Consumer Cyclical
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(DRI)
Live Price
Offline$213.45
+1.00% today
1Y Change
-1.84%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $22.28B
- Revenue Growth
- +6.0%
- EPS Growth
- +4.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.1%
Coverage: 250 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $22.28B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $213.45 and down 1.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +6.0%, EPS growth of +4.2%, a dividend yield of 3.1%. What stands out right now is revenue +6.0%, EPS +4.2%, free cash flow +5.2% with operating margin 11.9% and ROIC 12.4%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.1%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 20.4 and price/sales 1.7. Stock Foundry combines DRI price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+6.0% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+11.9% vs +8.4% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
20.4 vs 18.1 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report came in below the EPS bar
Q2 2026 was reported on Jun 18, 2026 with an EPS surprise of -0.6%.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +6.0% and EPS at +4.2%, with operating margin around 11.9%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Aug 5, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -2.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2 2026 Jun 18, 2026 | -0.6% | -0.7% | β | β |
Q1 2026 Mar 19, 2026 | +0.3% | -0.7% | -2.7% | -1.6% |
Q1 2026 Feb 6, 2026 | +93.4% | +0.8% | -2.2% | -6.8% |
Benchmark Edge
DRI vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
DRI
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Normalized return
SPY
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
DRI Max Drawdown
-23.18%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for DRI and SPY.
Company Overview
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Darden Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. As of May 29, 2022, it owned and operated 1,867 restaurants, which included 884 under the Olive Garden brand, 546 under the LongHorn Steakhouse brand name, 172 under the Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen brand, 85 under the Yard House brand name, 62 under The Capital Grille brand, 45 under the Seasons 52 brand name, 42 under the Bahama Breeze brand, 28 under the Eddie V's Prime Seafood brand name, and 3 under the Capital Burger brand; and franchised 60 restaurants comprising 35 under the Olive Garden brand, 18 under the LongHorn Steakhouse brand name, 4 under the Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen brand, 2 under The Capital Grille brand name, and 1 under the Bahama Breeze brand.Darden Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Orlando, Florida.
- Leadership
- Ricardo Cardenas
- IPO Date
- May 9, 1995
- Employees
- 191.1k
- Street Address
- 1000 Darden Center Drive
- Mailing
- Orlando, FL, 32837
- Region
- Orlando, FL, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 407 245 4000
- Last Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 20.4
- EV/EBITDA
- 14.2
- Price/Sales
- 1.7
- Price/Book
- 10.7
Growth
- Revenue
- +6.0%
- EPS
- +4.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- +5.2%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 21.9%
- Operating Margin
- 11.9%
- Net Margin
- 8.7%
- ROE
- 50.7%
- ROIC
- 12.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 2.94
- Current Ratio
- 0.09
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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