Darden Restaurants, Inc. is an American multi-brand restaurant operator headquartered in Orlando.
| Revenue (TTM) | $13.21B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $2.86B |
| EBITDA | $2.12B |
| Operating Margin | 14.10% |
| Return on Equity | 53.70% |
| Return on Assets | 7.72% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $114.38 |
| Book Value | $19.35 |
| Price-to-Book | 11.59 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 1.94 |
| EV/Revenue | 2.398 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.76 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 36.00% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.70% |
| Shares Outstanding | $113.54M |
| Float | $113.54M |
| % Insiders | 0.30% |
| % Institutions | 101.24% |
Volatility is currently contracting
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Darden Restaurants earns a reiterated buy rating as LongHorn's growth reduces reliance on Olive Garden and diversifies earnings. Olive Garden's lighter-portions menu boosts visit frequency, supporting 2.4% same-restaurant-sales growth and 50bps margin expansion to 24.3%. DRI targets 3–4% annual unit growth, with LongHorn expanding faster and new-store returns exceeding cost of capital by several hundred basis points.
This year, as the market is preoccupied with how the Iran war is propping up the energy sector and how the memory chip shortage has been driving the AI rally, there has been little focus on consumer discretionary stocks' underperformance.
DRI enters fiscal 2027 with growth from LongHorn, digital initiatives and new restaurants, while inflation and cautious spending test margins.
Darden combines earnings growth, cash returns and a lower valuation multiple, but estimate cuts and inflation keep investors weighing the stock's outlook.
DRI is balancing digital growth, brand diversification and value-focused pricing as inflation and consumer spending trends shape its margin outlook.
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