Proactive Investors
Sentiment: Positive
Darden Restaurants Inc (NYSE:DRI), the parent company of popular dining chains including Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, saw its shares move higher on Friday as it reported better-than-expected financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter. Revenue for the quarter ending May 25 was up 10.6% from the year-ago quarter to $3.27 billion, ahead of the Wall Street consensus estimate of $3.26 billion.
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Darden Restaurants Stock Hits All-Time High on Strong Olive Garden Sales
Published: June 20, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Positive
Shares of Darden Restaurants (DRI) traded at an all-time high Friday as the restaurant chain operator beat earnings and revenue estimates and announced a new stock buyback as it got a boost from same-restaurant sales and growth in the number of locations.
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Darden Restaurants Stock Hits Record After Earnings Beat
Published: June 20, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Positive
Darden Restaurants, Inc. ( NYSE:DRI) stock hit a record high of $228.27 out of the gate today, and was last seen up 1.6% at $226.29, following a well-received earnings report and a shareholder-friendly announcement.
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About Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI)
- IPO Date 1995-05-09
- Website https://www.darden.com
- Industry Restaurants
- CEO Rajesh Vennam
- Employees 191105