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 Darden Restaurants Inc.DRI US · Consumer Discretionary · USD Current price$214.15as of Sep 22, 2026 Summary
Analyst consensusStrong Buy 2Buy 16Hold 10Sell 126 analysts 3-year price (USD)Factor profileMulti-factor score 85 / 100 Market data
Business descriptionDarden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) is a premier full-service restaurant company operating several major casual dining brands in the U.S. and Canada, including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Capital Grille, Yard House, and Seasons 52. Competitive moatDarden commands unique scale advantages in supply chain, national media buying, and real estate acquisition within the full-service restaurant industry. Olive Garden and LongHorn serve as durable cash generators. Recent developments
Investment risks / red flags
Financials
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Last updated: Aug 10, 2026
Current price: $214.15 · Sep 22, 2026· USD
CFRA Ratingsell
TBI Multi Score85
Theme Exposure
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Symbol: DRIBusiness description
Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) is a premier full-service restaurant company operating several major casual dining brands in the U.S. and Canada, including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Capital Grille, Yard House, and Seasons 52.
Competitive moat
Darden commands unique scale advantages in supply chain, national media buying, and real estate acquisition within the full-service restaurant industry. Olive Garden and LongHorn serve as durable cash generators.
Recent developments
- Conservative Outlook: On June 25, 2026, DRI reported broad-based same-restaurant sales growth for Q4 FY26, but the stock was weighed down by a conservative FY27 guidance profile.
- CFRA Bearish Position: CFRA reiterated its Sell opinion on DRI on June 25, 2026, highlighting traffic stagnation across mature sit-down restaurant formats.
Investment risks / red flags
- Sit-down Traffic Deceleration: Casual dining remains highly vulnerable to consumer trade-down into quick-service and fast-casual formats.
- Input Inflation: Sticky food and wage inflation impacts restaurant margins more severely on sit-down full-service networks.
Market Data
Source: mkts.io · Sep 22, 2026, 16:00 UTC
Key Metrics
P/E (TTM)20.53
P/E (Fwd)17.29
Dividend3.07%
Beta0.59
52W High$229.76
52W Low$169.00
Analyst Consensus
16
10
Strong Buy2Buy16Hold10Sell126 analysts
Consensus Target$232.96
+8.8% upside
Calendar Events
Next EarningsSep 24, 2026
Ex-DividendJul 10, 2026
Dividend DateAug 3, 2026
Financials
Revenue$13.21B
Rev Growth13.70%
Earnings Growth36.00%
Gross Margin21.67%
Op Margin14.14%
Profit Margin9.13%
EBITDA$2.12B
ROA7.72%
ROE53.72%
Rev/Share$114.38
Total Cash$219.50M
Total Debt$8.05B
D/E Ratio364.51
Free Cash Flow$790.97M
Op Cash Flow$1.85B
Current Ratio0.31
Forward Estimates
| Period | EPS Est | Rev Est |
|---|---|---|
| 0q | 2.05 | $3.21B |
| +1q | 2.29 | $3.27B |
| 0y | 11.28 | $13.69B |
| +1y | 12.40 | $14.52B |
Earnings
Quarterly EPS
3Q2025
Est: 2.011.97Miss
4Q2025
Est: 2.102.08Miss
1Q2026
Est: 2.942.95Beat
2Q2026
Est: 3.643.66Beat
Annual
2023
Rev $10.49BEarn $981.90M
2024
Rev $11.39BEarn $1.03B
2025
Rev $12.08BEarn $1.05B
2026
Rev $13.21BEarn $1.21B
Rating Changes
| Date | Firm | Action | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Freedom Capital Markets | main | Buy |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Seaport Global | init | Buy |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Oppenheimer | main | Outperform |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | main | Overweight |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Citigroup | main | Buy |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Stephens & Co. | main | Equal-Weight |