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DRI Stock Chart & Stats
$218.81
$7.51(3.83%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
$218.81
$7.51(3.83%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$169.00 - $229.76
Previous CloseN/A
Volume312.40K
Average Volume (3M)1.23M
Market Cap
$24.25B
Enterprise Value$33.03B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$220.50M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$6.63B
Price to Earnings (P/E)21.0
Beta0.49
Next Earnings
Dec 11, 2026EPS Estimate
2.26Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield2.88%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)10.30
Shares Outstanding113,143,230
10 Day Avg. Volume1,085,936
30 Day Avg. Volume1,226,530
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.13
Price to Book (P/B)10.45
Price to Sales (P/S)1.75
P/FCF Ratio20.62
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.36
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.47
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit7.41
Enterprise Value/Ebitda15.57
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$238.00Price Target Upside8.77% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering20
EPS Forecast (FY)11.27
Revenue Forecast (FY)$13.71B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Broad Brand Strength And SalesPositive comparable sales across every segment indicate broad guest demand rather than reliance on one concept. Stronger momentum at LongHorn and Yard House, alongside improving Olive Garden trends, supports portfolio resilience and gives Darden multiple avenues for sustained sales growth.
Profitability And Cash GenerationHealthy operating margins and substantial operating and free cash flow demonstrate strong restaurant-level economics. This cash generation can fund new units, brand investment, dividends, and repurchases, while improving earnings durability through disciplined reinvestment and cost management.
Visible Unit Growth And Reaffirmed OutlookReaffirmed earnings guidance provides a credible near-term foundation, while stated unit-growth targets create a longer runway for expansion. Yard House, Cheddar’s, and Chuy’s together offer brand-specific growth opportunities that can increase sales and diversify future contributions.
Bears Say
Elevated Balance-Sheet LeverageHigh leverage reduces financial flexibility relative to the operating risk of a consumer-facing restaurant business. If demand weakens or refinancing costs rise, more cash flow may be directed toward interest and debt obligations, limiting capacity for expansion, shareholder returns, or resilience.
Industry Traffic PressureDeclining industry guest counts signal that sales growth may depend increasingly on pricing, mix, and check expansion rather than traffic. That dynamic can become less sustainable if consumers resist further price increases, potentially pressuring comparable sales and restaurant-level margins.
Persistent Fine Dining And Lunch WeaknessUnderperformance in important dayparts and concepts indicates that recovery across the portfolio remains uneven. Prolonged Fine Dining and weekday lunch weakness can constrain utilization of existing capacity, require additional marketing or menu investment, and limit margin improvement even as consolidated sales grow.
Darden Restaurants News
DRI FAQ
What was Darden Restaurants’s price range in the past 12 months?
Darden Restaurants lowest stock price was $169.00 and its highest was $229.76 in the past 12 months.
What is Darden Restaurants’s market cap?
Darden Restaurants’s market cap is $24.25B.
When is Darden Restaurants’s upcoming earnings report date?
Darden Restaurants’s upcoming earnings report date is Dec 11, 2026 which is in 54 days.
How were Darden Restaurants’s earnings last quarter?
Darden Restaurants released its earnings results on Sep 24, 2026. The company reported $2.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.054 by -$0.004.
Is Darden Restaurants overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Darden Restaurants’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Darden Restaurants pay dividends?
Darden Restaurants pays a Quarterly dividend of $1.62 which represents an annual dividend yield of 2.88%. See more information on Darden Restaurants dividends here
What is Darden Restaurants’s EPS estimate?
Darden Restaurants’s EPS estimate is 2.26.
How many shares outstanding does Darden Restaurants have?
Darden Restaurants has 113,143,230 shares outstanding.
What happened to Darden Restaurants’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Darden Restaurants reported an EPS of $2.05 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of $2.054. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -3.018%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Darden Restaurants?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in DRI
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Darden Restaurants Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
$238.00 (8.77% Upside)
$238.00 (8.77% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
DRI Sentiment 75%
Sector Average 61%
Sector Average 61%
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 20.3K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $10.0M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 4.7%
Last 30 Days ▲ 5.0%
Last 30 Days ▲ 5.0%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
19.08%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
55.90%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
3.66%
Trailing 12-Months
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Company Description
Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants, Inc., through its various subsidiaries, focuses on the ownership and operation of full-service dining establishments across both the United States and Canada. As of May 29, 2022, the company's extensive portfolio comprised 1,867 directly managed restaurants. These included a significant presence from its flagship brands: 884 Olive Garden outlets, 546 LongHorn Steakhouse locations, 172 Cheddar's Scratch Kitchens, 85 Yard House venues, 62 Capital Grille branches, 45 Seasons 52 restaurants, 42 Bahama Breeze sites, 28 Eddie V's Prime Seafood establishments, and 3 Capital Burger eateries. In addition to its owned operations, Darden also oversees 60 franchised restaurants, specifically 35 Olive Garden units, 18 LongHorn Steakhouse units, 4 Cheddar's Scratch Kitchens, 2 Capital Grille locations, and 1 Bahama Breeze restaurant. The company, which originated in 1968, is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
DRI Company Deck
DRI Earnings Call
Q1 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call was strongly constructive. Darden delivered sales and earnings growth in line with expectations, positive same-restaurant sales across every segment, strong momentum at LongHorn and Yard House, improving Olive Garden trends, stable consolidated restaurant-level margins, and reaffirmed full-year EPS guidance. The company also described continued investment in brands, people, digital marketing, and new restaurant growth. Offsetting challenges included industry guest-count declines, temporary World Cup and lettuce-related headwinds, Olive Garden lunch weakness, softer Fine Dining traffic and business spending, lower Fine Dining and Other Business margins, and potential fuel and beef inflation risks. Overall, the positive operating performance and outlook significantly outweighed the stated challenges.View all DRI earnings summariesDRI Sales Breakdown
42.35% Olive Garden
25.91% LongHorn Steakhouse
10.41% Fine Dining
21.33% Other Business
DRI Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$238.00
▲(8.77% Upside)
Technical Analysis
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Ownership Overview
0.29% Insiders
38.41% Mutual Funds
1.32% Other Institutional Investors
29.54% Public Companies and
Individual Investors